reel · Key of G
The maid at the churn
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:693 T:The maid at the churn C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 693 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G (GF) "^segno" |DGGA BGAF|DEFd cFAF|DGGA Bcdg|(3(fed) (3(cBA) BGAF|DGGA BGAF|DEFd cFAF|DGGA Bcdg|(3(fed) (3(cBA) BGG2 H ||gd (3.g.g.g gbag|fc (3.c.c.c fgaf| gd (3.g.g.g gbag|(3(fed) (3(cBA) BGBd|gd (3.g.g.g gbag|fdef gfga|(3(bag) (3(gfe) (3(fed) (3(efg)|(3(fed) (3(cBA) BGAF "^segno" |]
FAQ
Questions about The maid at the churn
The maid at the churn is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
It is a reel, written in C|.
Yes. Tenor banjo, mandolin and octave mandola are all tuned GDAE, so the tab above is identical for all three. A bouzouki tuned GDAD needs the top string adjusting, which the converter handles.