reel · Key of Em

The maid I ne'er forgot

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The maid I ne'er forgot"The maid I ne'er forgotReelanon. (Ireland)424545020352052524502352035204242450203520325245452520452233020250502320505202524502355505450422222522220035205252450235204522Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 790

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X:790
T:The maid I ne'er forgot
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 790
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
B,|E3(F GF)GA|B2(ec) dBAd|B(GEF) GAB(c|dB)e(c dBA)F|E(B,EF) G3(A|B2)e(c dB)Ac|B(GEF) G(FGB)|dBA(F GE)E||
A|BA(Bd ed)e(f|g)fed e(dBA)|B(GEF) GABc|(3ddd (AG) FGAF|(3EEE (BE) dEBE|Bee(c dB)Ad|B(GEF) G(ABc)|dBA(F GE)E|]
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Questions about The maid I ne'er forgot

  • The maid I ne'er forgot is in Em, in C| time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • It is a reel, written in C|.

  • Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • 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.

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