reel · Key of D

The maid that dare not tell

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The maid that dare not tell"The maid that dare not tellReelanon. (Ireland)54004522540045420400454402504003250325023205203Tenor Banjo25032503250255325032502532052040405450250400Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 647
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X:647
T:The maid that dare not tell
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 647
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
(G|F)AA(F G)BB(G|F)AA(F G)FE(D|F)AA(F G)FF(A|B)dAF D2D:|(g|f)(de)(g f)(de)(f|g)fed B2Ag|
f(de)(g f)(de)g|faef d2d(g|f)(de)(g f)(de)f|({a}g)fed B2A2|(FA)(FA) GFGA|(Bd)AF D2D|]
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Questions about The maid that dare not tell

  • The maid that dare not tell is in D, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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