reel · Key of Em
The man of the house
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:642 T:The man of the house C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 642 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:Em D|E2BE GABG|E2BE FDAD|E2BE GABc|dBcA BEE:|e|efge fgaf|gfed edBd| efge fgaf|gfed Beed|efge fgaf|gfed efga|bgaf gfed|eBBA GEE|]
FAQ
Questions about The man of the house
The man of the house is in Em, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% 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.