reel · Key of G

The Merry Merchant

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Merry Merchant"The Merry MerchantReel3525302352502505245253035303253052Tenor BanjoH3530235250250524525303530325353Tenor Banjo0575325025323573050575325520325353Tenor BanjoD.C.05753255232357302320353578753052Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1313Notes:Collected by McFadden
ABC notation source
X:1313
T:The Merry Merchant
R:Reel
N:Collected by McFadden
B:O'Neill's 1313
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
GBdg (3efg dB|GABG AGEF|GBdg egdg|egfa gedB|
G3g (3efg dB|GABG AGEF|GBdg egdg|egf"H"ag2(dg)||
ea{b}ag fdef|{a}gfga bged|ea{b}ag fddf|egfag2dg|
ea{b}ag fddf|gfga bgef|~gfega2ga|bc'ba "D.C."gedB|]
FAQ

Questions about The Merry Merchant

  • The Merry Merchant is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.

  • 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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