Key of D
The merry merchant
Also known as Canny Sugach
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:993 T:The merry merchant T:Canny Sugach C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 993 m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ m/n/ M:C L:1/8 K:D (AG)|Addc ABAG|Addc TB2(AG)|Addc ABAF|GFGA TB2(AG)|Addc ABAG|Addc TB2(AG)|Addc ABAF|GFGA TB2|| (Bd)|cAAF GFGA|FDDG TB2(Bd)|cAAF GFGA|FDEC D2(Bd)|cAAF GFGA|FDDG TB2(Bd)|cAAF GFGA|FDEC D2|]
FAQ
Questions about The merry merchant
The merry merchant is in D, in C time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.
The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.
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.