reel · Key of Em

The Merry Sisters

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Merry Sisters"The Merry SistersReel33313222420253022420504022420253050000004050422Tenor Banjo200454020045040200454020245040Tenor Banjo33200454020045023532320250320235040Tenor Banjo332530240422222224025302404500000040Tenor Banjo325302404222222240040450325045040Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1267Notes:Collected by Mrs. Cantwell
ABC notation source
X:1267
T:The Merry Sisters
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1267
N:Collected by Mrs. Cantwell
K:Em
B>E (3FED BdcA | B>E (3FED dAFA | B>E (3FED BdcA |1 d>D (3DDD ADFA :|2 dAFB E2z2 ||
Bee^cd2cA | Bee^c dAFA | Bee^cd2cA | BAB^c dAFA |
Bee^cd2cA | Bee^c defg | (3agf (3gfe fdec | BABc dAFA ||
BdcA BFAF | B>E (3.E.E.E BEFA | BdcA BFAF | d>D (3.D.D.D ADFA |
BdcA BFAF | B>E (3.E.E.E BEFA | DFA^cd2eg | fde^c dAFA |]
FAQ

Questions about The Merry Sisters

  • The Merry Sisters is in Em, 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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