reel · Key of D
The merry sisters
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:535 T:The merry sisters C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 535 R:Reel M:C L:1/8 K:D B>E (3(FED) BdcB|B>E (3(FED) dAFA|B>E (3(FED) BdcA|[2d>D (3.D.D.D ADFA:|[2dfec dAFA||Beec d2cA| Beec DAFA|Beec d2cA|BABc dAFA|Beec d2cA|Beec defg|(3(agf) (3(gfe) 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|DFAc d2eg|fdec dAFA|]
FAQ
Questions about The merry sisters
The merry sisters 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.