reel · Key of G
The Messenger
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1231 T:The Messenger M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:O'Neill's 1231 N:Collected by F.O'Neill K:G D2 |: G2(Bd)g2(dg) | edcB ABcA | BGGBg2dg |1 ecAF GFED :|2 ecAFG2 || (ef) | gfeg fddf | gfefg2ef | gfeg fedc | BGAFG2(ef) | gfeg fddf | gfefg2ga | bgaf gedc | BGAF GFED |]
FAQ
Questions about The Messenger
The Messenger is in G, 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.