reel · Key of G
The messenger
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:506 T:The messenger C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 506 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G D2"^segno" |:G2 (Bd) g2 (dg)|edcB ABcA|BGGB g2 dg|[1ecAF GFED:|[2ecAF G2||(ef)|gfeg fddf| gfef g2 ef|gfeg fedc|BGAF G2 (ef)|gfeg fddf|gfef g2 ga|bgaf gedc|BGAF GFED"^segno" |]
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.