reel · Key of G
The messenger
O’Neill 1907 no. 506
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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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. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.