reel · Key of Em
The mountain lark
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:516 T:The mountain lark C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 516 R:Reel m:~n2 = o/4n/m/4n M:C| L:1/8 K:Em E2(BA) Bdef|deBd AFDF|E2(BA) Bdef|dBAF BEE z|E2(BA) Bdef|deBd AFDF|E2(BA) Bdef|gefd (Be)e z|| eB-~B2 efge|fdad bdad|eB-~B2 efge|fedf e2(ef)|eBBB efge|fdad bdad|gafg egfe|dBAF (BE)E z|]
FAQ
Questions about The mountain lark
The mountain lark is in Em, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.