reel · Key of D

The Mullingar races

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Mullingar races"The Mullingar racesReelanon. (Ireland)33320402222024024502350454502450425420240222202452450235045205Tenor Banjo3452400245255527525205245255525200503205255527525205245320520545240Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 750
ABC notation source
X:750
T:The Mullingar races
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 750
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
A,2|D2(FD) EA,A,E|DEFA Bcde|(3(fga) ec dcdA|(3(Bcd) AF EGFE|DEFD EA,A,E|DEFG Bcde|(3(fga) ec dBAG|
FGEF D2||(3(ABc)|d2(fd) adfb|afdf edBc|d2(fd) adfd|Beed egfe|d2(fd) adfb|afdf edBc|dgfe dBAG|FGEF D2|]
FAQ

Questions about The Mullingar races

  • The Mullingar races is in D, 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.

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