What key is The Munster Outcry in?

The Munster Outcry is in G, in C time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is The Munster Outcry hard to play on tenor banjo?

Harder. 86% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.

What type of tune is The Munster Outcry?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of G

The Munster Outcry

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:1849
T:The Munster Outcry
M:C
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1849
K:G
(d/e/f/g/) | (ab ab ab ab) | Ta8 | Ta8 | ((3bag) e2 (e/f/g/a/) b2 |
(bc' bc' bc' bc') | Tb8 | Tb8 | b3 a g e3 |
ge ag ((3bag) ag | ((3bag) a2 b2 (c'/b/a/g/) |\
e2 ge ag ((3bag) | ag ((3bag) ag g2 | z a ((3bag) e4 |
ge ag ((3bag) ag | ((3bag) a2 b2 (c'/b/a/g/)|\
e2 ge ag ((3bag)| ag ((3bag) ag g2 | z a ((3bag) e4 |
ge ag ((3bag) ag | ((3bag) ag (b/a/g/e/) ((3deg) | ag g6 | ce c2 ((3cBA) BD |
B2 ((3BAG) AD A2 | ((3AGE) GD G2 ((3GED) | AD A2 ((3AGE) BD |
B2 ((3BAG) BD B2 | ((3BAG) AD A2 ((3AGE) | GD G3 A ((3BAG) |
E3 z c z c2 | ((3BAG) E2 B z B2 | ((3BAG) E2 A z A2 | ((3BAG) E2 B z ((3BAG) |
z ((3A>GE) z ((3B>AG) ((3A>GE) | G3 A ((3BAG) E2 | GE AG ((3BAG) AG | (B/A/G/E/) ((3DEG) AG G2 | G6 |]

FAQ

Questions about The Munster Outcry

The Munster Outcry is in G, in C time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Harder. 86% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.
The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.
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.