reel · Key of Am

The Old Grey Gander

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Old Grey Gander"The Old Grey GanderReel122002320255023520202350230523203052200Tenor Banjo5055305252555055753052200Tenor Banjo505530525255200235023052200Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1345Notes:Collected by Kennedy
ABC notation source
X:1345
T:The Old Grey Gander
R:Reel
N:Collected by Kennedy
B:O'Neill's 1345
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Am
EAABc2(BA)|BGGA BcdB|AEAB cde^f|1gedBc2(BA):|2gedB T(BA)A2||
a2eaa2ge|d2BG (Bd)d2|a2eaa2ba|gedB T(BA)A2|
a2eaa2ge|d2BG (Bd)d2|EAAB cde^f|gedB T(BA)A2|]
FAQ

Questions about The Old Grey Gander

  • The Old Grey Gander is in Am, 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.

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