reel · Key of Am
The old grey gander
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:600 T:The old grey gander C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 600 R:Reel m:Tn = (3n/o/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:Am EAAB c2(BA)|BGGA BcdB|AEAB cde^f|[1 gedB c2(BA):|[2 gedB (BA)A2||a2 ea a2 ge| d2BG (Bd)d2|a2ea a2ba|gedB (TBA)A2|a2ea a2ge|d2BG (Bd)d2|EAAB cde^f|gedB (TBA)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.