Key of G

The Old Maids Of Galway

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Old Maids Of Galway"The Old Maids Of Galway33023202052050523202352052050255Tenor Banjo323025037305523230252050255Tenor Banjo3230250373055573523052050255Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1417Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1417
T:The Old Maids Of Galway
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1417
K:G
e>B ((3{c}BAB) e2 dB | A2 GA   dBgf | ((3efg) df e2 dB | A2 GA (BG) G2 :|
g2  (fg)       efde  | g2 (bg) eaaf | g2      fg efdB  | A2 GA  BG  G2 |
g2   fg        efde  | g2  bg  eaaa | bgaf       gedB  | A2 GA  BG  G2 |]
FAQ

Questions about The Old Maids Of Galway

  • The Old Maids Of Galway is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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.