reel · Key of D
The Old Pensioner
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1315 T:The Old Pensioner R:Reel N:Collected by McFadden B:O'Neill's 1315 M:C| L:1/8 K:D (3ABc|:"(S)"d2(3cBA BEEG|(3FED (AD) FABc|dB (3cBA BEEA|1Bged cABc:|2Bgec"H"d2|| (3ABc|d2(fd) adfd|ddfd cdec|d2(fd) adfd|dBAF EFAc|d2(fd) adfd|(3ddd (fd) cdec|defd cdec|dBAF EF "DC al (S)"(3ABc|]
FAQ
Questions about The Old Pensioner
The Old Pensioner is in D, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
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.