reel · Key of D
The old pensioner
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:577 T:The old pensioner C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 577 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:D (3(ABc) "^segno" |:d2 (3(cBA) BEEG|(3(FED) (AD) FABc|dB (3(cBA) BEEA|[1Bged cABc:|[2Bgecd2H ||(3(ABc)|d2(fd) adfd| ddfd cdec|d2(fd) adfd|dBAF EFAc|d2(fd) adfd|(3ddd (fd) cdec|defd cdec|dBAF EF (3(ABc) "^segno" |]
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.