Key of Gm

The Pearl of the Flowing Tresses

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Pearl of the Flowing Tresses"The Pearl of the Flowing Tresses055505153005350110545300555Tenor Banjo53335331535013153110545300555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 284Notes:"Rather slow""Collected by F.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X: 284
T: The Pearl of the Flowing Tresses
B: O'Neill's 284
N: "Rather slow"
N: "Collected by F.O'Neill"
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K:Gm
D2 \
| G2 G2 (G>A) | G4 fd | c2 A2 A>G | F4 GA \
| B2 B2 A>G | ^F2 G2 c>A | A2 G2 G2 | G4 ||
|| d2 | g2 g2 g2 | a4 g2 | (gf) (dc) (d=e) | f4 Hg/f/d/>c/ \
| | B2 B2 A>G | ^F2 G2 (c>A) | A2 G2 G2 | G4 ||
FAQ

Questions about The Pearl of the Flowing Tresses

  • The Pearl of the Flowing Tresses is in Gm, in 3/4 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.

  • 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.