Key of Amix

The Pigeon On The Gate

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Pigeon On The Gate"The Pigeon On The Gate3312320000003230000005252555255252323525033575375Tenor Banjo5305535753055797530332353050357353Tenor Banjo05535753055797530502353052520Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1406Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1406
T:The Pigeon On The Gate
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1406
K:Amix
gf | e>A (3AAA egfg | e>A (3AAA e2 dB |1 G2 (BG) dGBG | GBdf g2 (fg) :|2\
GBde g2 ga | bagb a2 ||
(ag) | eaag abag | eaab c'bag | eggf gage | dega bgag |
       eaag abag | eaab c'bag | edef gage | dBGB A2 |]
FAQ

Questions about The Pigeon On The Gate

  • The Pigeon On The Gate is in Amix, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Harder. 90% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 9.

  • 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.