reel · Key of G
The pigeon on the gate
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:648 T:The pigeon on the gate C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 648 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:G gf|e>A (3AAA egfg|e>A (3AAA e2dB|[1G2(BG) dGBG|Bdef g2(fg):|[2GABd g2ga|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 G, 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 8.
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.