reel · Key of Em
The piper's son
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:738
T:The piper's son
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 738
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
BEEc dcdB|A2(3(FED) FAA2|BEEF GABc|dcdB e2dc|BEEc dcdB|
AD (3(FED) FAA2|BEEF GABc|dBAc BEE2||({f}e)def gfge|defg afdf|
edef gfec|dBAc BEE2|({f}e)def gfec|defg afdf|g2fd ecdA|(3(Bcd) Ac BEE2|]FAQ
Questions about The piper's son
The piper's son is in Em, 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.