Key of G

The Roving Bachelor

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Roving Bachelor"The Roving Bachelor Sign5023202305305250232023052025420Tenor Banjo Fine23202305305250232023020620Tenor Banjo02320502253205002320502202062002Tenor Banjo Sign320502253205002375325305305250Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1450Notes:"collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1450
T:The Roving Bachelor
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by J. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1450
K:G
(G"   Sign"A) | B2 {c}BA B2 ge | d2 ge dBGA    | B2 {c}BA B2 ge | dBAB  GFED  |
       B2 {c}BA B2 ge | d2 ge dBGA    | B2 {c}BA B2 ge | fe^df "    Fine"e2   ||
(ef) | gfed     eBBd  | gfed  e2 (ef) | gfed     eBBA  | Be^df e2 (ef)        |
       gfed     eBBd  | gfed  e2  ef  | gbag     fage  | d2 (ge) dBG"   Sign"A|]
FAQ

Questions about The Roving Bachelor

  • The Roving Bachelor is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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.