reel · Key of G
The shaskeen reel
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:802
T:The shaskeen reel
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 802
R:Reel
m:Tn = (3n/o/n/
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
DE|G3B A2Ac|dged cAAc|BdBG (3ABc AF|GBAG FDEF|(TGFG)B A2 (3ABc|dged cAAg|Tfefa ecAc|BGAF G2||
Bc|dg({a}g)f g2fg|abag fddc|BcBG (3ABc AF|GBAG FDD2|dg({a}g)f g2fg|abag fdde|Tfefa ecAc|BGAF G2|]FAQ
Questions about The shaskeen reel
The shaskeen reel is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
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.