reel · Key of Em
The ships are sailing
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:532 T:The ships are sailing C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 532 R:Reel m:Mn = (3n/o/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:Em Beed B^cdB|AD (3(FED) AD (3(FED)|E^DEF GFGA|[1Beef gfed:|[2Bee^d e2||(ef)|gfga bgeg| fefg afdf|gfga bgeg|fe^df e2(ef)|gfga bgeg|fefg afdf|g2(Mge) f2(Mfd)|e^def gfed "_D.C." |]
FAQ
Questions about The ships are sailing
The ships are sailing is in Em, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Moderate. 93% 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.