reel · Key of Em

The Star of Kilkenny

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Star of Kilkenny"The Star of KilkennyReel523045502032005230450230252005Tenor BanjoH230455020320052304502530260Tenor Banjo0232353525302520023235735230252002Tenor BanjoD.C.3235352530252002323573523025200Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1349Notes:Collected by McNamara
ABC notation source
X:1349
T:The Star of Kilkenny
R:Reel
N:Collected by McNamara
B:O'Neill's 1349
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
d|BcAFG2GA|B2Ac Beed|BcAFG2ef|gefd Beed|
BcAFG2GA|B2Ac Beed|BcAFG2ef|{a}gef^d"H"e2||
(ef)|T(gf)ga gdBd|gefd Beef|T(gf)ga bgaf|gefd Beef|
T(gf)ga gdBd|gefd Beef|gfga bgaf|gefd B"D.C."e e|]
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Questions about The Star of Kilkenny

  • The Star of Kilkenny is in Em, 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.

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