reel · Key of Em
The star of Kilkenny
O’Neill 1907 no. 604
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:604
T:The star of Kilkenny
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 604
R:Reel
m:Tn = (3n/o/n/
M:C
L:1/8
K:Em
d|BcAF G2GA|B2Ac Beed|BcAF B2ef|gefd Beed|BcAF G2GA|B2Ac Beed|BcAF G2ef|({a}g)efd e2 H ||
(ef)|(Tgf)ga gdBd|gefd Beef|(Tgf)ga bgaf|gefd Beef|(Tgf)ga gdBd|gefd Beef|gfga bgaf|gefd Be e "_D.C." |]FAQ
Questions about The star of Kilkenny
The star of Kilkenny is in Em, in C time. The E minor scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.