reel · Key of A

The Swallow's Tail

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Swallow's Tail"The Swallow's TailReel3420042000404502405252555254502323Tenor Banjo300420004045023235230526204260Tenor Banjo45055457540602406252555254502324Tenor Banjo0554575406023245230526204260Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1268Notes:Collected by F. O'Neill
ABC notation source
X:1268
T:The Swallow's Tail
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1268
N:Collected by F. O'Neill
K:A
(gf)|eA (3cBA eAcA|cdef gedB|=G2BG dGBG|cdef=g2fg|
eA (3cBA eAcA|cdef =g2fg|af=ge dB^GB|AcBGA2||
(cd)|eaag abag|e^def gedB|=G2BG dGBG|cdef =g2f^g|
eaag abag|e^def=g2f^g|af=ge dB^GB|AcBGA2||
FAQ

Questions about The Swallow's Tail

  • The Swallow's Tail is in A, 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.

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