reel · Key of D
The tinker's reel
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:782 T:The tinker's reel C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 782 R:Reel M:C| L:1/8 K:D F2(EF) D3(E|FDED FDED)|F(DEF) D3E|FAB(c d)BAG|F2(EF) D3(E|FDED FDED)|F(GE)F D2(DE)|FAB(c d2)cd|| e(dBd) (3(efg) (fe)|fdA(d f)gaf|e(dBd) (3(efg) (fe)|dBA(F GF)Ed|e(dBd) (3(efg) (fe)|fdad bdad|gbg(e (3fga) fd|e(dBA) dBAG|]
FAQ
Questions about The tinker's reel
The tinker's reel is in D, 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.