reel · Key of Gm

Thompson's Reel

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Thompson's Reel"Thompson's ReelReel1253153005505545013513015300554515351301503055455Tenor Banjo3331315111611315135151315111613235155Tenor Banjo33131511161131513515663154501145Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1337
ABC notation source
X:1337
T:Thompson's Reel
R:Reel
B:O'Neill's 1337
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Gm
(dc)|:BGFD (DC)C2|DGG^F GABc|1dBcA BGFA|DGG^F GBdc:|2dBcA BGAF|DGG^FG2G2||
(3BcB (dB) fBbB|(3BcB (dB) gdfd|(3BcB (dB) fBbB|c=Bcd _BGG2|
(3BcB (dB )fBbB|(3BcB (dB) gdfd|b2(bg) fd^cd|DBB^FG2|]
FAQ

Questions about Thompson's Reel

  • Thompson's Reel is in Gm, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 95% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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