Key of G

Three Captains, The

Also known as Na Tri Taoisaig

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Sheet Music for "The Three Captains"The Three CaptainsNa Tri Taoisaig"collected by J.O'Neill"= 60333333055252304055252525530300252550232035420333333552523040552525255303002525523205455333333333533532023502335250300033730235250005355532333333350302352502320254205525230405525252553333303002525523205455Book: O'Neill's 1787Source: 1787 O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:There is a mistake in the 4th bar of the second part. The original transcription was:e/-f/-ge I have coded it e/-f/-g/e/ otherwise there are 9 beats to the bar instead of 8.

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X:1787
T:Three Captains, The
T:Na Tri Taoisaig
C:"collected by J.O'Neill"
S:1787 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:There is a mistake in the 4th bar of the second part. The original transcription was:
N:e/-f/-ge I have coded it e/-f/-g/e/ otherwise there are 9 beats to the bar instead of 8.
B:O'Neill's 1787
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:60
K:G
D|G>G (3BGB c>AF>A|G>G (3BGB d>BG>G|(3cec A>A (3BdB G>G|A>Bc>B (3AcG (3FED|
G>G (3BGB c>AF>A|G>G (3BGB d>BG>G|(3cec A>A (3BdB G>G|(3EcB (3AGF G2 G:|
|:d|g>g (3dcB (3ABc (3def|g>g (3dBd (3ecA A>A|g>g (3bge f>g (3afd|e/-f/-g/e/ (3edc d>d (3dcB|
c>d (3ecA B>c (3dBG|A>Bc>B (3ABG (3FED|G>G (3BGB c>AF>A|G>G (3BGB d>BG>G|
(3cec A>A (3BdB G>G|(3EcB (3AGF G2 G:|
FAQ

Questions about Three Captains, The

  • Three Captains, The is in G, in C| time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • 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.