What key is Three Captains, The in?

Three Captains, The is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is Three Captains, The hard to play on tenor banjo?

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

What type of tune is Three Captains, The?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of G

Three Captains, The

Also known as Na Tri Taoisaig

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

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. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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. 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.