reel · Key of D
Tom Steele
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:539
T:Tom Steele
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 539
R:Reel
M:C
L:1/8
K:D
d>D (3DDD F>A (3(ABc)|dfaf gfec|d>D (3DDD FA({e}d)c|BGEF GABc|d>D (3DDD F>A (3(ABc)|
dfaf (3(gag) bg|afge fdec|BGEF GABc||d2(fd) adfd|(3(ded) af gfec|
d2(fd) adfd|BGEF GABc|d2(fd) adfd|(3(ded) af g2(fg)|(3(agf) (3(gfe) fdec|BGEF GABc|]FAQ
Questions about Tom Steele
Tom Steele is in D, 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.
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.