reel · Key of G
Trim the velvet
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:581 T:Trim the velvet C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 581 R:Reel m:Tn = (3n/o/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:G G2(BG) AGFD|G2(BG) cAFA|G2(BG) AGFD|defd cAFA:|Tdcde dBGB|dedB cAFA|Tdcde dBGB|defd cAFA| d3e dBGB|dedB cAFA|d2df e2ef|gefd cAFA|:g2(gb) a2af|g2ab c'baf|gfgb abaf|defd cAFA:| (3(BAG) (dG) BGGA|(3(BAG) (dB) cAFA|(3(BAG) (dG) BGGB|defd cAFA|(3(BAG) (dG) BGGA|(3(BAG) (dB) cAFA|BG (3(GFG) cA (3(AGA)|defd cAFA|]
FAQ
Questions about Trim the velvet
Trim the velvet is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Moderate. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.
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.