reel · Key of G
Turkeys in the straw
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:739 T:Turkeys in the straw C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 739 R:Reel m:Tn = (3n/o/n/ M:C| L:1/8 K:G (BA)|GE2F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|(TBA)Bc dBGA|BA2G AcBA|GE2F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|Bd2e dBGA| BGAF G2||GA|Bd2e dBGA|Bdde dcBA|Bdef gfed|BA (3(Bcd) e2ef|Tgfge dged|BdAG E2GA|BdAG EDB,D|EG2A G2|]
FAQ
Questions about Turkeys in the straw
Turkeys in the straw is in G, in C| time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
It is a reel, written in C|.
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.