Tail recursion in mutually recursive functions

I have the following code:

let rec f n =
    if n < 10 then "f" + g (n+1) else "f"
and g n =
    if n < 10 then "g" + f (n+1) else "g"

I want to make these mutually recursive functions tail recursive for optimization. I have tried the following :

let rec fT n = 
    let rec loop a = 
        if n < 10 then "f" + gT (a) else "f"
    loop (n + 1) 
and gT n =
    let rec loop a = 
        if n < 10 then "g" + fT (a) else "g"
    loop (n + 1) 

Is that a correct tail recursive version? If no, a hint in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT (Second take on a solution):

let rec fA n = 
    let rec loop n a = 
        if n < 10 then loop (n + 1) ("f" + a) else a
    loop n "f"
and gA n =
    let rec loop n a = 
        if n < 10 then loop (n + 1) ("g" + a) else a
    loop n "g"

EDIT (Third take on a solution):

let rec fA n a = 
    if n < 10 then gA (n + 1) (a + "f") else a
and gA n a =
    if n < 10 then fA (n + 1) (a + "g") else a

EDIT (The correct solution):

let rec fA n a = 
    if n < 10 then gA (n + 1) (a + "f") else (a + "f")
and gA n a =
    if n < 10 then fA (n + 1) (a + "g") else (a + "g")