reel · Key of G

A Ha'Penny for a Cotton Ball

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "A Ha'Penny for a Cotton Ball"A Ha'Penny for a Cotton BallReel5022023502050232320502505245Tenor Banjo53205052532050025320505202524502Tenor Banjo53205052532050023752320503253Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1279Notes:Collected by F. O'Neill
ABC notation source
X:1279
T:A Ha'Penny for a Cotton Ball
R:Reel
N:Collected by F. O'Neill
B:O'Neill's 1279
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
(GA)|B2BA Bcd2|efed efg2|BcBA GAB(G|AG)EFG2:|
d2|gfed edBd|gfede2(ef)|{a}g(fed) edBA|BGEFG2(ef)|
{a}gfe(d ed)Bd|gfede2(ef)|gbaf gfed|egfag2|]
FAQ

Questions about A Ha'Penny for a Cotton Ball

  • A Ha'Penny for a Cotton Ball 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.

  • 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.

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