reel · Key of D
A ha'porth of tea
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:785 T:A ha'porth of tea C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 785 R:Reel m:~n2 = o/4n/m/4n M:C| L:1/8 K:D (d/c/)|BA (3(Bcd) A2(FA)|dBcA BF-~F2|BA (3(Bcd) A2(Af)|afeg (fd)d:|e|fddA dfag|fddA (3(Bcd) eg| fddA defg|afeg (fd)de|(fd)dA dfag|(fd)dA (3(Bcd) eg|f2(fd) g2(fg)|afeg (fd)d|]
FAQ
Questions about A ha'porth of tea
A ha'porth of tea is in D, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
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. 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.