reel · Key of D

A ha'porth of tea

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "A ha'porth of tea"A ha'porth of teaReelanon. (Ireland)3335420245040524024202450025203255025505253255024503Tenor Banjo32550502352032550255052532550245032253235203255Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 785
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.

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