hornpipe · Key of Ador
Biddy early
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:946 T:Biddy early C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 946 R:Hornpipe M:C L:1/8 K:Ador (3(GAB)|c2(cB) cdeg|d(edB) GABd|cA (3AAA (ec)A(c|d)cBA GABd|c2(cA) cde(g|d)ed(B GA)Bd|cBA(g ed)cB|c2A2A2:| |:(ef)|g(fga)ged(c|B)cdB GABd|a(gab) age(a|ge)d(e cd)ef|gea(f ged)B|cBA(B cd)ea|g(fge) dfed|c2A2A2:|
FAQ
Questions about Biddy early
Biddy early is in Ador, 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 hornpipe, 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.