hornpipe · Key of A

Big Dan O'Mahony

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Big Dan O'Mahony"Big Dan O'Mahonyhornpipe620602025052062506024205052062Tenor Banjo060202505206052064525400Tenor Banjo25060242055405060242050520625Tenor Banjo06024240575400540540525400025Tenor Banjo30602424057554005060242050520602Tenor Banjo42454502405542050525400Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1585Notes:"Collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1585
T:Big Dan O'Mahony
R:hornpipe
N:"Collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1585
M:C
L:1/8
K:A
(GB) | AGAB A2 (Bd) | edBA G2 (Bd) | e^def gfea | edBA G3B |
 AGAB A2 (Bd) | edBA G2 (ed) | B2 (AG) gdBd | c2 A2 A2 :||
(Bd) | e^def g2 (fe) | a2 a2 g2 (ea) | e^def gfea | edBA G2 (Bd) |
e^def gfge | abag e2 (ea) | gedg edBd | c2 AA A2 (Bd) |
e^def gfge | (3aba ag e2 (ea) | e^def gf(ea) | edBA G2 (AB) |
c2 Bc d2 cd | efge a2 a2 | gfea edBd | c2 A2 A2 ||
FAQ

Questions about Big Dan O'Mahony

  • Big Dan O'Mahony is in A, in C time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 90% 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.

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