hornpipe · Key of Bb
Dancing On The Green
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1735 T:Dancing On The Green M:C| L:1/8 N:"collected by (Balfe)" B:O'Neill's 1735 R:Hornpipe K:Bb f>gf>d g>ec>A | B>cd>B c>AF>D | E>FG>A B>cd>B | (3cdc (3BAG F2 F2 | f>gf>d g>ec>A | B>cd>B c>AF>D | E>GB>d e>d (3cBA | c2 B2 B2 z2 :| |: B>AB>c d>^cd>e | f2 ((3fga) b>fd>f | b>ag>f e>dc>B | (3cdc (3BAG F2 (FE)| D>BF>B c>BF>B | G>BE>B e>cA>c | B>gf>e d>cB>A | c2 B2 B2 z2 :|
FAQ
Questions about Dancing On The Green
Dancing On The Green is in Bb, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Moderate. 93% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.
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.