hornpipe · Key of A

Devil's Dream., The

Also known as aisling an dia.bail

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Devil's Dream."The Devil's Dream.aisling an dia.bail.Hornpipe005450545054520545222522252224205054505450545205452054026200040004000400020545222522252225205400040004000205452054026200040406000402020545262522050245420404040004040205452054026200Book: O'Neill's 1564

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X:1564
T:Devil's Dream., The
T:aisling an dia.bail.
R:Hornpipe
B:O'Neill's 1564
M:C|
K:A
e2|eaga eaga|eaga fedc|dfBf dfBf|dfBf gfed|
eaga eaga|eaga fedc|dfed cABG|E2 A2 A2:|
e2| ceAe ceAe|ceAe fedc|dfBf dfBf|dfBf afed|
ceAe ceAe|ceAe fedc|dfed cABG|E2 A2 A2:|
e2|cAFA CAeA|cAEA fedc|dBGB dBfe|defg agfe|
cAFA cAeA|cAce fedc|dfed cABG|E2 A2 A2:|
FAQ

Questions about Devil's Dream., The

  • Devil's Dream., The is in A, in C| time. The A major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 97% 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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.

  • 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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