hornpipe · Key of A
Early in the morning
O’Neill 1907 no. 884
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:884 T:Early in the morning C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 884 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:A E2|E>A (3AAA (Ac)BA|GABc d2(cd)|efge dBAG|EDEF GBAG|E>A (3AAA (Ac)BA|GABc d2(cd)|efge dBGA|B2AAA2:| |:(cd)|(3eee ed cAce|dcBc d2(cd)|(3efg fd edce|dcBA GBAG|E>A (3AAA (Ac)BA|GABc d2(cd)|efge dBGA|B2AAA2:|
FAQ
Questions about Early in the morning
Early in the morning is in A, in C| time. The A major scale gives you every note it uses.
Moderate. 92% 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.