hornpipe · Key of G

Greencastle Hornpipe., The

Also known as crannciuil caislean-glais

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A hornpipe runs 160 to 200 at a session. One click is a quarter note, not the eighth notes you are playing. Full metronome

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Greencastle Hornpipe."The Greencastle Hornpipe.crannciuil caislean-glais.Hornpipe3532505250535323053250525055323053325052505353230532520530455553357532023575320235320502353205502323505532023502323503045555Book: O'Neill's 1557Notes:"Collected from F. O'Neill"

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X:1557
T:Greencastle Hornpipe., The
T:crannciuil caislean-glais.
N:"Collected from F. O'Neill"
R:Hornpipe
B:O'Neill's 1557
M:C|
K:G
(dc) \
| BGDG BGDG | (3gag fg e2(dc) | BGDG BGDG | dcBc A2 (dc) |
BGDG BGDG | (3gag fg e2 (dc) | Bdfe dcAF | G2 GG G2 :|
(ga) \
| bagf efga | bagf e2 (fg) | agfe defg | agfe d2 (3def |
gfgd e2d2 | {d}cBAB cdef | gfgd ecAF | G2GG G2 :|
FAQ

Questions about Greencastle Hornpipe., The

  • Greencastle Hornpipe., The is in G, in C| time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Easy. 98% 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. 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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