hornpipe · Key of G
Hennessy's hornpipe
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:813 T:Hennessy's hornpipe C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 813 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:G D2|GABc dBGB|g2(fg) edBA|GABc dedc|BGAF GFED|GABc dBGB|g2(fg) edBA|dedc BGAF|G2GGG2:| |:(Bc)|d^cde gB (3.B.B.B|g2ag fddd|gfed eB (3.B.B.B|eddd d2(ef)|gedc BAGB|ABAG FGAB|dedc BGAF|G2GGG2:|
FAQ
Questions about Hennessy's hornpipe
Hennessy's hornpipe is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
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.