Key of G

Hugh McArdle's Fancy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Hugh McArdle's Fancy"Hugh McArdle's Fancy23505232357753230545325250602023Tenor Banjo50523235775323053205320555Tenor Banjo3302323040045023525232302025025452002Tenor Banjo32304004502352523502530355523Tenor Banjo505232357753230545325250602023Tenor Banjo50523235775323053205320555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1680Notes:"collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1680
T:Hugh McArdle's Fancy
M:4/4
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1680
N:"collected by J.O'Neill"
K:G
B>c \
| d>ed>B g>fg>d | b2b>ag>fg>e | d>^cd>g B>GB>d | A>^GA>B A2 B>c |
| d>ed>B g>fg>d | b2b>a g>fg>e | d>gf>e d>cB>A | G2 G2 G2 :|
|: A>B \
| c>Bc>A F>AD>F | G>AB>c d>fd>B | c>Bc>A B>AB>G | (3ABG (3FGE D2 A>B |
| c>Bc>A F>AD>F | G>AB>c d>fd>B | c>de>f a>ge>c | d2d2d2 :| B>c |
| d>ed>B g>fg>d | b2b>ag>fg>e | d>^cd>g B>GB>d | A>^GA>B A2 B>c |
| d>ed>B g>fg>d | b2b>a g>fg>e | d>gf>e d>cB>A | G2 G2 G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about Hugh McArdle's Fancy

  • Hugh McArdle's Fancy is in G, in 4/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 94% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

  • 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.