hornpipe · Key of D

McElligott's Fancy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "McElligott's Fancy"McElligott's FancyHornpipe334504052525040520540320545020542045Tenor Banjo05052525040520540320540525Tenor Banjo330232304024545020232304024520542045Tenor Banjo04052525040520540320540525Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1778Notes:"collected by McElligott"
ABC notation source
X:1778
T:McElligott's Fancy
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by McElligott"
B:O'Neill's 1778
R:Hornpipe
K:D
   F>G | A>FA>d B>GB>d | A>FA>d f2 e>d | c>eg>f e>dc>d | (3efe (3dcB A2 F>G |
         A>GA>d B>GB>d | A>FA>d f2 e>d | c>eg>f e>dc>e |   d2    f2  d2    :|
|: e>f | g>fg>e c>AB>c | d>cd>e f2 e>f | g>fg>e c>AB>c | (3dfe (3dcB A2 F>G |
         A>FA>d B>GB>d | A>FA>d f2 e>d | c>eg>f e>dc>e |   d2    f2  d2    :|
FAQ

Questions about McElligott's Fancy

  • McElligott's Fancy is in D, 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.

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