hornpipe · Key of G

Mullingar Races, The

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Mullingar Races"The Mullingar Raceshornpipe333305025023023523053252520304052054200Tenor Banjo3350250230235230532525203040555Tenor Banjo53235352532353525023057532503553Tenor Banjo3323525040323525040325320320555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1589Notes:"2nd Setting" "Collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1589
T:Mullingar Races, The
R:hornpipe
N:"2nd Setting" "Collected by J. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1589
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:G
D2 | GABG ABcA | BcdB cedc | (3BdB G>B (3AcA F>A | (3GBA (3 GFE D2D2  |
GABG ABcA | BcdB cedc | (3BdB G>B (3AcA FA | G2G2 G2 :|
d2 | gfga gdBd | gfga gdBd | efge abag | fdec d2(dc) |
(3Bcd B>G AFDc | (3Bcd B>G AFDc | BdcB AcBA | G2G2 G2 :||
FAQ

Questions about Mullingar Races, The

  • Mullingar Races, The is in G, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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 2/4.

  • 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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