hornpipe · Key of G
Murphy's hornpipe
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:856 T:Murphy's hornpipe C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 856 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:G (3DEF|GABG EFGE|ABcA FGAF|GBdg ecAG|FGAF DEFD|\ GABG EFGE|ABcA FGAF|GBdg ecAF|G2 GG G2:| |:(Bc)|dedc BcdB|(3efg ed cdef|gfgd ecAG|FGAF DEFD|\ GABG EFGE|ABcA FGAF|GBdg ecAF|G2 GG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about Murphy's hornpipe
Murphy'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.