What key is Rodney's Glory in?

Rodney's Glory is in A, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is Rodney's Glory hard to play on tenor banjo?

Difficulty could not be assessed for this setting.

What type of tune is Rodney's Glory?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of A

Rodney's Glory

Also known as Gloire ui Rodnaig

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

Tab could not be generated for this setting. The ABC source is below and the converter will render it.

ABC notation source

X:1784
T:Rodney's Glory
T:Gloire ui Rodnaig
C:"collected by F.O'Neill"
S:1784 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
B:O'Neill's 1784
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:120
K:A
e-d \
| c2B-c ABcA | BGEF G2c-d | efed cdef | {a}-gfge dfed |
| c2B-c ABcA | BGEF G2e-d | !c2B-A GABG | A4 A2 :|
|: d2 \
| eaab aged | efed c3A | g2fg agec | dcAF G2G2 |
| AGAB cBcd | edee a2ab | aged cdef | gfge dfed |
| (3cdc (3BcB ABcA | BGEF G2e-d | c2B-A GABG | A4 A2 :|

FAQ

Questions about Rodney's Glory

Rodney's Glory is in A, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Difficulty could not be assessed for this setting.
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.