hornpipe · Key of G

Roger Was A Plowboy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Roger Was A Plowboy"Roger Was A PlowboyHornpipe35405545025040240235025305402424504Tenor Banjo305545025040240235203253052045Tenor Banjo3023505232353253357353255025305204Tenor Banjo305545025040240235203253052045Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1760Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1760
T:Roger Was A Plowboy
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1760
R:Hornpipe
K:G
     (GF)  | DGGF   GABG  | AFDE F2 ((3ABc) | defd cAGF | DEFE FGAF |
             DGGF   GABG  | AFDE F2 ((3ABc) | dfeg fdcA | GBAF G2  :|
|: ((3ABc) | dedB c2 (Bc) | dgfa g2   (ga)  | bgag fdde | fdcA GBAF |
             DGGF   GABG  | AFDE F2 ((3ABc) | dfeg fdcA | GBAF G2  :|
FAQ

Questions about Roger Was A Plowboy

  • Roger Was A Plowboy is in G, in C| 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 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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