hornpipe · Key of G

Spellan The Fiddler

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Spellan The Fiddler"Spellan The FiddlerHornpipe33024502552357350532054545054553053040Tenor Banjo33250255235735053205203005254500245Tenor Banjo373525253523040325375875320532054Tenor Banjo33350355235735053205203005254500245Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1731Notes:"collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1731
T:Spellan The Fiddler
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by J. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1731
R:Hornpipe
K:G
((3DEF)| G>DB>G d>Bg>d | b>g (3ded c>BA>G | .F(d^cd) .A(dcd) | d>ce>d c>AF>D   |
         G>DB>G d>Bg>d | b>g (3ded c>BA>G |  f>ec>A   e>dB>G | (3FGA (2DEF G2 :|
|: g2  | b>gd>B G>Bd>g |  a>fc>A   F>Ac>f |  a>gb>a  c'>ba>g | f>ed>c B>AG>F   |
         G>Dc>G d>Bg>d | b>g (3ded c>BA>G |  f>ec>A   e>dB>G | (3FGA (3DEF G2 :|
FAQ

Questions about Spellan The Fiddler

  • Spellan The Fiddler is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 95% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.

  • 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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