hornpipe · Key of Fmix
Spellan's Inspiration
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X:1612 T:Spellan's Inspiration R:hornpipe N:"Collected by J. O'Neill" B:O'Neill's 1612 M:2/4 L:1/16 K:Fmix (3bag) | f2d>B B2F>B | G2E2 E2F>E | D>FE>G F>Be>d | c>BA>G F>ba>g | f>bd>f B>dF>B | G2E2 E2F>E | D>FE>G F>BA>c | B2B,2 B,2 :| |: (D>E) | F>GF>E D>EF>E | G>FE>D E>DE>F | G>_AG>F E>Gc>B | A2F2 F2D>E | F>GF>E D>FE>D | E2g2 g2f>e | d>fB>d c>eA>c | B2B,2 B,2 :| (D>C) | B,2D>B, F>B,D>B, | A,>B,C>D E>DE>F | D>FE>G F>BA>c | e>cA>F E>DE>C | B,2D>B, F>B,D>B, | A,>B,C>D E>DE>C | D>BA>G F>ED>C | B,2D2 B,2 :||
FAQ
Questions about Spellan's Inspiration
Spellan's Inspiration is in Fmix, in 2/4 time.
Easy. 95% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.
It is a hornpipe, written in 2/4.
Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.