hornpipe · Key of D
The Belles Of Clonallan
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:1714 T:The Belles Of Clonallan M:C| L:1/8 B:O'Neill's 1714 R:Hornpipe K:D DD D2 DFAF | dFAF dFAF | EE E2 EGBG | eGBG eGBG | DD D2 DFAF | dFAF dFAF | Egfg edce | d2 d2 d2 z2 :| |: fd d2 fdad | fddf a2 ed | cA A2 cAeA | cAAc egfe | fd d2 fdad | fddf a2 A2 | Bbag fedc | d2 d2 d2 z2 :|
FAQ
Questions about The Belles Of Clonallan
The Belles Of Clonallan is in D, 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.