hornpipe · Key of Bb

The Bridge of Athlone

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Bridge of Athlone"The Bridge of AthloneHornpipe333501131513135653101353105303131653Tenor Banjo3333353103151633630363103105350151Tenor Banjo333333013153163165165331653531516531303131653Tenor Banjo3333153103111633630363103105350151Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1721Notes:"collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1721
T:The Bridge of Athlone
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by J. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1721
R:Hornpipe
K:Bb
(3FGA | B2 B2 F>Bd>B | c>Bc>d e>dc>B | A>Bc>d c>BA>G | (3FAc f>g f>ed>c |
c>dF>B (3DFB d>B | e>gc>e (3FAc e>c | (3BAc (3BAG F2 G>A | B2 d2 B2 :|
|: (A>B) | c>fa>g (3feg f>e | d>fb>a g2 g>f | (3edc (3dcB (3afe (3dcB |\
(3FAc f>g f>ed>c |
B>dF>B (3DFB f>B | e>gc>e (3FAc e>c | (3BAc (3BAG F2 G>A | B2 d2 B2 :|
FAQ

Questions about The Bridge of Athlone

  • The Bridge of Athlone is in Bb, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 89% 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 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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