hornpipe · Key of G
The fairies' hornpipe
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:906 T:The fairies' hornpipe C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 906 R:Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:G D2|GFGA BdcB|AGAB G2Bc|dgfg edcB|cedB A2Bc|dgfa g2fe|dedc B2AG|ABcA dcAF|G2GG G2:| |:(Bc)|eggf g2fe|dedc B2AG|ABcA edcB|A2dd d2Bc|dggf g2fe|dedc B2AG|ABcA dcAF|G2GG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about The fairies' hornpipe
The fairies' hornpipe is in G, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.
It is a hornpipe, written in 2/4.
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.