hornpipe · Key of G
The first of June
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:844 T:The first of June C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 844 R:Hornpipe m:~n2 = o/4n/m/4n M:C| L:1/8 K:G (B>c)|d>dc>A (3ddd c>A|~G2 A>F G2 A>G|F>Af>e d>cE>F|G>gf>e (3ded (3cBA| d>dc>A (3ddd c>A|G>gf>a g2 g2|d>BG>E D>DE>F|G2 g2 g2::(e>f)|\ (3gag f>g e>Be>f|g>bf>g e2 f>g| a>ba>g f>ed>f|e>gf>e d2 e>f|g>af>g e>fd>f|g>dB>G A>GE>F|\ G>BG>E D>DE>F|G2 g2 g2:|
FAQ
Questions about The first of June
The first of June is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.