hornpipe · Key of Ador

The first of May

O’Neill 1907 no. 899

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The first of May"The first of MayHornpipeanon. (Ireland)052002323053502023053520530545520023230535020230535203000023552330232500535023205305455200232305350202305352000000Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 899

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X:899
T:The first of May
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 899
R:Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:Ador
(AG)|EAAB cBcA|dcde f2(ef)|gedc dfed|cAGF G2G2|EAAB cBcA|dcde f2(ef)|gedc dfec|A2AA A2:|
|:(fg)|a2af g2ge|fgfd e2(ed)|cdef gfed|cAGF G2G2|EAAB cBcA|dcde f2(ef)|gedc dfeA|A2AA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about The first of May

  • The first of May is in Ador, in 2/4 time. The A dorian scale gives you every note it uses.

  • 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. 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.

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