hornpipe · Key of Ador
The first of May
O’Neill 1907 no. 899
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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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.