hornpipe · Key of G
The flowers of Edinburgh
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:920 T:The flowers of Edinburgh C:anon. O:Scotland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 920 R:Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:G (GE)|D2(DE) G2G2|BGBd cBAG|FGEF DEFG|AFcF E2(GE)|D2(DE) G2G2|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:| |:(3def|g2(gf) gbag|f2(fe) fagf|edef gfed|B2e2 e2(ge)|dBGB d2(Bd)|(3(efg) (fa) g2(ge)|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:|
FAQ
Questions about The flowers of Edinburgh
The flowers of Edinburgh is in G, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% 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 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.