reel · Key of D

The hag by the fire

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The hag by the fire"The hag by the fireReelanon. (Ireland)1)333320450042020450520450042002502052045004202045052045004200250255Tenor Banjo220552025020023205052025025552025520250200255230250250255Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 773
ABC notation source
X:773
T:The hag by the fire
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 773
R:Reel
m:Tn = (3n/o/n/
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
(TBA"^1)"F)G AD (3(FED)|(TBA)FG A2d2|(TBA)FG AD (3(FED)|ABde f2ed|(TBA)FG AD (3(FED)|(TBA)FG A2d2|(TBA) FG AD (3(FED)|ABde (fd)d2||
f2fe d2dB|ABde (Tfe)e2|fgfe dedB|ABde (Tfd)d2|afef d2dB|ABde (Tfe)e2|faaf gefd|ABde (Tfd)d2|]
FAQ

Questions about The hag by the fire

  • The hag by the fire is in D, in C| 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 reel, 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.

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