reel · Key of D
The hag by the fire
Irish tenor banjo tab
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.