hornpipe · Key of D
The heather glen
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:819 T:The heather glen C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 819 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:D (AG)|FEFG A2(GA)|BABc dcde|fdec dBAF|B2E2 E2(AG)|FEFG A2(GA)|BABc dcde|fdec dBAG|F2D2 D2:| |:g2|fefg afdf|ecA2 A2dc|BABc dfed|c2A2 ABAG|FGAB A2(GA)|BABc dcde|fdec dBAG|F2D2 D2:|
FAQ
Questions about The heather glen
The heather glen 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 hornpipe, 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.