hornpipe · Key of G
The hunter's hornpipe
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:905 T:The hunter's hornpipe C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 905 R:Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:G (dc)|B2AB d2de|fece d2d^f|g2dc BAGB|A2AA A2Bc|defd gddB|cBAc B2AG|GBdg ecAF|G2GG G2:| |:(dB)|G2GG G2AB|cBAG F2dB|G2GG GBdg|fdef d2dB|G2GG gfed|cBAG F2AF|GBdg ecAF|G2GG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about The hunter's hornpipe
The hunter's hornpipe is in G, in 2/4 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 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.