set dance · Key of G
The hurling boys
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:963
T:The hurling boys
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 963
R:Long dance, set dance
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|(G2{A}F) G2B|(d2{e}B) G2B|c2A AGA|B2G DEF|(G2{A}F) G2B|(d2{e}B) G2g|fed A(B^c)|d3d2::f|e2d e2(f|g2)d B2G|
d2B Gce|(d2{e}B) G2g|edc BcA|(G2{A}F) (E2{F}D)|E2E (EF)G|D2DD2g|edc Bc(A|G3)G2D|EEE EFG|D2DD2g|e(dc) Bc(A|G3) G2:|FAQ
Questions about The hurling boys
The hurling boys is in G, in 6/8 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 set dance, written in 6/8.
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.