hornpipe · Key of A

The last of the twins

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The last of the twins"The last of the twinsHornpipeanon. (Ireland)3302450402042040520406024502054202024Tenor Banjo35040204204052040602450245000245457542020242040Tenor Banjo360245020542060245457542020242040602450245545Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 845
ABC notation source
X:845
T:The last of the twins
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 845
R:Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
K:A
(3efg|a>ec>e f>ec>B|A>ce>a f>ec>A|G>AB>c d>ef>e|d>cB>A B2 (3efg|
a>ec>e f>ec>B|A>ce>a f>ec>A|G>AB>c d>ef>g|a2 A2 A2:|\
|:(3efg|a>ga>b a>gf>e|f>ef>g f>ec>A|
G>AB>c d>ef>e|d>cB>A G2 (3efg|a>ga>b a>gf>e|f>ef>g f>ec>A|\
G>AB>c d>ef>g|a2 a>g a2:|
FAQ

Questions about The last of the twins

  • The last of the twins is in A, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 94% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

  • 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.

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