hornpipe · Key of G

The Men From Ulster

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Men From Ulster"The Men From UlsterHornpipe333304040525045202320325350305450542020542Tenor Banjo3304052504520235025323050532052523Tenor Banjo33333235353220353237352305235002323552054542023Tenor Banjo5353230353237352305235025323052305Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1701
ABC notation source
X:1701
T:The Men From Ulster
M:C|
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1701
R:Hornpipe
K:G
(D>B,) | G,>B,D>G B>GD>B, | C>EA>B c>BA>c |    B>dg>d e>cA>G |\
(3FGA (3GFE (3DED (3CB,A, |
         G,>B,D>G B>GD>B, | C>EA>B c>de>f | {a}g>fg>e (3ded (3cBA | G>Bd>B g2 :|
|: B>c | d>g{ag}f>f e>g{ag}f>g | b>ga>f g>ed>B | (3cde (3ABc (3Bcd G>B |\
(3AGF (3GFE D2 B>c |
         d>g{ag}f>g e>g{ag}f>g | b>ga>f g>ed>B | c>de>f {a}g>fg>e | d>Bc>A G2 :|
FAQ

Questions about The Men From Ulster

  • The Men From Ulster is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% 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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