hornpipe · Key of G
The mountains of Kerry
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:919 T:The mountains of Kerry C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 919 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:G G2gd edBA|G2gd edBG|DGBG AGBG|DGBd cBAB|G2gd edBA|G2gd edBd|gfgd ecAF|G2G2G2 z2:| |:B3c d2d2|cBcd e2e2|A3B cBcA|Ggfa g2g2|dBdg eceg|fdfa gfge|dBdg ecAF|G2G2G2 z2:|
FAQ
Questions about The mountains of Kerry
The mountains of Kerry is in G, 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.