hornpipe · Key of G

The Old Story Teller

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Old Story Teller"The Old Story TellerHornpipe330245502352323505023230525232054004Tenor Banjo5502352532350603735253040555Tenor Banjo35025323573525323503035323573523502335Tenor Banjo333753253205205330525253232530555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1752Notes:"collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1752
T:The Old Story Teller
M:2/4
L:1/16
N:"collected by J. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1752
R:Hornpipe
K:G
   ((3DEF) |   G2GA  BcdB |    cBcd e2((3def) |    gfge    dBGB | cBAG FADF |
              G2(GA) BcdB | {d}cBcd   e^deg   |    bgdB {d}cAFD | G2G2 G2  :|
|: ((3def) | {a}gfga bgdB | {d}cBcd   ecAc    | {a}gfga    bgdB | cdef g2(ga) |
            ((3bag) fa ((3gfe) df | ((3edc) ge dBGB | dgfg fdcA | G2G2 G2  :|
FAQ

Questions about The Old Story Teller

  • The Old Story Teller is in G, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 96% 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 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.

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