hornpipe · Key of G
The quarrelsome piper
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:814 T:The quarrelsome piper C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 814 R:hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:G (EF) | (3GAG (3FGF (3EFE (3DED | B>DG>B A>GE>F | G>Bd>f e>dc>A | G>gf>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GAG (3FGF (3EFE (3DED | B>DG>B A>GE>F | G>Bd>f e>d (3cAF |\ G>BA>F G2 ||B2 | e>B (3BcB g>B (3BcB | e>Bg>B e>B (3BcB | d>A (3ABA f>A (3ABA | d>gf>e (3ded (3cBA |(3GAG (3FGF (3EFE (3DED |\ B>DG>B A>GE>F | G>Bd>f e>d (3cAF | G>BA>F G2|]
FAQ
Questions about The quarrelsome piper
The quarrelsome piper is in G, in 2/4 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 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.