hornpipe · Key of G

The Queen of May

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Queen of May"The Queen of MayHornpipeanon. (Ireland)235230532005305320305320540520235230532005305320523025045555Tenor Banjo3200405253053053520040525305305375372503523025035203200405555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 909
ABC notation source
X:909
T:The Queen of May
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 909
R:Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:G
(Bc)|dBcA Ggfe|edce d2(cB)|Aced cBAG|FAGE D2(Bc)|dBcA Ggfe|edce dgfe|dBcA BGAF|G2GG G2:|
|:(cB)|ADFA GBdg|edce dgdB|ADFA GBdg|edce dgba|gbfa egdf|ceBd AcGB|A2(cB) ADFA|G2GG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The Queen of May

  • The Queen of May is in G, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 98% 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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