hornpipe · Key of D
The scholar
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:867 T:The scholar C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 867 R:Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:D AA|dfaf gfeg|fdAG FGA=c|BGFG EFGg|fdec dcBA|dfaf gfeg| fdAG FGA=c|BGFG EFGg|[1fgec d2:|[2fgec defg|:a2(fd) dfaf|dfaf bagf| gfge =cege|=cege agfe|a^gaf dfaf|dfaf bagf|gfgf gbag|[1fdec defg:|[2fgec d2|]
FAQ
Questions about The scholar
The scholar is in D, 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.