hornpipe · Key of D
The sea captain
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:882 T:The sea captain C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 882 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:D (3(ABc)|d2(ec) ABce|dcAF DEFG|ABGA FGAB|c2AA A2(3(ABc)|d2(ec) ABce|dcAF DEFG|ABGA FDEC|D2DD D2:| |:A2|(3(ABc) de fefg|fdec dcAG|A2(AG) FGAB|c2AA A3g|fdec d2(cA)|BGAF DEFG|ABGA FDEC|D2DDD2:|
FAQ
Questions about The sea captain
The sea captain is in D, in C| 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 6.
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.