hornpipe · Key of D
The Soldier's joy
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:868 T:The Soldier's joy C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 868 R:Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 K:D (FG)|AFDF AFDF|A2d2 d2(cB)|AFDF AFDF|G2E2 E2(FG)|\ AFDF AFDF|A2d2 d2(de)|fafd (3efg ec|d2d2d2:| |:(de)|fdfd fagf|edcd efge|fdfd fagf|edcB A2(de)|\ fede fagf|ecAc efge|fafd (3efg ec|d2d2d2:|
FAQ
Questions about The Soldier's joy
The Soldier's joy is in D, in C| 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 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.