hornpipe · Key of G
The star hornpipe
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:875 T:The star hornpipe C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 875 R:Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:G (Bc)|dcdf gecA|GFGB D2(EF)|GFGA BCBc|dcdf A2(Bc)|dcdf gecA|GFGB D2(EF)|Gedc BAGF|A2G2G2:| |:(cB)|AGAB cBcd|edef g2(gf)|edcB cBAG|F2D2 D2(Bc)|dcdf gecA|GFGB D2(EF)|Gedc BAGF|A2G2G2:|
FAQ
Questions about The star hornpipe
The star hornpipe 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.