hornpipe · Key of G
The top of the morning
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:821 T:The top of the morning C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 821 R:hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:G (3DEF | G>FG>A G2A>B | c>AF>A G2A>B | c>Bc>e d>BG>B | A>GF>E D>EF>D |G>FG>A G2A>B | c>AF>A G2A>B | c>Bc>e d>BA>B | G2G>G G2 :: (A>B) | c>Bc>d e2d>c | B>AB>c d2B>G | G>FG>A B2A>G | A2d>e d>cA>F | G>FG>A G2A>B | c>AF>A G2A>B | c>Bc>e d>BA>B | G2G>G G2 :|
FAQ
Questions about The top of the morning
The top of the morning 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.