hornpipe · Key of G
The widow Catwell's fancy
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:912
T:The widow Catwell's fancy
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 912
R:Hornpipe
m:~n2 = o/4n/m/4n
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:G
(ge)|dBGG GBdB|(3ABG (3FGE DcBA|GFGG GBdB|BAAA A2(ge)|dBGG GBdB|(3ABG (3FGE DcBA|GBdg ecAF|G2G2G2:|
|:(Bc)|dg~g2 dg~g2|dg~g2 edcB|Aa({b}a)g fedc|Bdef gfge|dBGG GBdB|(3ABG (3FGE DcBA|GBdg ecAF|G2G2G2:|FAQ
Questions about The widow Catwell's fancy
The widow Catwell's fancy 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.