hornpipe · Key of G

Ulster Hornpipe, The

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Ulster Hornpipe"The Ulster Hornpipehornpipe5325450525320540545320520520053Tenor Banjo254505253205405453205303255Tenor Banjo5325253573578532050325375873230602Tenor Banjo37530325320540545320530325553Tenor Banjo3333252535735785320502323535757873230602Tenor Banjo375303253205405453205303255Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1599Notes:"Collected by J. O'Neill"
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X:1599
T:Ulster Hornpipe, The
R:hornpipe
N:"Collected by J. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1599
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
(dc) | BGFG DGBd | cBAG FAGF | Ggfe dBAG | B2 A2 A2 (dc) |
BGFG DGBd | cBAG FAGF | Ggfe dcAc | B2 G2 G2 :|
|: (dc) | BGBd gabg | abc'a gfed | egfa gbac' | bgfg e^def |
gbdg egBd | cBAG FAGF | Ggfe dcAc | B2 G2 G2 (dc) |
BGBd gabg | abc'a gfed (3efg (3fga (3gab (3abc' | bgfg e^def |
gbdg egBd | cBAG FAGF | Ggfe dcAc | B2 G2 G2 ||
FAQ

Questions about Ulster Hornpipe, The

  • Ulster Hornpipe, The is in G, in C| time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Harder. 91% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 8.

  • 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.

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