hornpipe · Key of G

Whitney's Fancy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Whitney's Fancy"Whitney's FancyHornpipe35353205052505245450202505405502Tenor Banjo3532050530520250520542400Tenor Banjo05020502023202350205320502350Tenor Banjo5020502023202350205304555Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1765Notes:"collected by F. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1765
T:Whitney's Fancy
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1765
R:Hornpipe
K:G
   d2 | g3 a g>fe>d | e>dB>G A>GE>F | G>FG>A  B>AB>d  | e>d(^c>e) d2 ((3def) |
        g3 a g>fe>d | e>dg>e d>BA>B | G>AG>E D>CB,>A, | B,2  G,2   G,2       :|
|: D2 | G>AB>A G>A TB2 | A>Bc>B A>B c2 | d>ef>e d>cB>A | G>AB>c Td2 D2 |
        G>AB>A G>A TB2 | A>Bc>B A>B c2 | d>ef>e d>cA>F | G2 G2 G2     :|
FAQ

Questions about Whitney's Fancy

  • Whitney's Fancy is in G, 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.

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