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About Fisher's Hornpipe

Fisher's Hornpipe is a two-part old-time fiddle hornpipe in D major — intermediate, running from D to a and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Hornpipe, two parts, each usually played twice
Key
D major · 4/4
Range
D to a · first position
Notes used
C♯ D E F♯ G A A♯ B
Level
Intermediate

Fisher's Hornpipe — sheet music

D major · 4/4

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

A B C♯ | d A F♯ A G B A G | F♯ D F♯ D G B A G | F♯ E D F♯ G B A G F♯ G A F♯ E A B C♯ | d A F♯ D G B A G | F♯ D F♯ D G B A G | F♯ G A d C♯ d e C♯ d B A F♯ D | C♯ d | e C♯ A C♯ e g f♯ e | f♯ d A d f♯ a g f♯ e C♯ A C♯ e g f♯ e | d B A A A♯ | B G D G B d C♯ B | A F♯ D F♯ A A A♯ B G B d C♯ A B C♯ | d

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Fisher's Hornpipe — tab

Tenor banjo · mandolin · fiddle · guitar · ukulele — tap one to open it

Fisher's Hornpipe — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-4-|-5-0---0---2-0---|-----------2-0---|-----------2-0---|
D|-------|-----4---5-----5-|-4-0-4-0-5-----5-|-4-2-0-4-5-----5-|
G|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-----0-----0-2-4-|-5-0-------2-0---|-----------2-0---|-----0-5-4-5---4-|
D|-4-5---4-2-------|-----4-0-5-----5-|-4-0-4-0-5-----5-|-4-5-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----|-0-------0-3-2-0-|-2-------2-5-3-2-|
A|-5-2-0-----|-4-5-|---4-0-4---------|---5-0-5---------|
D|-------4-0-|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-2-0-|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
A|---4-0-4---------|-5-2-0-0-1-|-2-------2-5-4-2-|-0-------0-0-1-|
D|-----------------|-----------|---5-0-5---------|---4-0-4-------|
G|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---|
A|-2---2-5-4-0-2-4-|-5-|
D|---5-------------|---|
G|-----------------|---|

Numbers are frets. Tenor banjo sounds an octave below the written notes.

Fisher's Hornpipe — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-4-|-5-0---0---2-0---|-----------2-0---|-----------2-0---|
D|-------|-----4---5-----5-|-4-0-4-0-5-----5-|-4-2-0-4-5-----5-|
G|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-----0-----0-2-4-|-5-0-------2-0---|-----------2-0---|-----0-5-4-5---4-|
D|-4-5---4-2-------|-----4-0-5-----5-|-4-0-4-0-5-----5-|-4-5-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----|-0-------0-3-2-0-|-2-------2-5-3-2-|
A|-5-2-0-----|-4-5-|---4-0-4---------|---5-0-5---------|
D|-------4-0-|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-3-2-0-|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
A|---4-0-4---------|-5-2-0-0-1-|-2-------2-5-4-2-|-0-------0-0-1-|
D|-----------------|-----------|---5-0-5---------|---4-0-4-------|
G|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---|
A|-2---2-5-4-0-2-4-|-5-|
D|---5-------------|---|
G|-----------------|---|

Numbers are frets. Same strings as the fiddle, so the same notes fall in the same places.

Fisher's Hornpipe — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-1-2-|-3-0---0---1-0---|-----------1-0---|-----------1-0---|
D|-------|-----2---3-----3-|-2-0-2-0-3-----3-|-2-1-0-2-3-----3-|
G|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-----0-----0-1-2-|-3-0-------1-0---|-----------1-0---|-----0-3-2-3---2-|
D|-2-3---2-1-------|-----2-0-3-----3-|-2-0-2-0-3-----3-|-2-3-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----|-0-------0-L2-1-0-|-1-------1-3-L2-1-|
A|-3-1-0-----|-2-3-|---2-0-2----------|---3-0-3----------|
D|-------2-0-|-----|------------------|------------------|
G|-----------|-----|------------------|------------------|
E|-0-------0-L2-1-0-|------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|---2-0-2----------|-3-1-0-0-L1-|-1-------1-3-2-1-|-0-------0-0-L1-|
D|------------------|------------|---3-0-3---------|---2-0-2--------|
G|------------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|---|
A|-1---1-3-2-0-1-2-|-3-|
D|---3-------------|---|
G|-----------------|---|

0 = open string · 1–4 = finger · L = low (half step back), H = high.

Fisher's Hornpipe — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-2-|-3---------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|-2-----|---2---2-0---2-0-|---------0---2-0-|---------0---2-0-|
D|-------|-----4-----------|-4-0-4-0---------|-4-2-0-4---------|
A|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
B|-------------0-2-|-3---------0-----|-----------0-----|-------3-2-3---2-|
G|---0-2-----2-----|---2-----0---2-0-|---------0---2-0-|---0-2-----------|
D|-4-----4-2-------|-----4-0---------|-4-0-4-0---------|-4---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------|-----|-0-------0-3-2-0-|-2-------2-5-3-2-|
B|-3-0-------|-2-3-|---2---2---------|---3---3---------|
G|-----2-----|-----|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|
D|-------4-0-|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-0-------0-3-2-0-|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---2---2---------|-3-0-------|-0-------0-3-2-0-|---------------|
G|-----2-----------|-----2-2-3-|---0---0---------|-2-------2-2-3-|
D|-----------------|-----------|-----0-----------|---4-0-4-------|
A|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
e|-----------------|---|
B|-0---0-3-2---0-2-|-3-|
G|---0-------2-----|---|
D|-----------------|---|
A|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---|

Numbers are frets; the bottom line is the low E string.

Fisher's Hornpipe — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-0-2-4-|-5-0---0---2-0---|-----------2-0---|-----------2-0---|
E|-------|-----2-----------|-2---2-----------|-2-0---2---------|
C|-------|-----------------|---2---2---------|-----2-----------|
G|-------|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|
A|-----0-----0-2-4-|-5-0-------2-0---|-----------2-0---|-----0-5-4-5-7-4-|
E|-2-----2-0-------|-----2-----------|-2---2-----------|-2---------------|
C|-----------------|-------2---------|---2---2---------|-----------------|
G|---0-------------|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|---0-------------|
A|-5-2-0-----|-4-5-|-7-4-0-4-7-10-9-7-|-9-5-0-5-9-12-10-9-|
E|-------2---|-----|------------------|-------------------|
C|---------2-|-----|------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------|-----|------------------|-------------------|
A|-7-4-0-4-7-10-9-7-|-5-2-0-0-1-|-2-------2-5-4-2-|-0-------0-0-1-|
E|------------------|-----------|-----------------|---2---2-------|
C|------------------|-----------|-----2-----------|-----2---------|
G|------------------|-----------|---0---0---------|---------------|
A|-2---2-5-4-0-2-4-|-5-|
E|-----------------|---|
C|-----------------|---|
G|---0-------------|---|

Numbers are frets; the top line is the A string, the bottom line the high G.

Fisher's Hornpipe chords

D major · 4 chords: D, G, A, E

pickup
D G
D G
D G
D A
D G
D G
D A
D
D
A
D
A
E A
G
D
G A
D

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before.

Guitar chords for Fisher's Hornpipe

Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

D××GA×E

Ukulele chords for Fisher's Hornpipe

Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

DGAE

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Fisher's Hornpipe

Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

DGAE

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This traditional setting comes from Jim’s Roots & Blues. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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