The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — Banjo & Mandolin Tab, Sheet Music

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About The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae)

The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) is an Irish air in D major — beginner-friendly, running from D to d and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type: Air
Key: D major · 4/4
Range: D to d · first position
Notes used: D E F♯ A B
Level: Beginner-friendly

The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — 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

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The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — tab

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

The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-----|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-----|-----------|-0-0-2-0---|---------|
D|-0-2-|-4-4-4-2-4-|---------4-|-0-2-0-0-|
G|-----|-----------|-----------|---------|

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

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

E|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-------|-----------|-0-0-2-0---|---------|
D|-2-0-2-|-4-4-4-2-4-|---------4-|-0-4-2-0-|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|

E|---|
A|---|
D|-0-|
G|---|

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

The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-----|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-----|-----------|-0-0-2-0---|---------|
D|-0-2-|-4-4-4-2-4-|---------4-|-0-2-0-0-|
G|-----|-----------|-----------|---------|

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

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

E|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-------|-----------|-0-0-2-0---|---------|
D|-2-0-2-|-4-4-4-2-4-|---------4-|-0-4-2-0-|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|

E|---|
A|---|
D|-0-|
G|---|

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

The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-----|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-----|-----------|-0-0-1-0---|---------|
D|-0-1-|-2-2-2-1-2-|---------2-|-0-1-0-0-|
G|-----|-----------|-----------|---------|

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

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

E|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-------|-----------|-0-0-1-0---|---------|
D|-1-0-1-|-2-2-2-1-2-|---------2-|-0-2-1-0-|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|

E|---|
A|---|
D|-0-|
G|---|

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

The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

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

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

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-0-|
A|---|
E|---|

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

The Dawning Of The Day (Fáinne Geal An Lae) — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-----|-----------|-0-0-2-0---|---------|
E|---0-|-2-2-2-0-2-|---------2-|---0-----|
C|-2---|-----------|-----------|-2---2-2-|
G|-----|-----------|-----------|---------|

A|---0-|-2-0-2-5-|---------|-0---5---|
E|-----|---------|-2-0---2-|---2---2-|
C|-2---|---------|-----2---|---------|
G|-----|---------|---------|---------|

A|---0-|-2-0-2-5-|---------|-0---5---|
E|-0---|---------|-2-0---2-|---2---2-|
C|-----|---------|-----2---|---------|
G|-----|---------|---------|---------|

A|-------|-----------|-0-0-2-0---|---------|
E|-0---0-|-2-2-2-0-2-|---------2-|---2-0---|
C|---2---|-----------|-----------|-2-----2-|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|

A|---|
E|---|
C|-2-|
G|---|

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

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This setting is a community transcription from thesession.org. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.