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About The Little Beggarman

The Little Beggarman is a two-part Irish hornpipe in A mixolydian (it uses the notes of D major) — intermediate, running from E to a and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

The Little Beggarman — sheet music

A mixolydian (the notes of 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

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

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The Little Beggarman — tab

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

The Little Beggarman — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Little Beggarman — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Little Beggarman — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Little Beggarman — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Little Beggarman — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

The Little Beggarman chords

A mixolydian (the notes of D major) · 4 chords: A, D, G, E

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

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

Guitar chords for The Little Beggarman

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

A×D××GE

Ukulele chords for The Little Beggarman

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

ADGE

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for The Little Beggarman

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

ADGE

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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.

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