Harvest Home: Mandolin Tab
Mandolin tab and sheet music with synced audio · Key of D · 120 BPM · 4/4 time · Folk · Intermediate
Chords used in this arrangement: D, A.
Harvest Home has been kicking around so long that a Long Island painter named William Sidney Mount, better known for his genre canvases than his fiddle playing, had it jotted down in his personal manuscripts back in the 1840s. It was untitled and in A major, tucked between a couple of other hornpipes. This melody was just floating in the air, possibly too common to even bother naming. However, it did a lot of travelling. Across Ireland it was called the Cork Hornpipe, in Ohio it became the Cincinnati Hornpipe, and a Scottish fiddler recorded it for Edison on a wax cylinder in 1909. On mandolin in D it sits beautifully, with that bouncy A-part that practically plays itself once your fingers find the pattern. Enjoy this mandolin tab version of Harvest Home!
This page includes mandolin tablature, standard music notation, and a chord chart, printable as PDF and playable in sync with the original recording. Change the key, slow the tempo down, and loop the bars you want to practise. Download the Harvest Home PDF.
Harvest Home: questions and answers
What key is Harvest Home in?
Harvest Home is in D major. The transpose control on this page moves the tab, notation and chords to any other key.
What chords are used in Harvest Home?
The chords in this arrangement are D, A. The chord chart on this page shows each shape and highlights the current chord as the tune plays.
How fast is Harvest Home played?
This recording is at 120 BPM in 4/4 time. Use the speed control to slow it down without changing the pitch, then work back up to full tempo.
Is Harvest Home a good tune for beginners?
Harvest Home is rated intermediate, so it is best approached after a few beginner tunes are comfortable.
Can I download Harvest Home as sheet music?
Yes. A printable PDF with the mandolin tab and standard notation is free at /tab/harvest-home.pdf, and there is a download button on this page.
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