slip jig · Key of Em

A Fig for a Kiss

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "A Fig for a Kiss."A Fig for a Kiss.slipjig52222054000054522220523520542Tenor Banjo303005225505205303005252552502Tenor Banjo30300522550520530260522520542Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's Music of IrelandNotes:O'Neill's - 1174
ABC notation source
X:1174
T:A Fig for a Kiss.
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland
N:O'Neill's - 1174
M:9/8
R:slipjig
K:Em
G2 B E2 B BAG | F2 A D2 A AGF | G2 B E2 B BAG | (B/c/d).B AGF E2 :|
g2 e g2 e edB | f2 d ded fed | g2 e g2 e edB | dBG GBd e2 f |
g2 e g2 e edB | f2 d ded fed | g2 e f2 ^d e=dB | BdB AGF E3 ||
FAQ

Questions about A Fig for a Kiss

  • A Fig for a Kiss is in Em, in 9/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • It is a slip jig, written in 9/8.

  • 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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