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 kissSlip jig, hopanon. (Ireland)522220540000545222205235205423030052Tenor Banjo2550520530300525255250230300522550520530250522520542Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 443
ABC notation source
X:443
T:A fig for a kiss
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 443
R:Slip jig, hop
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:Em
G2B E2B BAG|F2A D2A AGF|G2B E2B BAG|(B/c/d).B AGF E3:|g2e g2e edB|
f2d ded fed|g2e g2e edB|dBG GBd e2f|g2e g2e edB|f2d ded fed|g2e f2d edB|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.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • 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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