jig · Key of Dmix
Ask my father
O’Neill 1907 no. 367
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:367 T:Ask my father C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 367 R:Single jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmix A2G|F2D DED|A2D DED|ABA B2G|ABA A2G|F2D DED|A2D DED|G2B A2F|G3:| |:z2 g|f2d efg|f2d cAG|ABA B2G|ABA A2g|f2d efg|f2d cAF|G2B A2F|G3:|
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Ask my father is in Dmix, in 6/8 time. The D mixolydian scale gives you every note it uses.
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 jig, written in 6/8.
Yes. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.