jig · Key of G

Dick Sullivan's favorite

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Dick Sullivan's favorite"Dick Sullivan's favoriteDouble jiganon. (Ireland)235325252535223532520403202353252525352353232040320Tenor Banjo5323523533753533524502350532352320532353232040320Tenor Banjo5255023525320525525040350525525320532353232040320Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 227
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X:227
T:Dick Sullivan's favorite
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 227
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(B/c/d)c BdB|GBd gdB|(B/c/d)c BdB|AFA cBA|(B/c/d)c BdB|GBd gdB|cac BgB|AFA cBA:|
|:dgf gdB|gag gba|gag gdB|(F/G/A)B cde|dgf gdB|gfe dcB|cac BgB|AFA cBA:|
|:dBG (G/A/B)c|dBG gfe|dBG GBG|AFA cde|dBG GBd| gfe dcB|cac BgB|AFA cBA:|
FAQ

Questions about Dick Sullivan's favorite

  • Dick Sullivan's favorite is in G, in 6/8 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 7.

  • It is a jig, written in 6/8.

  • 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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