jig · Key of D
Father Dollard's favorite
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:36 T:Father Dollard's favorite C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 36 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=128 K:D DFA dcd|AFA BGE|DFA dcd|AFA gfe|DFA dcd|AFA BGE|afd bge|AFD TE2D:| fef gfg|afd AFD|fef gfg|DFA TB2A|fef gfg|afd bge|fga Bcd|AFD TE2D:|
FAQ
Questions about Father Dollard's favorite
Father Dollard's favorite is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% 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.