jig · Key of G

Father Fielding's favorite

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Father Fielding's favorite"Father Fielding's favoriteDouble jiganon. (Ireland)0502230055523525450400005022300552053054502555Tenor Banjo5323525323525323525323553233230300235053202555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 219
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X:219
T:Father Fielding's favorite
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 219
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|G>AB BcA|AGG G2 (B/c/)|dBG FGA|FDD D2D|G>AB BcA|AGG fed|cAG FGA|BGG G2:|
|:d|gfg afd|c>Bc dBG|gfg afd|cBc d2d|gfg gfg|ece efg|d>ed cBA|BGG G2:|
FAQ

Questions about Father Fielding's favorite

  • Father Fielding's favorite is in G, in 6/8 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 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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