jig · Key of G
Father Fielding's Favourite
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:1004
T:Father Fielding's Favourite
N:"Collected by F.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1004
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|{B}AGG 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 Favourite
Father Fielding's Favourite is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major 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.