jig · Key of G

Father Tom's Wager

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Father Tom's Wager"Father Tom's Wager235305250245040405255323023Tenor Banjo5305250245040405032245Tenor Banjo53253753205304055400522023Tenor Banjo2537533205253035250245Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1005
ABC notation source
X:1005
T:Father Tom's Wager
B:O'Neill's 1005
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(B/c/)|d>ge dBG|AEF GDB,|G,B,D GBd|{d}cBc ABc|
dge dBG|AEF GDB,|G,B,D GAc|BEF G2:|
(d/c/)|Bdg bag|fed cAF|DGG FAA|GBB ABc|
Bdg bag|gfe dBG|cec dBG|AEF G2:|
FAQ

Questions about Father Tom's Wager

  • Father Tom's Wager is in G, 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.

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