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 wagerDouble jiganon. (Ireland)2353052502450404052553230235305250245040405253045Tenor Banjo532537532053040554005220232537533205253035253045Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 220
ABC notation source
X:220
T:Father Tom's wager
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 220
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
(B/c/)|(d<g)e dBG|AEF GDB,|G,B,D GBd|{d}cBc ABc|dge dBG|AEF GDB,|G,B,D GBd|cAF G2:|
|:(d/c/)|Bdg bag|fed cAF|DGG FAA|GBB ABc|Bdg bag|gfe dBG|cec dBG|cAF 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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