jig · Key of A
Felix the wrestler
O’Neill 1907 no. 255
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:255 T:Felix the wrestler C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 255 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:A e|c2A Aca|ecA AB=c|B2=G GBG|dBG Bcd|c2A AcA|ecA ABc| ded Bcd|ecA A2:|d|c2a aga|efe edc|B2=g gfg|ded dcB| [1c2a aga|efe edc|ded Bcd|ecA A2:|[2cBA dcB|edc fed|cBA Bcd|ecA A2|]
FAQ
Questions about Felix the wrestler
Felix the wrestler is in A, in 6/8 time. The A major scale gives you every note it uses.
Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.
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.