slip jig · Key of Dmix
I have a wife of my own
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:450 T:I have a wife of my own C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 450 R:Slip jig, hop M:9/8 L:1/8 K:Dmix EFE (G2A) B3|(E2F) G2(B A)FD|EFE (G2A) Bcd|DFA (dc)(B A)FD|\ EFE (G2A) B3|EFE G2(B A)FD|EFE (G2A) Bcd|DFA (dc)(B A)FD|| ||gag fgf e3|EFE G2A BGE|gbg faf d3|DFA dcB AFD|\ gag fgf e3|EFE G2A BGE|gbg afd g3|DFA dcB AFD|]
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Questions about I have a wife of my own
I have a wife of my own is in Dmix, in 9/8 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 slip jig, written in 9/8.
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.