jig · Key of D

Jackson's fancy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Jackson's fancy"Jackson's fancyDouble jiganon. (Ireland)0455020545040405044222420405020545040405032555Tenor Banjo2052523732532052523000532052523732532050532555Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 152
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X:152
T:Jackson's fancy
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 152
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
DFG def|edc dAF|DFA dAF|FEE EFE|DFA def|edc dAF|DFA deg|fdd d3:|
|:fed (fa).f|(gb).g (fa).g|fed (fa).f|(ge).e eag|fed (fa).f|(gb).g (fa).g|fed Aag|fdd d3:|
FAQ

Questions about Jackson's fancy

  • Jackson's fancy is in D, 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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