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Jim Boulton's Fancy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Jim Boulton's Fancy"Jim Boulton's FancyHornpipe20240245245040245020542060262462Tenor Banjo024024524504502454502526000Tenor Banjo45040454504040245020542060262462Tenor Banjo024024524504502454502526000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 1756Notes:"collected by J. O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:1756
T:Jim Boulton's Fancy
M:2/4
L:1/16
N:"collected by J. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 1756
R:Hornpipe
K:A
    E2  | ABcA  BcdB  | cdec A2(Bc) | defe dcBA | GABG EFGE |
           ABcA  BcdB  | cdec  defg  | agae fdBG | A2A2 A2  :|
|: (cd) | ecec a2(cd) | ecec A2(Bc) | defe dcBA | GABG EFGE |
          ABcA  BcdB  | cdec  defg  | agae fdBG | A2A2 A2  :|
FAQ

Questions about Jim Boulton's Fancy

  • Jim Boulton's Fancy is in A, in 2/4 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 93% 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 hornpipe, written in 2/4.

  • 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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