hornpipe · Key of A
Jim Boulton's fancy
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:928 T:Jim Boulton's fancy C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 928 R:Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/16 K:A E2|ABcA BcdB|cdec A2(Bc)|defe dcBA|GABG EFGE|ABcA BcdB|cdec defg|agae fdBG|A2A2A2:| |:(cd)|ecec a2(cd)|ecec A2(Bc)|defe dcBA|GABG EFGE|ABcA BcdB|cdec defg|agae fdBG|A2A2A2:|
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.