jig · Key of G

Jockey at the Fair, The

Also known as An Riamanaige Ag An Aonac

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Jockey at the Fair"The Jockey at the FairAn Riamanaige Ag An Aonac"collected by J.O;Neill"050235353255545323035450235253205024525255253325535535332502320532505320252455525023052502245023205Book: O'Neill's 1796Source: 1796 O'Neill's Music of Ireland

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X:1796
T:Jockey at the Fair, The
T:An Riamanaige Ag An Aonac
C:"collected by J.O;Neill"
S:1796 O'Neill's Music of Ireland
B:O'Neill's 1796
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|G2 A B2 c|d2 g d2 c|BdG GFG|cBc A2 c|
d^cd efg|a2 f d2 g|fed AB^c d3-d2:|
f/-g/|afd afd|c2 c B2 d|dgd dgd|c2 c B2 d|
e2 f gfe|d2 c B2 d|edc B2 A|B2 G E2 F|
G2 G GBd|e2 f g2 e|dBG A2 B|E2 F G2 A|
B2 g B2 A|G3-G2:|
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Questions about Jockey at the Fair, The

  • Jockey at the Fair, The is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.

  • Very easy. 100% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 5.

  • 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.

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