jig · Key of G

Sergt. Cahill's favorite

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Sergt. Cahill's favorite"Sergt. Cahill's favoriteSingle jiganon. (Ireland)0250255252302502520250255252025Tenor Banjo35053505202502520250255252025Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 373
ABC notation source
X:373
T:Sergt. Cahill's favorite
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 373
R:Single jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D2E G2A|B2d dBG|B2c A2B|G2A BGE|D2E G2A|B2d dBG|B3 A2B|G3-G2 z:|
||g2d e2d|g2d e2d|B3 A2B|G2A BGE|D2E G2A|B2d dBG|B3 A2B|G3-G2 z:|
FAQ

Questions about Sergt. Cahill's favorite

  • Sergt. Cahill's favorite is in G, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • 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. 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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