jig · Key of A
Sergt. Stack's favorite
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:241
T:Sergt. Stack's favorite
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 241
R:Double jig
m:Nn3 = n o/n/ (3m/n/-n/
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
(A/B/)W||" ~"Nc3 BcB|AGE GAB|" ~"Nc3 dcd|(e/f/g).e (a/g/e).d|" ~"Nc3 BcB|AGE GAB|{d}cBA GED|EAA A2 H:|
|:(A/B/)|(c/d/e).f {a}gfg|eaf ge(d/B/)|(c/d/e).f {a}gfg|eag a2(A/B/)|(c/d/e).f {a}gfg|eab ag(e/d/)|" ~"Nc3 " ~"Nd3|.e{f}.e.c d.f(e/d/)W:|FAQ
Questions about Sergt. Stack's favorite
Sergt. Stack's favorite is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Moderate. 94% 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.