jig · Key of Am

The fairhaired boy

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The fairhaired boy"The fairhaired boyDouble jiganon. (Ireland)2000502555250305202025202000502555250305252000055055Tenor Banjo1203330503052020252005505503330503052520002000502555250305252000Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 158
ABC notation source
X:158
T:The fairhaired boy
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 158
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
EAA AGA|Bdd dBd|ege dBA|BAB GED|EAA A=GA|Bdd dBd|ege dBG|BAA A3:|eaa eaa|
egg ged|ege dBA|BAB GED|[1 eaa eaa|egg ged|ege dBG|BAA A2 z:|[2 EAA A=GA|Bdd dBd|ege dBG|BAA A2 z|]
FAQ

Questions about The fairhaired boy

  • The fairhaired boy is in Am, 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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