jig · Key of Gm
the Fairy Cobbler
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X: 252
T: the Fairy Cobbler
B: O'Neill's 252
N: "With spirit"
N: "Collected by F.O'Neill"
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K:Gm
(d/c/) \
| B2G A2F | G2F D2E | F2E F2G | F3 d2c |
| BAG AG^F | G2=F DEC | D=E^F G2G | G3- G2 ||
|| D \
| G2G B2c | d2c f2d | c2A F2A | c3- c2A |
| G2G B2c | d2g g2g | {=e}f2d B2c | d3- d2c |
| B2G AG^F | G2=F DEC | D=E^F G2G | G3- G2 ||FAQ
Questions about the Fairy Cobbler
the Fairy Cobbler is in Gm, 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.