jig · Key of G
The Fairy Rath
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:408 T:The Fairy Rath N:"Playful" N:Irish title: an ra.t si.de B:O'Neill's 408 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G (B/A/) | .G(A/G/)(E/D/) .D(dc) (B3/2A/G/E/) | .G(A/G/E/D/) (DEG) (A3/2c/B/A/) | (G/B/A/G/E/D/) .D(dc) (B3/2A/G/E/) | (GA/G/E/D/) EGG G2 || (B/c/) | .d(e/d/B/A/) GBd (e3/2g/f/e/) | .d(e/d/B/A/) G(dB) (A3/2c/B/A/) | (GA/G/E/D/) D(dc) (B3/2A/G/E/) | (GA/G/E/D/) EGG G2 ||
FAQ
Questions about The Fairy Rath
The Fairy Rath 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.