jig · Key of D
The Fisherman's Widow
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:931 T:The Fisherman's Widow. B:O'Neill's 931 N:"collected by P. Mahony." M:6/8 R:Jig L:1/8 K:D F2 G AFA | dcA AGF | G3 ABc | ded cAG | F2 G AFA | dcA AGF | | GFG ABG | AFD D3 :| d2 e f2 d | dcA ABc | d2 e f2 a | afd dcA | |1 d2 e f2 d | ecA AGF | GFG ABG | AFD D3 :|2 afa geg | FED cAF | G2 A BAG | AFD D3 |]
FAQ
Questions about The Fisherman's Widow
The Fisherman's Widow is in D, 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.