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The fisherman's widow

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The fisherman's widow"The fisherman's widowDouble jiganon. (Ireland)4504054005450245054054504054005454502504005025Tenor Banjo12540024502352554050250400545450250400525303205404502050400Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 163
ABC notation source
X:163
T:The fisherman's widow
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 163
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
F2G AFA|dcA AGF|G3 ABc|ded cAG|F2G AFA|dcA AGF|GFG ABG|AFD D3::d2e f2d|
dcA ABc|d2e f2g|afd dcA|[1 d2e f2d|ecA AGF|GFG ABG|AFD D3:|[2 afa geg|fed cAF|G2A 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.

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