jig · Key of G
The Flaxdresser
O’Neill 1903 no. 835
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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X:835 T:The Flaxdresser N:"Collected by J.O'Neill" B:O'Neill's 835 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G d/c/|BAG AGE|DGA BAG|BAG dcB|BAA AGA| BAG AGE|DGA BAG|Bdg dBG|AGG G2:| B|GBd efg|dBG AGE|GBd efg|fdd def| gfe dcB|AGA BGE|DcB AGA|BGG G2:| (B/c/|d2)(e/f/ g)fe|dBG GED|DEG GAB|BAA A2(B/c/| d2)(e/f/ g)fe|dBG AGE|DcB AGA|BGG G2:|
FAQ
Questions about The Flaxdresser
The Flaxdresser is in G, in 6/8 time. The G major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.