jig · Key of G

The flitch of Bacon

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The flitch of Bacon"The flitch of BaconDouble jiganon. (Ireland)055202305450055202304550552023054502052530455023532053250235320530450235320535205253045Book: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 249

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X:249
T:The flitch of Bacon
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 249
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
DGG BAB|cAG FGA|DGG BAB|cAF G2G|DGG BAB|cAG FGA|fed f2d|cAF G2 z:|
|:def gag|fed g2B|def gag|fed cAF|def gag|fed g2d|fed f2d|cAF G2 z:|
FAQ

Questions about The flitch of Bacon

  • The flitch of Bacon 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.

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