jig · Key of G

the Fox and His Wife

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "the Fox and His Wife"the Fox and His Wife5320202540553230532355Tenor Banjo323054052054050230054053055Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 271Notes:"With spirit""Collected by M.O'Brien"
ABC notation source
X: 271
T: the Fox and His Wife
B: O'Neill's 271
N: "With spirit"
N: "Collected by M.O'Brien"
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K:G
(d/c/) \
| BAB Az B | GFA Gz d | gfg edc | (B2c) dz d |
| gfg e3 | d^ce d2(B/A/) | GFA GAB | g3 ez e \
| d^ce d=cA | G3 Gz ||
FAQ

Questions about the Fox and His Wife

  • the Fox and His Wife 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.

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