What key is The Fox Chase in?

The Fox Chase is in G, in C time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

Is The Fox Chase hard to play on tenor banjo?

Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.

What type of tune is The Fox Chase?

The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.

Can I play this on mandolin or bouzouki?

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.

Key of G

The Fox Chase

Transpose

Irish tenor banjo tab

ABC notation source

X:1850
T:The Fox Chase
M:C
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 1850
K:G
(DE) | G2  GB   d2  d2  |   dedB   d3   z   | G2 GB (ed)BG | A4 G2 ((3def) |
       g2 (fe)  f2 (ed) |  (ed)BG  A2 (GE)  | GABG   A^GAB | G4 G2        :|
(DE) | G2  GA   B2  B2  |   c2 c2  B2  B2   | c2 c2  B2 BG | A4 G2 ((3def) |
       g3  a   (gf)(ed) | (ed)(BG) A2 (GE)  | GABG   A^GAB | G4 G2    z2  ||
       G2  GB   d2  g2  |   e2 g2  d2  g2   | G2 GB  dedB  | A4 G2 ((3def) |
      (gf)(ga) (gf)(ed) |   e2 dB  A2  GE   | GABG   A^GAB | G4 G2    z2  ||
       DEGA    .B.G.G.G | .A.G.G.G .B.G.G.G | AGBG   cGBG  | A4 G2 ((3def) |
       g2  ba  (gf)(ed) | (ed)(BG) A2 (GE)  | GABG   A^GAB | G4 G2    z2  ||
"Horns"A3 (^G/A/) A3 (G/A/)| A3 G/A/  A3 G/A/ | d3 ^c/d/ d3 c/d/ | d3 ^c/d/ d3 c/d/ | F/E/ F3 F/E/ F3 | F/E/ F3 F/E/ F3 |
L:1/16
"Cry of the hounds"FDED FDED FDED FDED| FDdD FDED FDED FDGD|fded fded fded fded|
fdgd fded fdgd fded | gdgd fdfd gdgd fdfd |\
.g2.g2.g2 z2 .f2.f2.f2 z2 | .e2.e2.e2 z2 .f2.f2.f2 z2 |
L:1/8
"Horns"A3 ^G/A/ A3 G/A/ | A3 ^G/A/ A3 ^G/A/ | d3 ^c/d/ d3 c/d/ |\
d3 ^c/d/ d3 ((3A/B/c/) ||
K:D
M:3/4
       d2 F2  A2  | d4     fe    |  d2   F2   A2  | {d}=c4 (BA) |\
       B2 F2  A2  | B2  dc   BA  |  B2   F2   A2  |     B4  A2  |
       F2 d2  d2  | F2 (dc) (BA) |    (BdcBAG)    |     F4 (FE) |\
       D2 F2  A2  | B4    (ed)   |  c2   A2   c2  |     d4     ||
(de) | f2 f2 (af) | f2  e2   d2  |  f2   d2   B2  |     B4  A2  |\
       f2 f2 (af) | f2  e2   d2  | (dc) (de) (fd) |     e4  A2  |
       A2 d2  d2  | F2 (dc) (BA) |    (BdcBAG)    |     F4 (FE) |\
       D2 F2  A2  | B4     ed    |  c2   A2   c2  |     d4     ||
K:G
M:C
   D2   | GABc  d2 d2 | dedB  d2 BA | GABc  dedB | A4 G2    ||
((3def) | g2 g2 f2 ed | g2 B2 A2 GE | GABG A^GAB | G4 G2 z2 ||
M:6/8
|: DEF DEF | DEF DEF | DEF DEF | DEF DEF :|
M:C
|: DEFE DEFE | DEFE DEFE | DEFE DEFE | DEFE DEFE :|
          GABc  d2 d2 | dedB  d2 (BA) | GABc dedB  | A4 G2    ||
((3def) | g2 g2 f2 ed | g2 B2 A2 (GE) | GABG A^GAB | G4 G2 z2 ||
M:9/8
|: (FGF)  F2 D  G2 E | (FGF) F2 D E2 D | (FGF)  F2 D  G2 B | (AFD) D2 F E2 D :|
|: (BcB) (BAG) (FGA) | B2 E  E2 F G2 B | (ABc) (dcB) (ABc) | d2 D  D2 F E2 D :|
|: (fgf)  f2 d  g2 e | (fgf) f2 d e2 d | (fgf)  f2 d  g2 b | (afd) d2 f e2 d :|
|: (gfe) (dcB) (AGF) | B2 E  E2 F G2 B | (ABc) (dcB) (ABc) | d2 D  D2 F E2 D :|

FAQ

Questions about The Fox Chase

The Fox Chase is in G, in C time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 98% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
The tune type is not recorded in the source collection.
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.