jig · Key of D
The Irish Champion
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:165
T:The Irish Champion
N:"With spirit" "collected by F. O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 165
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
(A/G/)|(F2 A) d2 f|(e2 c) (A2 B)|{d}(cBc) d2 d|d3- d2 g|
(f2 d) (f2 g)|a2 f2 (g2 a/g/)|f2 d c2 B|A3- A2 g|
(f2 d) (f2 g)|(a2 f) (g2 a/g/)|(f2 d) (c2 B)|A3- A2 A|
(.B2 .B) (g2 f)|(.e2 .c) (A2 B)|{d}(cBc) (.d2 .d)|d3- d2||FAQ
Questions about The Irish Champion
The Irish Champion 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.