jig · Key of D
The queen of the fair
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:330 T:The queen of the fair C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 330 R:Double jig m:Tn = (3n/o/n/ m:Tn2 = (3n/o/n/ m/n/ M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D (A/G/)|(TFEF) DA,A,|DFA dAF|GdG FGA|BGE EFG|(TFEF) DA,A,|(.DF(3A/B/c/ d)AF|GdG EFG|FDD D2:| |:(3b/a/g/|fdf ece|dAG FED|(DF(3A/B/c/ d)AF|GBG EFG|fda ece|dAG FED|DFd EFG|FDD D2::A|(3.d/.d/.d/dd fdd| add fdd|(B/c/d/e/f) Tg2e|fda ecA|[1Add fdd|add efg|EFG dAG|FDD D2:|[2(a/g/f).a geg|fda ecA|EFG dAG|FDD D2|]
FAQ
Questions about The queen of the fair
The queen of the fair is in D, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.
Easy. 99% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 7.
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.