jig · Key of G
The Sporting Bachelor
Irish tenor banjo tab
ABC notation source
X:850
T:The Sporting Bachelor
B:O'Neill's 850
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GBd (g2{a/g/}d)|ed^c d2B|{d}cBA BAG|AB^c d2D|
GBd (g2{a/g/}d)|ed^c d2B|cBA ABc|def g2:|
B|dcA ~B2G|dcA ~B2G|def {a}gfe|dcB A2B|
c2e efg|B2d dBG|Aag {g}fef|gba g2:|FAQ
Questions about The Sporting Bachelor
The Sporting Bachelor is in G, 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.