jig · Key of G

The yellow flail

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The yellow flail"The yellow flailDouble jiganon. (Ireland)= 1285320554502542450550253054502323205020023530205455Tenor Banjo054520554504054525253040545205450023530205455Tenor Banjo05023505533205450305402323205020023530205455Tenor BanjoBook: Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 4
ABC notation source
X:4
T:The yellow flail
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 4
R:Double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=128
K:G
d/c/|BAG GFG|D2E ({G}F)EF|GAG GAB|\
{d}cAG FGA|BcB {c}BAG|ABA ABc|dcA {B}AGF|G3G2:|
D|(GFG) BAG|GFG AFD|(GFG) BGB|({d}c2) A F2 A|\
(GFG)BAG|FGA ABc|dcA {B}AGF|G3 G2:|
D|G2AB2c|ded d2c|({c}B)AG FGA|cAG F2A|\
BcB ({c}B)AG|ABA ABc|dcA ({B}A)GF|G3 G2:|
FAQ

Questions about The yellow flail

  • The yellow flail 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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