jig · Key of D
The yellow wattle
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Irish tenor banjo tab
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ABC notation source
X:353 T:The yellow wattle C:anon. O:Ireland B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 353 R:Double jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D cdA AGE|ABA AGE|dcA AGE|GAG GED|dcA AGE|ABA AGE|dcA ABc|dcA GED:| |:G2G AEE|AGG AEE|G2G AEE|AGG GEA|G2G AEE|AGG AEE|G2G ABc|dcA GED:| |:DFA DED|DFA GED|DFA DED|DEF GED|DFA DEE|DFA GED|DFA ABc|dcA GED:| |:E/F/GE FED|AFD FED|E/F/GE FED|GEA GED|E/F/GE FED|AFD FED|DFA ABc|dcA GED:|
FAQ
Questions about The yellow wattle
The yellow wattle is in D, in 6/8 time. The D major scale gives you every note it uses.
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. Copy the ABC below into the ABC transposer, move the transpose control by semitone, and the notation and tab are redrawn together in the new key. Handy if a singer wants it lower or the tune sits awkwardly on the neck.
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.