jig · Key of A

Wellington's Advance

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Wellington's Advance"Wellington's Advance200060542045020024526646Tenor Banjo2000605420450205424000Tenor Banjo30245005005055420202420526646Tenor Banjo0555450333230205424000Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 813Notes:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
ABC notation source
X:813
T:Wellington's Advance
N:"Collected by J.O'Neill"
B:O'Neill's 813
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
EAA AGA|{d}cBA c2d|efe efg|dBG GFG|
EAA AGA|{d}cBA c2d|efe dcB|cAA A2:|
(3(e/2f/2g/2)|aee aee|aed {d}cBA|BAB gfe|dBG GFG|
eaa aga|e=gg gfg|efe dcB|cAA A2:|
FAQ

Questions about Wellington's Advance

  • Wellington's Advance is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 91% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • 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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