A Fig For A Kiss in E Dorian — Slip Jig | Tenor Banjo TAB & D Whistle Fingering

Japanese version: A Fig For A Kiss（Eドリアン・Slip Jig）｜バンジョーTABとD管ホイッスル運指

“A Fig For A Kiss,” an Irish session slip jig, has been converted with ABC2Tab for D tin whistle and GDAE tenor banjo. The score shows standard notation, note-by-note whistle fingering, and banjo string and fret positions.

Basic information

• Tune type: Slip Jig
• Time signature: 9/8
• Key: E Dorian
• Tenor banjo tuning: GDAE
• Whistle: D tin whistle (zero unsupported notes)

Both the whistle-fingering score and banjo TAB use consistent four-measure systems.

D tin whistle: standard notation and fingering

Six circles appear below every note. A filled circle means covered, an open circle means uncovered, and the top circle is nearest the mouthpiece.

Tenor banjo: standard notation and GDAE TAB

Note names appear above the staff and TAB below it. The strings are tuned G-D-A-E from lowest to highest; numbers are frets and 0 is an open string.

How to practise

1. Feel 9/8 as three broad beats, with three notes inside each beat.
2. Repeat each four-measure system, checking whistle fingering and banjo position separately.
3. Play with the practice audio, then use the fuller arrangement to hear the complete tune flow.

Source and conversion method

The melody was checked against public setting #750 on The Session.

Source: A Fig For A Kiss on The Session

The public ABC notation was entered into ABC2Tab and converted to D-whistle fingering and GDAE tenor-banjo TAB. This article does not reproduce The Session’s page text.