The King's Fancy

jig

Key signature: Gminor

Submitted on May 18th 2002 by donnchad.

This tune has been added to 42 tunebooks.

Also known as The Blue Angel, King's Fancy, King's Favourite, The King's Favourite.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
• An Irish Jubilee by Cathal McConnell And Robin Morton
• Buttons And Bows by Jackie Daly, Seamus And Manus McGuire
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Down The Ivory Stairs by Padraic O'Reilly
• From The Archives by Sean McGuire And Josephine Keegan
• Gaelic Roots by Various Artists
• Jig It In Style by Sean Keane
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
• Regrouped by Boys Of The Lough
• The Missing Gift by Anna Massie
• Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
• Trip Over The Mountain by Watkin Lees

X: 1
T: King's Fancy, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmin
|:B/2c/2 | dcB BAB | GBe FBd | EGc DFB | cAF gfe |
dcB BAB | GBe FBd | EGc DFB | cAF B2 :|
|: B/2c/2 | dBG G^FG | DGB dBG |A^FD cAF | ded cBA |
dBG G^FG | DGB dBG | A^FD ded | cBA G2 :|

Gminor

well the second part is in Gminor but the first part seems to be Bflat.

# Posted on May 18th 2002 by donnchad

Thanks A Million!

That's it - I only had a faint memory of it & assumed it was in D/Bm but Bb/Gm works well too. I think I'll learn it in both keys as it's a killer tune & D/Bm would be a little more session friendly.

# Posted on May 19th 2002 by Mad Baloney

ABC's for The King's Fancy Jig in D

I just transposed your setting to D/Bm

T:The King's Fancy
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:D
|:d/2e/2|fed dcd|Bdg Adf|GBe FAd|ecA bag|
fed dcd|Bdg Adf|GBe FAd|ecA d2:|
|:d/2e/2|fdB B^AB|FBd fdB|c^AF ecA|fgf edc|
fdB B^AB|FBd fdB|c^AF fgf|edc B2:|

# Posted on May 19th 2002 by Mad Baloney

Key of C/Aminor

X:1
T:The King's Fancy
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:C
|:c/2d/2|edc cBc|Acf Gce|FAd EGc|dBG agf|
edc cBc|Acf Gce|FAd EGc|dBG c2:|
|:c/2d/2|ecA A^GA|EAc ecA|B^GE dBG|efe dcB|
ecA A^GA|EAc ecA|B^GE efe|dcB A2:|
Here it is in C. I find the transition from A to b unfriendly? (ok shouldnt admit it).

# Posted on May 20th 2002 by donnchad

Blue angel, The ( The King's Fancy )

T:Blue angel, The ( The King's Fancy )
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:mcconnel, cathal & morton, robin - irish jubilee
R:jig
Z:gm
K:D
e|f2d dcd|Bgg Aff|Gee Fdd|eca bag|
fed dB=c|BgB AfA|GeG FAd|cBc d2:|
|fdB B^AB|dcB fdB|cAF edc|fgf edc|
fdB B^AB|dcB fdB|cAF fag|fed ecA||
"coda"
f2d dcd|Bgg Aff|Gee Fdd|eca bag|
fed dB=c|BgB AfA|GeG FAd|cBc d2:|

# Posted on September 17th 2004 by gian marco

It's "King's Fancy" with no "The". King is the surname of the composer.

# Posted on September 4th 2007 by Dow