MrDano - Posted - 01/08/2009:  17:55:40

Hey all, does anyone have a tab arrangement for Sweet City Woman? I know the Stampeders played it on a banjitar - but when I try working the guitar ghords out on a banjo - it sounds horrible!

If anyone could help, I would appreciate it.

Dano

SJL - Posted - 01/08/2009:  18:16:09

MrDano,

Welcome to the Hangout. It's good to see another Canuck here.

I think that it was played on a Tenor banjo, wasn't it? What are you trying to play it on, a Five String?

"If the woman is alive at the end of the song, it ain''t Bluegrass".

2007 Hatfield Walnut Custom

1976 (?) Aria Pro Tree of Life

MrDano - Posted - 01/08/2009:  18:26:09

Thanks SJL I appreicate the welcome (no surprise another Canuck jumped on this one!). I've been hanging around for a while and wanted to get in on the commaradarie here!

Yeah, I'm trying to play in on a 5 string - someone told me a while ago they thought it was originally done on a mixed breed, but the tenor banjo sounds more likely. I can make the song sound pretty good on a 12 string guitar - but always wanted to learn it on a banjo - I didn't realize it was played on a tenor...

SJL - Posted - 01/08/2009:  18:35:25

You're welcome. I'm not 100% sure that it is a tenor, but it sounds like one to me. Good luck, maybe someone will be more helpful than I have been.

"If the woman is alive at the end of the song, it ain''t Bluegrass".

2007 Hatfield Walnut Custom

1976 (?) Aria Pro Tree of Life

gjt1028 - Posted - 01/08/2009:  18:37:45

No, don't have an arrangement. I think the guy who played the banjo on the recording has said he played a 6 string banjo, but I've been listening to this song on and off for 35 years, and it sure sounds like a tenor to me. Either that or the guy had outrageously good right hand technique, not to hit the bass strings on the runs up the neck. Good playing, regardless.

Greg

Edited by - gjt1028 on 01/08/2009 18:38:36

poohbear85345 - Posted - 01/08/2009:  22:05:56

Hi Dano I have a banjitar (aka six string banjo) and i tune to guitar tuning just to try this tune and you know it may be possible that it may have been done on a six stringer it sound like it when i did itit blew my mind well anyhow back to my open d you takr care oh and tab for that song is on guitat tabs