Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Rock Songs

Los Enanitos Verdes - Lamento Boliviano

Los Enanitos Verdes — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 12:08:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

At The Hop

Artie Singer, John Medora, and David White — Mon, 4 Sep 2023 14:38:00 CST

ROCK N ROLL BANJO! 'First attempt at playing banjo to the 1957/58 Rock n Roll classic: At The Hop by Danny & the Juniors. The aim is NOT bluegrass but rock n roll. Stay tuned for the recreation of Heavy Metal Banjo (electric), soon in 2023. 😎💖🪕

Heavy Metal Banjo (1998)

Toothless in Kentucky — Sun, 6 Aug 2023 14:22:00 CST

This is the ONLY known copy of this audio, and that is a shame because I'm a little proud of it. It's what my RB250 sounded like with a head mute (leveraged under bridge) and a set of two Bill Lawrence rail humbucker pickups while overdriven to 1000% heavy metal distortion and use of a wah pedal. Otherwise, it has a simple kick beat of drums. - I dismantled my electric RB250 in ?, but currently I really have the need to convert one of my Recording Kings to "heavy metal" electric. Sadly, the mp3 was reduced to just 128kbps, and the original recording was made on a simple dual cassette tape recorder. I have had people tell me to my face this could NOT be a banjo, that it HAD to be a guitar. lol It's my Gibson RB250 and no guitars were used.

Cant You See

Toy Caldwell — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:45:00 CST

'First crack at playing rhythm to Can't You See, by The Marshall Tucker Band. Thanks, YouTube, for the backing track.

Ohio

Neil Young — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:37:00 CST

'A first stab at banjo on the classic rock song Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, written by the legendary Neil Young. I will be practicing this song from here on.

Hey Joe

Jimi Hendrix — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:15:00 CST

A first attempt at playing rhythm via banjo to the classic Jimi Hendrix song: Hey Joe. ('just started practicing this one). Thanks, YouTube, for the backing tracks.

Bad Moon Rising

John Fogerty — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:36:00 CST

An attempt at playing banjo to the You Tube backing track of C.C.R. Bad Moon Rising.

Bent to Fly

Saul Hudson & Myles R. Kennedy — Mon, 8 Aug 2022 00:01:00 CST

Steven Moore - Bent to Fly (featuring John Cowan)

Come Together

Lennon/McCartney — Mon, 31 May 2021 01:56:00 CST

Hotel CA

fivestringmac — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:33:00 CST

Played on an autoharp and banjo.

Sweet Home Alabama

Van Zant, Rossington, and King — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:58:00 CST

Skynyrd's reply to Neil Young from 1974

The King

mmuussiiccaall — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 07:44:00 CST

The Young Ones (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)

Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, — Sat, 7 Mar 2020 01:20:00 CST

Honkytonk Women

Keith Richards and Mick Jagger — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 03:52:00 CST

Styx D

mmuussiiccaall — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:29:00 CST

Big Boss Man

Jimmy Reed — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 05:05:00 CST

Pay No Mind

butchyboy — Thu, 3 May 2018 17:17:00 CST

Recorded at my ol' chicken shack in Tregeagle NSW.

Sweet Child Of Mine (The Edge meets Earl Scruggs)

Guns'n'Roses — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 08:57:00 CST

Simple Man

Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 20:33:00 CST

Bring on the Moonshine

dannywildcard — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:48:00 CST

This is the title Track of my new album Bring on the Moonshine. You can stream the entire album at https://open.spotify.com/album/31ROwWIDtTfpToz1wNpFqG

All Along The Watchtower

Bob Dylan — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 05:43:00 CST

My take on Dylan's classic 1967 prophecy.

Going Out Tonight

calle — Mon, 4 Dec 2017 08:18:00 CST

starlette

Saline et son Jules — Wed, 9 Aug 2017 04:51:00 CST

banjo guitar and saline song. album: zig-zag or la compil'

The Last Waltz

Robbie Robertson — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:47:00 CST

Hey Joe

Bruce Peden — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:34:00 CST

imagining Earl and Jimi at some blues dive in Clarksdale

The One I Love (R.E.M.)

Berry, Buck, Mills and Stipe — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 11:24:00 CST

R.E.M. alternative rock song

Blackbird

Beatles — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:45:00 CST

Pipeline

B. Carman and B. Spickard — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 03:33:00 CST

hillbilly surf tune

Slow Turning

John Hiatt — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:12:00 CST

Title song from one of Hiatt's best albums. Bernie Leadon played banjo on the original. Recorded live to a cheap little recorder in the corner during band practice with The Splinters.

Angels

Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:10:00 CST

A rockin' little number from the band BoDeans. Live at Tiffany Tavern in Alexandria, VA with Critical Gap

The Heart of Saturday Night

Tom Waits — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:07:00 CST

One of my favorite songs, an early one by Tom Waits. Recorded live at Tiffany Tavern in Alexandria, Va with Critical Gap.

Cluck Ol Henn Vocal Version

rockvox — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 07:45:00 CST

scary marys waffle house

rockvox — Sat, 21 May 2016 15:18:00 CST

some more clawhammer metal

Folk Punk Chords 01

Mr Roy — Fri, 1 Jan 2016 13:01:00 CST

Cripple Creek METAL version

rockvox — Thu, 5 Nov 2015 06:57:00 CST

me playing a metal version of cripple creek

Shady Grove Vocal Version

rockvox — Thu, 5 Nov 2015 06:54:00 CST

my first song on Banjo

Oriental Banjo

rockvox — Thu, 5 Nov 2015 06:52:00 CST

Oriental Banjo Clawhammer style

Friend of the Devil

Hunter/Garcia — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:17:00 CST

Again, a pretty rough take (but I got tired of trying to get it better!!). I took a backup tab for this song and added a few notes to make it more of a break.

song for charlie FOTD

Garcia/Hunter — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 10:40:00 CST

Really rough take from a backup tab for Friend of a Devil. Forum member CosmicCharle had some questions about timing and I hope he make something out of this that will help.

Prince of Peace

Leon Russell — Thu, 28 May 2015 18:17:00 CST

Vocals: Rick Astley

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Bill Breen

George Harrison — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:02:00 CST

This is my BANJO :^) version of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." I was inspired to play it on banjo after hearing Gabriella Quevedo play it on guitar on YouTube.

Mary Jane's Last Dance (Grasshop Rock version)

Tom Petty — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:54:00 CST

Love Hurts

B & F Bryant — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:06:00 CST

Banjo plays the old rock tune Love Hurts.

Nowhere Man

Beatles — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 08:07:00 CST

Tim O'Brien (aka Red Knuckles, of Trailblazers fame) recorded a slow country version of tis old Beatles song with all the minor chords deleted. My wife and I took the RK version and pushed it up to OT/BG speed, than our neo-trad contraband, Banjovi, recorded this back in the nineties.

Last Train to Clarkesville

from the Monkees — Fri, 9 Jan 2015 19:37:00 CST

Recorded by my neo-trad group, Banjovi, in the late nineties. We did it before the Grascals did their bluegrass version of this old Monkees song from the sixties.

Ooh-Wah-Ooh (Slide Guitar)

James Stiltner — Thu, 4 Dec 2014 18:32:00 CST

A slide guitar break I came up with.

Color My World

mmuussiiccaall — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 02:10:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

tear stained Eyer

Jay Farrar — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:27:00 CST

A version of Tear Stained Eye, one of the songs on Son Volt's first album. This song is about the flood of the Mississippi River near St. Genevieve MS. Performed by Hawks and Doves one late night in a little bar in Michigan

Summertime Blues

Eddie Cochran — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:20:00 CST

Had this song on my mind all day, had to pick it.

As My Guitar Gently Weeps

Banjophobic — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:09:00 CST

For a solo project that Im working on. One of my favorite Harrison compositions.

974 - 2014 - Your time is gonna come - led zeppelin

Led Zeppelin — Sun, 9 Mar 2014 10:19:00 CST

Just a rehearsal, looking for ideas...

Money For Nothing

Mark Knopfler — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:03:00 CST

intro

Pipeline

Brian Carman/Bob Spickard — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:56:00 CST

A big hit on the surf charts in 1964, it makes a pretty good acoustic tune as well. Kevin Chaffee on Dobro, Ted Swigert on lead guitar, Deaf Lester on rhythm guitar. Key of Em.

Rockabilly Guitar Solo

James Stiltner — Fri, 2 Aug 2013 11:14:00 CST

Based on Johnny Burnette's "Lonesome Train".

Hubert Sumlin's "Killing Floor" Riffs and Guitar Solo

James Stiltner — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:33:00 CST

One of Hubert Sumlin's best known guitar breaks.

Willie Johnson's "Moanin' At Midnight" Guitar Riffs

James Stiltner — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:21:00 CST

From Howlin' Wolf's "Moanin' At Midnight".

Hello Mary Lou (Electric Guitar)

James Stiltner — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:20:00 CST

James Burton's solo, one of the greatest in all of music.

Hubert Sumlin's "Smokestack Lightning" Guitar Riffs

James Stiltner — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:19:00 CST

Some electric guitar picking.

Hubert Sumlin "Love Me Darling" Guitar Solo

James Stiltner — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 18:52:00 CST

Hubert Sumlin's guitar solo from Howlin' Wolf "Love Me Darling".

Little Wing

Jimi Hendrix — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:44:00 CST

I stayed true to Jimi's playing on the first and last solo's, but I did my own thing on the middle 2.

For Love of the River

Mila Ringo — Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:18:00 CST

Fm capo-ed at 1st fret, kinda bluegrassy kinda metal-

The Felidae Saga

rottenapplegang — Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:11:00 CST

started writing this one is South Carolina while on tour with 800 Mile Monday.

Barbecue In Guffey

Gary W Shoe — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:12:00 CST

Country Rock with Banjo lead

Blue Christmas Blues

Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:30:00 CST

Christmas Card: 2012. I'm doing my best impression of Aubrey Haynie on my fiddle here. We decided to create a musical Christmas card to send to all of our friends and family, and also test out our banjo mics on my fiddle. Additionally, to test out our long range offensive capabilities, we enlisted my dad to record the banjo & guitar tracks from his home in TN. In this updated version, we removed the cardboard box backing the banjo solo and replaced it with some fiddle licks, and filtering adjustments were made to the bass track. Thanks to Dale Ramsey for the voice part. His was more believable than mine. Merry Christmas! Personnel: Fiddle - Frank M. Wing III, Banjo & Guitar - Frank M. Wing Jr., Double Bass - Robert Hall

Nine Pound Hammer

cbskibum — Sat, 6 Apr 2013 16:13:00 CST

Recording from band Practice 4/5

Take it easy 100 bpm enhanced banjo

Some bird — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:01:00 CST

Enhanced banjo part of the last part of the tune, Left stereo track gives enhanced banjo. The banjo part is actually longer an start with the guitar solo but that was not so easy to enhance. Slowed down to about 100bpm.

Cant Find My Way Home

Steve Winwood — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:13:00 CST

Our cover of this great Steve Winwood song, made into a hit by the group "Traffic".

Eleanor Rigby

John Lennon, Paul McCartney — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:03:00 CST

The old Beatles classic, frailed in A modal tuning--with a few glitches added so that no one thinks I'm perfect ; )

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

Warren Zevon — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:04:00 CST

A song I love by the late great Warren Zevon

Red Rubber Ball

Paul Simon — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:32:00 CST

My collaboration with Ed Ackerly, Jr.....I'm on mandolin, Ed's on banjo.

He's a Mighty Good Leader

staronjeff — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:04:00 CST

She's Leaving Home

John Lennon & Paul McCartney — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:53:00 CST

Of all the Beatles rock ballads, this one is probably the most heart-wrenchingly beautiful. Another example of just sitting down with a banjo in my lap and seeing what fell out of it. Recorded on my Vega Whyte Laydie in open G tuning.

Memphis Tennessee: Rockhammer!

Chuck Berry — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:06:00 CST

This goes over great with a live audience but not so well with the Old-Timey Police. Lots of fun, though! Open G tuning capoed up to A. Recorded on a Vega Whyte Laydie.

Everyday (CH)

Buddy Holly/Norman Petty — Sat, 7 Apr 2012 13:47:00 CST

My CH take on the Buddy Holly song. Double D tuning

Star Spangled Banner

Francis Scott Key — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:03:00 CST

Slide Guitar.

Free Among the Dead

rrg144 — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:30:00 CST

A paralyzed man, a frustrated woman...life goes on. FIST OF KINDNESS: Orin Buck - bass... Cassandra Victoria Chopourian - vocals, trumpet, baritone ukelele... Steve Dworkin - cello, keyboards... David Gould - drums, anti-Demiurgic invocations... Rich Gross - banjo, vocals... Gary Heidt - vocals, guitar, harmonica, guitarron... Matthew Metzgar - percussion, vocals

Expo '67

rrg144 — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:25:00 CST

FIST OF KINDNESS: Orin Buck - bass... Cassandra Victoria Chopourian - vocals, trumpet, baritone ukelele... Steve Dworkin - cello, keyboards... David Gould - drums, anti-Demiurgic invocations... Rich Gross - banjo, vocals... Gary Heidt - vocals, guitar, harmonica, guitarron... Matthew Metzgar - percussion, vocals

Bb Harmonic Minor

rrg144 — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:23:00 CST

Stay

rrg144 — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:19:00 CST