Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Classical Songs

Children's Song No. 3

Chick Corea — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CST

An arrangement of Chick Corea's third Children's Song for mandolin (Drew Azzinaro) and banjo (Chris Gainey)

Invention No. 4

J. S. Bach — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:59:00 CST

An arrangement of J. S. Bach's fourth invention for mandolin (Drew Azzinaro) and banjo (Chris Gainey)

Agua e Vinho

Egberto Gismonti — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:57:00 CST

An arrangement of "Agua e Vinho" by Egberto Gismonti for mandolin (Drew Azzinaro) and banjo (Chris Gainey)

Etude Op. 35, No. 22

Fernando Sor — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:53:00 CST

That most famous B Minor Etude by Fernando Sor, played on Banjo

Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy

Tchaikovsky — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 20:06:00 CST

The Syncopated Clock

mmuussiiccaall — Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:00:00 CST

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

Banjo Overture

Kellie — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:08:00 CST

Overture in F minor

Kellie — Tue, 2 Jul 2024 20:30:00 CST

Clair De Lune

Claude Debussy — Mon, 1 Apr 2024 14:26:00 CST

Clair De Lune by Claude Debussy, written in 1890

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

mmuussiiccaall — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:33:00 CST

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

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

mmuussiiccaall — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:42:00 CST

C Harmonic Minor Scale in Chords

banjola1 — Fri, 7 Apr 2023 13:53:00 CST

Harmonized C Harmonic Scale

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS

Tchaikovsky — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:52:00 CST

plectrum banjo, guitar mandolin..

Paradise - fill lick 2

mmuussiiccaall — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:03:00 CST

The Donkey Serenade

Herbert Stothart — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:56:00 CST

plectrum banjo..

Waltz Of The Flowers

Tchaikovsky — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:13:00 CST

Banjo guitar mandolin

Minuet 2

J. S. Bach — Mon, 4 Jan 2021 16:51:00 CST

Two weeks in! Next goal- intonation :) Knilling Bucharest/cheap fiberglass bow

Bach's Bourrée in E-minor

Johann Sebastian Bach — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 03:37:00 CST

Played in clawhammer style but added the guitar-(bass-) line as a midi file through TablEdit because I didn't have a bass player ;-) Tab available on the "Learn"-page.

Sheba

Handel — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 06:30:00 CST

Part of Arrival of the Queen of Sheba played on banjo, me. and mando, my friend Marc.

Wm. Tell and Bach 2 part invention

Bach — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:17:00 CST

Rhapsody

mmuussiiccaall — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:36:00 CST

Eddie Peabody

Bach invention 1

Patrick P. — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:39:00 CST

Recorded a few years ago

Whistling Rufus a bit like Vess (hopefully)

kerry mills — Wed, 2 Oct 2019 09:27:00 CST

having now learned that this tune actually changes key I tried to play it more like ole Vess, then I got carried away making a backing track as authentic as I could. Here it is !

Ballad #1

Cammeyer — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:30:00 CST

the story so far, (work in progress)

It Goes Like This

mmuussiiccaall — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:45:00 CST

Paganini Caprice

Niccolo Paganini — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 08:45:00 CST

Alfred Farland

In The Hall Of The Mountain King

mmuussiiccaall — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:52:00 CST

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

Fernando Sor Study No.1 Op.6 No.8

mmuussiiccaall — Thu, 1 Feb 2018 14:05:00 CST

Pachelbel's Canon in D

mmuussiiccaall — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:47:00 CST

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

Exampe of transition in triplet tempo

Maxim Kokarev — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:14:00 CST

This is an example of the transition to a triad tempo.

Habanera

mmuussiiccaall — Mon, 9 Oct 2017 18:02:00 CST

Belarusian romance

billyboms — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:57:00 CST

My first composition ever since I began to learn how to play the banjo. I myself do not know what it is.

Ode an Die Freud

Ludwig Van Beethoven — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:12:00 CST

This piece comes from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. It is within the 4th Movement. This is an expansion on BanjoSampler's Tab. I added more busy work, as I will be doing this piece without an accompaniment. http://www.banjohangout.org/tab/browse.asp?m=detail&v=11849

I vow to thee my country

Gustave Holst — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:52:00 CST

A test of Musescore tab...

Steep Creek 1-Ode to Joy-D

L. Beehhoven — Mon, 6 Mar 2017 09:40:00 CST

Demonstration of Steep Creek banjo with broken finger

Fur Elise

Ludwig Van Beethoven — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 04:29:00 CST

Beethoven banjo tune

Gymnopedi No. 1

Erik Satie — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:08:00 CST

This is the most well known of Erik Satie's 3 Gymnodepies. Written in the late 1880's, it is considered to be one of the most tranquil piano pieces ever written. Arrangement by Tom Arri.

Minuet 1

JS Bach — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 00:42:00 CST

Tab from Bach for Banjo - Hal Leonard

Gymnopedie No. 1

Erik Satie — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 00:08:00 CST

Berceuse Opus 57

Chopin — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:05:00 CST

piano piece with improv - ML-1 baritone banjo, soprano ukulele, with baritone electric guitar underneath

Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7

Frederic Chopin — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:02:00 CST

Played on a Gold Tone WL-250+ in standard G tuning. From a banjotabs.com transcription. Recorded on a Zoom H5.

Bourrée II from Suite No. IV

J. S. Bach — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:01:00 CST

Played on a Gold Tone WL-250+ in standard G tuning. From a transcription by John Bullard. Recorded on a Zoom H5.

Bourrée II from Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3

J. S. Bach — Mon, 4 Jul 2016 20:28:00 CST

Arrangement by Shoji Kushiro, as tabbed (more or less) in the July 1974 Banjo Newsletter. Played on a Gold Tone WL-250+ with a resonator and a Doc's Cathedral Bridge. Gm tuning. Recorded on a Zoom H5.

enfin, au-delà

izebpickin — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:41:00 CST

created with layered ebow on dobro and banjo strings. vocals by Emily Chimiak

banjo sketch - with cello

izebpickin — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:18:00 CST

In The Hall Of The Mountain King

mmuussiiccaall — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:17:00 CST

God Rest Ye Merry Carol O'bells

Beethoven, traditional — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:07:00 CST

Francis Brennan - banjo, sitar, guitar, percussion

Brahms' Lullaby

Johannes Brahms — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:14:00 CST

Serenade

A. A. Farland — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:50:00 CST

Tremolo playing by Alfred A Farland. Finger style on gut strings.

Carter's Blues (Backing Track) (A) 90BPM

schlange — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:07:00 CST

Carter's Blues (Backing Track) (A) 80BPM

schlange — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:06:00 CST

Carter's Blues (Backing Track) (A) 70BPM

schlange — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:05:00 CST

Mozart rondo from kv 545 sonata

Patrick P. — Thu, 5 Feb 2015 03:05:00 CST

3rd part of this sonata. I'm always working on the 1st ...

2015-1. A Mighty Fortress

Martin Luther — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 23:47:00 CST

Another one I learned from my dad, BHO member frankwing. Even though it was written in the early 1500s, he thought it made a good banjo tune. I tried to keep all of his ideas, but also make it work with a bowed double bass. Unlike Bill Keith's version in C, with the widely voiced, torture chords, this one's in the handy key of G, with more typical banjo chords. However, the entire first section is played with false harmonics, a form of stunt playing I learned from my dad, requiring steady, precisely coordinated hands, and great mental focus, in order to play more than just a few notes in a row, without messing up.

Sons de Carrilhoês

Pernambuco — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 04:17:00 CST

New recording by Stripe Azz if this stunning brazilian choro. On the Mastertone this time, 18 december 2014, recorded by Jan Keulemans.

Radetzky march

Strauss — Mon, 8 Dec 2014 23:47:00 CST

Baroquen

rickhayes — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:45:00 CST

Composed this years ago but just decided to record it. Added some guitar backup to fill out the sound a bit. It's not bluegrassy or Old-Timey, but it sounded a bit classical to me so at the risk of offending the purists out there that's how I classified it, and that's how I settled on the title, which may be pronounced Broken if you so desire. :>) In G tuning.

Mozart andante sonata kv 145

Patrick P. — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 01:39:00 CST

Recorded using Prucha banjo. Tab is ready, if interested just ask !

The Bell Chimes

Herbert J Ellis — Sat, 1 Nov 2014 08:06:00 CST

Classic Banjo (CE Special)

poet and peasant overture

jazzbanjoman — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:58:00 CST

broken chords

mmuussiiccaall — Thu, 2 Oct 2014 04:57:00 CST

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Bach — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:44:00 CST

Carulli Waltz

Carulli — Wed, 9 Jul 2014 14:20:00 CST

Transcribed By John Bullard

Prelude # 4

single stringer — Thu, 29 May 2014 04:20:00 CST

Neo classical piece I wrote in 1985

Prelude # 3

single stringer — Thu, 29 May 2014 03:58:00 CST

A neo-classical piece I wrote on a Pohlmann mandoline banjo back in 1985

Prelude from Cello Suite #1

J.S. Bach — Sun, 18 May 2014 18:21:00 CST

From my 1992 CD The Classical Banjo

Turlough O'Carolan Medley (Sheebeg and Sheemore, Planxty Irwin)

Turlough O'Carolan — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:16:00 CST

Ric Hollander - My arrangement of two Turlough O'Carolan tunes - Sheebeg and Sheemore, Planxty Irwin. Recorded using the Romero strung with steel strings. Tuning: eCGCD, capo 5th fret. Arrangement and performance copyright 2014 Ric Hollander - All Rights Reserved

Vivaldi on banjo

A.Vivaldi — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:07:00 CST

from sonata in Gm . The tune come from a guitar arrangement in Em. I play it slowly

turkish march

W.A.Mozart — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:02:00 CST

a lot of work to learn and play this! Perhaps Mozart was a good banjo picker ?

bourrée in Em JS Bach

JS Bach — Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:01:00 CST

Cello Suite #1 in G Major: Prelude

J.S. Bach — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 17:27:00 CST

Dry Bones

Bascolm Lamar Lunsord — Thu, 9 Jan 2014 14:24:00 CST

Gavotte En Rondeau

J.S.Bach — Wed, 1 Jan 2014 15:45:00 CST

From Partita No.3 and originally written for the violin.

Prelude No. 7 in A

Fredrick Chopin — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 09:37:00 CST

Fugue in Dm (played in Em)

J.S.Bach — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:12:00 CST

Prelude to the 1st cello Suite -

J.S.Bach — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:07:00 CST

Jesus, Joy of Man's Desire

J.S.Bach — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:05:00 CST

Beyond Recognition

jimdefied — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:00:00 CST

This was an outtake from the recording sessions from my third album with the band "Defiance" back in 1991 (album of the same name was released in June 1992).

Tempo di Borea

J.S.Bach — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:56:00 CST

This is from Partita No.1 in B minor

Bach invention 13 Laurence Diehl on guitar

Bach — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:38:00 CST

That was a real pleasure to work with a great musician, thanks Laurence.

Raider's March (Indiana Jones theme)

John Williams — Sun, 6 Oct 2013 07:06:00 CST

The Indiana jones theme played first in the lowest octave, then up an octave, then the tracks merged and both octaves synched to play the same time. Played on helix zephyr with chris sands medium nylon strings.

Carulli duo banjos (Stelling Golden Cross archtop/Bishline Midnight Moon)

Carulli — Sat, 5 Oct 2013 09:18:00 CST

2nd recording of this tune, i deleted the first. Adaptation for banjos of a guitar duo composed by Carulli Tab is ready

Chostakovitch The second waltz

Chostakovitch — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 02:09:00 CST

Classic tune and tricky tune (for me ...)

Bouree

J. S. Bach — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 03:56:00 CST

Cello Banjo performance by Rob MacKillop of a Bach Cello piece

Sarabande

J. S. Bach — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 03:56:00 CST

Cello Banjo performance by Rob MacKillop of a Bach Cello piece

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg — Thu, 4 Jul 2013 08:18:00 CST

Main melody played 5 ways on the fretboard. Played on helix midnight zephyr with medium weight chris sands nylon strings.

Vou Vivendo

Pixinguinha — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:25:00 CST

Learned it from old a tape by Trio Arthuro from Aruba, a latin gtr/bs/drs trio, without song title... I finally found the name of this beautiful tune, Brazilian from the fourties, written for a bigband! With my band Stripe Azz, june 2013. With Jan (sax), Joop (gt), Andre (bs) and Huub (drs). Eric vd Lest recorded it.

Bach On the Banjo (Bouree In E Minor)

Johann Sebastian Bach — Wed, 29 May 2013 19:07:00 CST

The intro from Bach's "Bouree In E Minor".

Bach Partita No. 3

Johan Sebastian Bach — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:49:00 CST

A version from tab by John Bullard from his Bach on the Banjo book and CD. I now have 104 measures out of 136 memorized. Hopefully will be able to play it all well some day. This version is not current, but representative of what I have done so far.

Bach Prelude in C major

J.S.Bach — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:18:00 CST

preludio

Claudio — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:05:00 CST

Bach

Christmas on the Banjo, vol. 2, excerpts

Jocko MacNelly — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:33:00 CST

Some selections my new book of Christmas carols arranged for 5-string banjo. The entire collection, volumes 1 and 2, comprise 37 classic carols, and is available through my website www.countjockula.com, or see my ad in the BHO classified section. Mp3's are available for download at CDBaby.com/Jocko. Enjoy, and Mer-r-r-r-r-y Christmas! (all arrangements (c) 2012, Jocko MacNelly)