banjoman18 - Posted - 06/27/2010:  11:55:49

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Hello Everyone,

I am a new banjo player and have been learning the Ballad of Jed Clamplet but would really like to play the television theme song which is considerably different.

Does anyone have the banjo tab? I have the lyrics, just not the tab.

Thanks!

dpete210 - Posted - 06/27/2010:  12:12:46

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banjoman, check out the stuff available in tabs & lessons menu. Run your mouse over the menu and you'll see a side menu that appears: Tabulature Archive, Browse Lessons, and Video Lessons. If you go here banjohangout.org/tab/
you can do a search for Beverly Hillbillies. Good luck and welcome to the BHO

banjoman18 - Posted - 06/27/2010:  12:43:29

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Originally posted by dpete210

banjoman, check out the stuff available in tabs & lessons menu. Run your mouse over the menu and you'll see a side menu that appears: Tabulature Archive, Browse Lessons, and Video Lessons. If you go here banjohangout.org/tab/
you can do a search for Beverly Hillbillies. Good luck and welcome to the BHO

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Thanks dpete. I went through the list and unfortunately they were all a variation of the Ballad not the Theme Song from TV. Any other thoughts?

Thanks!

crane hill - Posted - 06/27/2010:  14:06:36

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Howdy,

Do you mean, Banjo Signal? If so, try:

banjohangout.org/w/tab/browse/...etter/v/B

ben

Docmhc - Posted - 06/27/2010:  14:07:08

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It's listed as Beverly Hillbillies. Here's the link to it.

hangoutstorage.com/banjohangou...-2726.tef

banjoman18 - Posted - 06/27/2010:  14:32:44

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Originally posted by Docmhc

It's listed as Beverly Hillbillies. Here's the link to it.

hangoutstorage.com/banjohangou...-2726.tef

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Thanks Doc. This is the Ballad of Jed Clampet not the TV Version which had the words...black gold Texas Tea....

I have found the lyrics no problem but am having a real tough time finding the tab to match the theme song.

Any ideas?

Thanks

banjoman18 - Posted - 06/27/2010:  14:33:27

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Originally posted by crane hill

Howdy,

Do you mean, Banjo Signal? If so, try:

banjohangout.org/w/tab/browse/...etter/v/B

ben

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Unfortunately not. Thanks for trying Ben.

wannabepicker - Posted - 06/27/2010:  14:45:35

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Ross Nickerson has a great tab book you can download and it has a simple but great sounding version of this song and several others. You get the mp3 for each as well. I think downloaded, the whole thing was about $14, and well worth it.

I am not affiliated with Ross, but I know it was the easiest version for me to learn and modify.

The site is banjoteacher.com

Tam_Zeb - Posted - 06/27/2010:  14:55:22

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Hi Banjoman

Welcome to the Hangout..

Not really sure which version of the tune your looking for. However Casey Henry does the Beverly Hillbillies on her Easy Songs for the Banjo... Murphy Method - No Tab

Check out the link

murphymethod.com/products.cfm?pid=141

DaveInCA - Posted - 06/27/2010:  20:38:13

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"This is the Ballad of Jed Clampet not the TV Version which had the words...black gold Texas Tea...."

Banjoman18, are you saying that the tv version you are referring to had those words, or that the BoJC had those words? The words are definitely from BoJC, and the tab (along with words) is also in the Scruggs book. Possible you are not "hearing" the tune in the tab? You can have TEFview play the tab to hear how it sounds.


Dave

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Edited by - DaveInCA on 06/27/2010 20:39:09

captnscuba - Posted - 06/27/2010:  20:43:17

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earl scruggs banjo book. the man who wrote it.

pickerjim - Posted - 06/27/2010:  21:32:18

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I remember the Scruggs book version of Ballad of Jed Clampett and as a beginner i found it to be quite a ride....I have since learned an easier version, which sounds good to me anyways....Good luck with your search, bound to be around here somewhere!!...Jim

dlc - Posted - 06/27/2010:  21:49:54

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If I'm not mistaken, the part you're talking about - the banjo line that opened the show - was almost like a kind of single-note work punctuated with occasional simple rhythm rolls and pinches that backed up Jerry Scoggins' vocals, and it didn't break out into full Scruggs-style finger rolls until the announcer said, "The Beverly Hillbillies."

youtube.com/watch?v=tkOGM6gHvao

Most intermediate banjo players can do the full roll stuff, but that technique Earl played on the first part of the theme is pretty tricky. Personally, I've never even tried to learn it because it's about the only example of that kind of banjo playing I've heard (but I'm more of a multi-instrumentalist and admittedly not strictly a banjo specialist), and it didn't seem worthwhile learning it when its use is limited pretty much to that one song.

But knowledge is power, and learning as much about banjo playing as you can will give you more power to know what you're doing with it.

Good luck!

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Edited by - dlc on 06/27/2010 21:55:27

banjoman18 - Posted - 06/28/2010:  05:34:25

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Originally posted by DaveInCA

"This is the Ballad of Jed Clampet not the TV Version which had the words...black gold Texas Tea...."

Banjoman18, are you saying that the tv version you are referring to had those words, or that the BoJC had those words? The words are definitely from BoJC, and the tab (along with words) is also in the Scruggs book. Possible you are not "hearing" the tune in the tab? You can have TEFview play the tab to hear how it sounds.


Dave

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Thanks Dave.

The lyrics that I am trying to match with an "easy version" are the following:


ARTIST: Paul Henning
TITLE: The Beverly Hillbillies
Lyrics and Chords


[Television Theme Song]

Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed
And then one day, he was shootin' at some food
And up through the ground come a bubblin' crude
Oil, that is, black gold, Texas tea

/ C - G - / - - C - / - - F - / G - - C / - - - - /

Well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire
Kin folk said, Jed, move away from there
Said, Californy is the place you oughta be
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
Hills, that is, swimmin' pools, movie stars

Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality
Hillbilly, that is, set a spell, take your shoes off

Y'all come back now, hear?


My teacher has created a simple single note version up to words "bubblin' crude". I just need to find the rest. I thought if I could find a tab version that was more complicated than the single note version I have, I could convert it to something that I could use and then step into the harder version as time goes on.

For instance, what notes would you play to the words "black gold, Texas tea"..
The next verse speeds up a little, etc...

Has anyone seen a version that matches the lyrics?

Thor - Posted - 06/28/2010:  05:51:55

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Originally posted by banjoman18

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Originally posted by Docmhc

It's listed as Beverly Hillbillies. Here's the link to it.

hangoutstorage.com/banjohangou...-2726.tef

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Thanks Doc. This is the Ballad of Jed Clampet not the TV Version which had the words...black gold Texas Tea....

I have found the lyrics no problem but am having a real tough time finding the tab to match the theme song.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Actually, the tab that Doc posted is exactly what you're looking for.

Listen to measures 48 through 69

"Black gold... Texas tea" is at about measure 65 in that tab. Then you can go back to measure 49 for the second verse, etc.

Gold Star GF-85 - Posted - 06/28/2010:  05:56:20

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Welcome the the world of Banjos and the Banjo Hangout.

Ira Gitlin - Posted - 06/28/2010:  06:33:32

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Even if you learn the version in the Scruggs book, it won't sound like the up-tempo portion of the theme that you hear on the TV show. That's because the version in the book was transcribed from the recording that Flatt and Scruggs made after the TV show became popular. It was a different recording session, and Scruggs played the breaks quite a bit differently.

That brings up an important issue that beginners need to recognize: the difference between a song and an arrangement. The song "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" is a pretty abstract thing--some lyrics, a bunch of chords (and even that is negotiable), and that's about it. But that skeleton of a song can be fleshed out in many different ways--by a bluegrass band, a symphony orchestra, a solo guitarist, etc. All of those would sound different, but all could legitimately be said to be playing the same song.

In a bluegrass context, one person's break will usually differ from another's, and as we've seen, one person may well play different breaks on different occasions, but the underlying song remains the same.

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Edited by - Ira Gitlin on 06/28/2010 07:21:35

Daveasti - Posted - 06/28/2010:  06:44:03

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Hey there. During the part where he says "black gold....." and so on, you can use a alternating bass thumb inside outside roll (basic Scruggs roll TITM) until the kick off for the next verse. The roll would be TITM TITM on strings 3251 4251. This is exactly what Earl does on that part. Ok well not exactly, but pretty close.

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Edited by - Daveasti on 06/28/2010 06:45:26

stormoveroklahoma - Posted - 06/28/2010:  07:52:00

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Originally posted by Thor

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Originally posted by banjoman18

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Originally posted by Docmhc

It's listed as Beverly Hillbillies. Here's the link to it.

hangoutstorage.com/banjohangou...-2726.tef

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Thanks Doc. This is the Ballad of Jed Clampet not the TV Version which had the words...black gold Texas Tea....

I have found the lyrics no problem but am having a real tough time finding the tab to match the theme song.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Actually, the tab that Doc posted is exactly what you're looking for.

Listen to measures 48 through 69

"Black gold... Texas tea" is at about measure 65 in that tab. Then you can go back to measure 49 for the second verse, etc.

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Banjoman18

I think if you slow down a little and listen to this version of Beverly Hillbillies that it IS exactly what you are looking for. Thanks for your post...cause I have been looking for this as well and it was right in front of my nose the whole time.

Thanks for posting this Doc.

The single string swing version ....at the beginning of this tab is what you have been referring to. The black gold ....Texas tea comes in around the 38th bar and strings out to the brush before the fast version.

Isn't this what you are talking about?

Storm from Vermont

banjoman18 - Posted - 06/28/2010:  15:41:00

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You Guys (Ladies) are awesome! Thanks for all the help. I have a single note version that I would like to share with everyone. I am trying to figure out how to add to the end of it to get the rest of the song. I am trying to ease my way into playing by getting some immediate "at a boy(s)" while moving forward.

Does anyone know how to share a .tef file?

Thanks,
Elliott

banjoman18 - Posted - 06/28/2010:  15:50:31

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I couldn't find where to "upload" a file?

stormoveroklahoma - Posted - 06/28/2010:  16:23:24

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Originally posted by banjoman18

I couldn't find where to "upload" a file?

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I think you have to go to the Tab browser section of the forum. You should find directions for uploading it in there. You can just attach a tef file to any email and any one who has tef or tabledit can open and play it.

On the hangout main menu go to Tabs and Lessons, then Tablature archive...directions are on this page.

I'm loving the version by Paul Jennings arranged by Dave Kates it seems to run pretty true to what earl plays as back-up while the first few versus of the song are sung.

cheers
Storm

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Edited by - stormoveroklahoma on 06/28/2010 16:27:24

banjoman18 - Posted - 06/28/2010:  17:40:33

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Well it must just be me. When I create a new tab it errors out on the upload piece. I never get a chance to upload the file.

If anyone wants a copy, just let me know your email address and I will send it.

Thanks!

stormoveroklahoma - Posted - 06/30/2010:  08:55:40

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Originally posted by banjoman18

Well it must just be me. When I create a new tab it errors out on the upload piece. I never get a chance to upload the file.

If anyone wants a copy, just let me know your email address and I will send it.

Thanks!

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banjoman18

I just remembered that I like to add a little lick at the end which might be part of what you are looking for or already discovered yourself.


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of course you could play the same line arpa style (across the strings)

but I like the long slide in this one

cheers

Storm

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Edited by - stormoveroklahoma on 06/30/2010 09:04:45