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S_D - Posted - 03/11/2026: 17:30:38
I’d love to learn a clawhammer arrangement of Swing and Turn Jubilee that works well as a solo instrumental (no vocals). Ideally I’m looking for something that carries the vocal melody clearly rather than just a basic accompaniment pattern.
If anyone has tabs, a transcription, or suggestions, I’d really appreciate it. I’m especially interested in versions that translate the vocal melody cleanly to the banjo so it stands on its own instrumentally.
Also, are there versions out there in Double C tuning?
Here’s a cover version I like in case there are any other fans of this classic song out there (but not necessarily the version I’m trying to copy): youtube.com/watch?v=gKdTFb0jWy4
banjered - Posted - 03/11/2026: 18:34:54
There is a tab version in Tim Jumper's "Banjo Player's Songbook." Lot's of ways to go at any song, not such a thing as "a" corr
ect version. banjered
dbrooks - Posted - 03/12/2026: 17:26:08
Most people seem to play this in G tuning or in a tuning for the key of F (fDGCD), as in this version - Swing and Turn, Jubilee (Jean Ritchie) - Clawhammer banjo
You could probably learn this versions pretty easily if the tuning doesn't scare you off. The left-hand work is pretty easy, it seems. The melody is clearer than in the video you supplied. Would this video give you enough to work out your own version?
I could probably write some tab in double-C, but I doubt it would be any better or any easier that this version.
David
P.S. Here's a video of Willi Carlisle playing the tune. You can see that he is usingtwo- or thre-finger uppicking.
Edited by - dbrooks on 03/12/2026 17:33:00
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