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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 3/23/2011 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: Cornbread and Butterbeans - CCD version. No embellishment, just the basic progression.
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/21/2011
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Notes: This is transcribed from Kyle Creed's version on Clawhammer Banjo Volume 1.
Tuning is gCFBbEb. Creed either capos to the first fret or tunes up to g#C#F#BE though.
Enjoy!
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/25/2011
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Notes: This is my transcription of the Carolina Chocolate Drops version of Georgie Buck.
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 4/1/2011
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Notes: Galax Licks and lots of drop thumb work make this for the more advanced player, but I still selected intermediate because I can play it, and I'm no expert. Lots of room here for triplet runs and slides to make it more interesting.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/6/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: This is my personal arrangement of the tune. Just how I play it.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/4/2011 - 3 Member Comments
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Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by trick420, updated: 7/8/2011
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Notes: Transcribed from John Hartford's recording on Wild Jog in the Red Brush. Tough song, lots of ASPO's and some pinky stretches. In Sawmill tuning. Should be played as AA BB AA.
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/26/2011
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Notes: Play it nice and lazy. Easy tune, so maybe you should sing along?
Lyrics:
Short life of trouble
A few more words to part
Short life of trouble, dear girl
For a boy with a broken heart
Remember what you promised
Not more than a week ago
You promised that you'd marry me
Standing in your mama's door
* Refrain
Now you've gone and left me
I don't know what I'll do
I'd give this world and half of my life
Just to be married to you
* Refrain
Now you've broken your promise
Go marry whom you may
In this old world so big and so wide
I'll ramble back some day
* Refrain
My right foot's on the platform
My left foot's on the train
I'm leaving you and this lonesome old town
To never return again
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/5/2011
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Notes: Transcribed from Hunter Robertson's Youtube Video. He does some embellishments too that aren't captured here.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by trick420, updated: 6/25/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Been listening to John Hartford's Wild Hog in the Red Brush a ton lately, so I thought I would figure a few out. This is adapted from the fiddle music. Sawmill tuning, Capo 2. Some challenging ASPO's in here, so I set it to expert.
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/5/2011
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Notes: Transcribed from the Frank Lee Video on Youtube. Played in Ruben tuning dropped a whole step. This transcription is in standard Ruben Tuning (f#DF#AD)