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The Cuckoo (2F)

Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 4/21/2025
Download: TABLEDIT | PDF
Notes: This is more or less a two finger adaptation of Clarence Ashley’s famous clawhammer rendition of The Cuckoo. A video of me playing this rendition is posted on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/tjEvHrx2TSk