Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: F#/Gbm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 6/24/2025
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Notes: I learned this ballad from Obray Ramsey’s “Folksongs of the Three Laurels” album. This is a thumb-lead two finger rendition, which corresponds closely to how he played it. The tuning is standard G, but pitched down a half step to the key of F# (same as the recording). The chords are just the standard 1, 4, and 5 chords, so if you wanted to play this in G, the chords would be G, C, and D.
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