This is a great tune for anyone wanting to get a grip on Ralph Stanleys way of doing things. The chord progression is straight and is used in dozens if not hundreds of bluegrass tunes.
You really have to pay attention to Ralphs right hand here ,as he gets a bit quirky in some spots ,most noticeably the 2nd measure of line 2. He takes the traditional FMB roll ,IMTMTIMT ,and goes IMTIMTIM. Look for it in other spots .
In the 2nd measure of line 1, measure 2 of line 3, and measure 3 of line 4 he does a straight forward roll version of the well know G lick, and he does likes to do that when he plays a real fast tune.
Here are a few different recordings of them doin this on youtube, but this one is my fav ,which i am including in the link.
youtu.be/6Yo5kfxxcRM?si=3QolxOZeL0spp5SN
Edited by - stanleytone on 08/04/2024 17:39:36
Super job, Gary,,, one of my favourites by the Stanleys.
Interesting how he played this ...
Edited by - chuckv97 on 08/04/2024 18:18:39
Love it! Any more?
Go to my media/photos section on my BHO homepage and youll find lots of Stanley tabs plus other artists' breaks too
What a great song. What great singing and arrangement AND Ralph's banjo rips it right.
Gary, thanks for the post.
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Great job Gary, I liked it so much I put up a tab of the song from a different YouTube video
https://www.banjohangout.org/tab/browse.asp?m=detail&v=27289
This must be a very popular song. A ton of videos of different artists doing it . But of course we all know the Stanley Brothers do it best LOL. Carter is at the top of his game vocally and Ralphs tenor is right there with him. And Ralph's break is like a hummingbird's wings.
"...but this one is my fav... "
Mine too :-)
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