Here's a tablature for a Scruggs-style arrangement of "Buttons And Bows".
The song was composed for the 1948 movie, "The Paleface", starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell. It's number 87 on the American Film Institute list of the top 100 songs in American cinema in the 20th Century. I heard a great duet of the song by Tony and Larry Rice, and I thought it might work for Scruggs-style banjo.
Here's Roy and Jane Russel singing it. No one could sing like the Singing Cowboy Roy Rogers...It's the most popular song in the movie I think....Jack
Buttons and Bows
Edited by - Jack Baker on 11/19/2025 14:37:02
If ever a tune was made for banjo....!
youtu.be/y3m5mDPXLO8?si=pSKV3S1EFWuSXWje
Heres another recorded version
Its the one i learned and its one of my go to songs. Thanks for posting!
Wayne,
Would you like me to add guitar and bass to your wonderful arrangement?....Jack
Originally posted by RB3Here's a tablature for a Scruggs-style arrangement of "Buttons And Bows".
The song was composed for the 1948 movie, "The Paleface", starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell. It's number 87 on the American Film Institute list of the top 100 songs in American cinema in the 20th Century. I heard a great duet of the song by Tony and Larry Rice, and I thought it might work for Scruggs-style banjo.
Jack,
I would have no problem with the addition of other instruments.
Thanks for letting me join in on your great arrangement Wayne.....Jack p.s. Bob Hope sang it in the first Paleface and then Roy sang it in the Son Of The Paleface...Great melody and lyrics....
Edited by - Jack Baker on 11/21/2025 07:41:26
Here is your wonderful tab of Buttons and Bows from "Paleface" with chords and bass tossed in.....Jack
Buttons and Bows
Wayne's wonderful arrangement shows what so many threads are talking about what is a roll and how/what they add to a bluegrass banjo style song. Wayne shows us exactly how to use the "filler notes" usually called rolls. Listen to how he plays every note of the melody in his very melodic vocal capturing the melody and lets the rolling notes fill in the "force" needed to play in this style of banjo....Jack p.s. Earl did pretty much the same thing in his early banjo introduction to the world of banjo...
Edited by - Jack Baker on 11/24/2025 00:00:22
Jack,
Thanks for the kind words; your complimentary comments are very much appreciated.
That's some really fine picking, Wayne, and a great job of arranging. Is that your old flathead? Sounds wonderful!
Don,
Thank you for that unsolicited testimonial. That recording was done a long time ago, but I'm pretty sure it was recorded with the old flat head.
I wish I could still play that way, but my fingers don't work anymore. The only way I can play with any control now is to barely hit the strings, so I don't get to hear the great sound the instrument is capable of making. My wife likes that way, though.
