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Oct 23, 2026 - 9:31:28 PM
51 posts since 7/29/2026

Just what the title says. Meant for two finger style and to sing along with. About 55bpm.


Edited by - jwwallace on 10/23/2026 21:38:59

Oct 24, 2026 - 9:38:13 AM
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dbrooks

USA

5162 posts since 3/11/2004
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I'm a clawhammer player and tabber, so take that in consideration on my comments.  

  • A link in your post to an audio or video version would help those who are unfamiliar with the tune.
  • Indicate the key and tuning for the tab.
  • How are the notes in a small font and parentheses to be played? 
  • You show where pull-offs and slides are to be used.  Any hammer-ons?  Right-hand fingering (t,i,m) would be helpful to those new to two0finger.

David

Oct 24, 2026 - 2:52:12 PM

11291 posts since 8/30/2004

Hi David,
In total agreemennt...it always helps....Jack

Oct 25, 2026 - 2:07:53 AM
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janolov

Sweden

44032 posts since 3/7/2006

I am wondering what you mean with two-finger style? In my opinion, and also most of the readers here, two-finger is a rather rapid flow of notes where every second note ate played by index finger and every second by thumb (more or less). This piece seems to be a rather slow tune (bpm 55) so you can play several 1/16 notes after each other with the same finger without problem. You should add right hand fingering to illustrate your intended playing.

The notes within parentheses is another question. Usually these are ghost notes which are not heard. I guess you you want to show that these are fill-in notes and shall not be emphasized as the melody notes. This use of ghost notes may cause more confusion than information for tab readers. In TablEdit it is possible to change the size of the fret figure, either make it bigger for melody notes, or smaller for fill-in notes.

Don't forget to show the banjo tuning! I guess that this is standard G tuning, but it may also be C tuning (gCGBD)?

I hope you know that you can listen to the tab in TablEdit (and other softwares too). By listening you will get another view of the arrangement than if you play it yourself.

Oct 25, 2026 - 8:34:37 AM
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janolov

Sweden

44032 posts since 3/7/2006

This is how I would arrange South Australia in two-finger style. 

TablEdit, pdf and midi files are here: https://www.banjohangout.org/tab/browse.asp?m=detail&v=29673


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