Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by howsy-bee, updated: 8/30/2021 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: (Fairly) accurate transcription off Jimmy Arnold's "Riding With Ol' Mosby" album, with thanks to Greg Crisp.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by stratovarious520, updated: 2/17/2021 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: Capo 2. From the "Strictly Arnold" album. Some liberties were taken, notably with the last break. I'm not one to judge, but I believe the alcohol had kicked in by this point at the recording session...listen to the original slowed down, and you'll see what I mean. Still, a fun tune, and it has some signature licks in there.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Gm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by Kachuka, updated: 7/23/2014 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: Written by Mike Munford and performed by Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JLouis Thiry, updated: 4/16/2017
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Notes: From an album by The Boys Of The Lough
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 2/13/2022
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Notes: I learned this from Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains a few years back, and worked up a 2F banjo rendition shortly thereafter. I employ both thumb lead and index lead. Normally this is played in A modal, but I recorded it and tabbed it in G modal. This tune pretty much the same as the old pipe tune, The Fall of Waterloo. A YouTube video of me playing this rendition is at: https://youtu.be/I19MiogZf4A
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjukebox, updated: 4/17/2018 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Folk Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by stigandr5, updated: 5/31/2014
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Notes: Arranged for 2-finger index-lead, but would work well as straight clawhammer too.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjukebox, updated: 2/23/2017
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Notes: Tab provided with the guidance of Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Bill H, updated: 3/12/2022
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Notes: I believe this is an O'Carolan tune. This is my take on a three-finger melodic version using a good bit of single string playing.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Vagueperson, updated: 11/28/2022
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Gm Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Fortune, updated: 8/8/2021
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Genre: Other Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Ricky Mier, updated: 4/11/2010 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: this either goes under the blu bop or funk theme.
banjo tabbed out by a friend, i tabbed the bass and chops.
it doesnt really have the B part, but it does have that nasty trippolette lick accuratley.
enjoy
Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Julian44_4, updated: 1/20/2012
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Notes: arranged for banjo by Dale Allen Pfeiffer
Genre: Popular Style: 4-String (Tenor/Plectrum) Key: Bm Tuning: Chicago (DGBE) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by mmuussiiccaall, updated: 10/21/2017 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Chicago tuning
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 5/21/2015
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Notes: A nice Slip Jig edited from the O' Neill's Music of Ireland #1168. Double C tuning. Easy left hand positions.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjukebox, updated: 3/28/2018
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Notes: Old Time tune in the key of G
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by olddammike, updated: 5/9/2023
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Notes: https://youtu.be/rTnXL2zn6BU
I only play the alternate mea. 1&2 here, but both mea. 16 variations.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 11/27/2011
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Notes: Tuning: gDADE - 2C, capo at 2nd fret, 5th=g
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 11/4/2012
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Notes: Double-D, capo at 2nd fret, 5th=a, aDADE
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by AllanJ, updated: 9/3/2015 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: The A part is quite easy, but the B part I found tricky - getting the high 'b' and keeping the pedal going.
I've tried to arrange the B part to make the left-hand fretting as efficient as possible so that it can be played at 'session speed'! I shift (left hand) position on the open strings at the last beat of the 1st bar, after first beat of 2nd bar, last beat of 2nd bar, 2nd beat of third bar (going to a half bar on the 9th fret) etc.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 5/19/2016
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Notes: A classic Irish reel. Adapted in double C capoed 2. I love it !
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 10/6/2022
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Bill H, updated: 2/24/2023 - 4 Member Comments
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 3/13/2016 - 4 Member Comments
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Notes: Here is an almost bare bones arrangement (standard notation) for the traditional reel in D major. Notice how I use an F# in spots (not the usual B-note). I've also changed a commonly played triplet (B-part) to two 16th notes followed by an 8th note, which has more punch, less bounce, than the triplet. It's called a "treble" no matter how it is notated.
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen Style: 4-String (Tenor/Plectrum) Tuning: Chicago (DGBE) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by cb56, updated: 6/9/2017 - 1 Member Comments
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Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by cgbnjo, updated: 11/9/2012
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Notes: Major scale maps for the complete 22 fret fingerboard.
Genre: Other Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Corwyn, updated: 9/24/2012
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Notes: Ascending scales with all possible fingerings; all major scales.
Genre: Other Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jacob Underwood, updated: 3/29/2017
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Notes: Here is a sample tab of the G major scale and C major scale for banjo. The question of scales comes up often, so this demonstrates my approach to teaching scales. You may play scales on single strings. However, that doesn't have much practical application for bluegrass playing. The idea is to play rolls, so, I believe scales should be practiced that way. Here is the simple rule to follow: never play the same string twice in a row; never use the same finger twice in a row.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: 4-String (Tenor/Plectrum) Tuning: Tenor Irish (GDAE) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Munnlos, updated: 10/21/2015 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoVMnw_Kyr4
Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by RJWMitchell, updated: 11/3/2013
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Rock Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by zach w, updated: 4/1/2021
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Notes: I worked out this arrangement from chords provided at https://www.shanesimpson.com/. Its simple and meant for vocal accompaniment.
Edit Note: on the Dm chord play the 2nd string not the 3rd sting.
Genre: Classical Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: Gm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Mark W Andersen, updated: 6/17/2016 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 3/4/2012
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Notes: This is an old Swedish song by the troubadoure Carl Michael Bellman. It was composed around 1790. Here played in clawhammer style.
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 10/20/2011 - 2 Member Comments
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Genre: Old Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 11/1/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by stan, updated: 7/22/2012 - 6 Member Comments
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Notes: a fun tune for everyone to take a break on!
Genre: Popular Style: Classic Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Lukino_Bali, updated: 4/13/2023 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: You wanted me to write tablature for this, so here it is. Enjoy
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Julian44_4, updated: 2/1/2016
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Posted by schlange, updated: 4/8/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by crishergirl, updated: 5/9/2012
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Notes: This is in the style of the music from the movie "O brother where art thou".
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by rossnickerson, updated: 5/5/2019
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Unknown/None Chosen Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by mmuussiiccaall, updated: 8/9/2022
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Notes: Noam Pikelny
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by coltoncrawford, updated: 4/13/2020 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Steelydan, updated: 8/16/2013
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Notes: Tabbed a version of "I have (I've got) a mansion just over the hilltop. It's played in the key of C (C-F-G) with the banjo tuned to G. Capo 2 and your playing in D. This is 3-finger Scruggs style and is played relatively slow (I've embedded a Ricky Van Shelton Youtube version) and included lyrics.
Genre: Traditional Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Jethro Aberdeen, updated: 8/26/2013 - 3 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Other Key: A Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Expert
Posted by James Stiltner, updated: 1/27/2013
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Other Difficulty: Expert
Posted by Ricky Mier, updated: 4/11/2010 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: the song goes out of the banjos low register, but who cares. its sure fun to pick!
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Dm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjoy, updated: 8/14/2021
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Notes: A basic video demo can be seen at https://youtu.be/UKQBDK7d3EU ... This is my arrangement for 5-string banjo on the cool Instrumental "Manzanita" by Tony Rice. This includes the basic building blocks of the tune, including the backup chords ... feel free to take it and run with it :)
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Dm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by MartinLuther1960, updated: 1/23/2014
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Notes: I took the Manzanita Guitar transcription that was here, added a banjo staff and basically copied everything over initially...
If I lost a note due to being out of the banjo's register (C natural or an A, on the low end), I moved that note UP an octave...
In the end, I found that a lot of what was being played 'in position' was just as easy, if not easier, to play in open position... In those few cases, I moved those parts to the open position, making sure simultaneously, that they 'fit in' with what preceeded and followed those sections, for smooth playing throughout...
I also found that the addition of a few hammers and pull-offs (slurs) made certain passages flow better, so I added those...
I could never have figured this tune out by ear alone, so Rick Diesel's copy from a guitar original helped get us on the road and on the right path...
The rest fell on my 40+ years experience playing guitar, reading music, transcribing experience and finally banjo playing ability...
And being very familiar with Tony's amazing musical senses and guitar playing abilities...
I genuinely hope this now Tabledited piece helps the folks who seek it out...
MartinLuther1960
Genre: Ragtime Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Greg Gilbert, updated: 11/2/2013 - 1 Member Comments
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Posted by schlange, updated: 4/8/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Open D (f#DF#Ad) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 10/24/2011
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by ianhobba1, updated: 9/3/2010 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: I heard this tune played on the banjo clawhammer style on an album 'Folk Banjo Styles' and wanted to play it Scruggs style and it seemed to fall out in C Tuning....
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Chapucero, updated: 5/2/2020
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Notes: This is Alan Munde's arrangement off "Keep on Pushing." More 'true blue' and less flashy melodic stuff in here, but with Al's special touch. Plenty of great examples of the I-T-I-M roll starting on the 2nd string, which Al has often mentioned as one of his favorite (and most heavily employed) rolls. I particularly like the way the B part starts-- that's a useful one at high speeds!
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by ChuckJo, updated: 3/4/2013
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Notes:
Marching Through Georgia was written by Henry Clay Work in 1865 to celebrate the Union "March to the Sea" led U.S. Major General William Tecumseh Sherman from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864 culminating in the capture of the Port of Savannah. Mark recorded Marching Through Georgia with Emory Lester for the CD, Acoustic Rising, released on the Mountain Home label in 2006. On the CD, Mark told me, he placed a capo on the 5th fret of his banjo tuned in double C (gCGCD) raising the banjo's pitch to the key of F. To make my job of transcribing this tune into tab easier, I asked Mark to play without the capo.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 10/6/2022
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 4/16/2015
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Notes: From the Dubliners.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 10/30/2022
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Notes: Based on the YouTube video of Tony Ellis playing this tune in 2F style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNX5NQzLIzw
Genre: Ragtime Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by Gontii, updated: 2/1/2010
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Notes: Marple Leaf Rag
Music Scott Joplin
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 10/6/2022
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mmuussiiccaall, updated: 3/31/2015
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 7/16/2011
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Notes: Double-D, capo at 2nd fret, 5th = #f, #fDADE
Genre: Classical Style: Classical Key: Cm Tuning: Cm (gCGCEb) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Jethro Aberdeen, updated: 1/4/2013 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: A modern favorite Christmas tune written by Mark Lowrey with variations for each verse. A haunting but beautiful song and arrangement, enjoy.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by BasicBoston, updated: 11/12/2010
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Popular Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Bm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 9/4/2013 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: This is my version of the theme from M*A*S*H, also called "Suicide is Painless". I is in the key Bm, which seems to fit better than than you expect.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by tfaux, updated: 5/28/2014 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by fevercreek, updated: 6/3/2014
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Notes: Based on tfaux's (thanks) tabbed/played version but in A.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Duc7, updated: 5/16/2020
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Notes: Another student request - this is mostly melodic style. It's a common session tune around here and pairs nicely with "Devil's Dream" (which also works nicely in melodic style). I've tried to make it as playable as possible - have fun! Skip.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 10/6/2022
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by littleton, updated: 10/6/2022
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: 4-String (Tenor/Plectrum) Key: G Tuning: Tenor Irish (GDAE) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 2/25/2016
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Notes: In gratitude to Mike Keyes. This version (G) is based on Micho Russell's (Co. Clare) tin whistle version in F.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 12/18/2017
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Notes: This Irish fingerstyle version (G) is based on Micho Russell's (Co. Clare) tin whistle version in F. It has a bit of a lilt to it, and is not played too fast. It's a laid-back two-part version that can stand on its own or go with other tunes.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 12/17/2017
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Notes: Here is a nine-part-contest version of the famous Scottish reel—not for the faint of heart. I have it in G, but obviously, it can be capoed to A. These are advanced Irish fingerstyle variations (G tuning) that use ornamentation in the form of triplets, inspired by legend Anthony Sullivan, who pioneered 4-string variations in A (GDAE tuning). In that same spirit, I have added (optional) chords and a fancy ending that is reminiscent of frenzied fiddlers bringing the tune home. One doesn't have to play all nine parts, and they can be combined and re-combined to suit one's taste; in other words, make this tune as long or as short as you want.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: 4-String (Tenor/Plectrum) Tuning: Tenor Irish (GDAE) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JAH, updated: 2/7/2016
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by dUSA, updated: 12/17/2014 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D#/Ebm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by phb, updated: 12/9/2018
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Notes: This is my transcription of the Country Gentlemen's "Matterhorn". For some reason it felt wrong to me to write everything relative to 0 when capoed this high. Hence, open strings appear as "8" and what is e.g. the 2nd fret relative to the capo is notated as "10" and so on.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by OvrTheTop, updated: 3/11/2013
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Notes: Tab with lyrics included. No solo's tabbed out from the song.
Genre: Folk Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by dpetervan, updated: 2/8/2011 - 5 Member Comments
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Notes: My attempt at arranging this great song. I tried to duplicate some of John Sommers up the neck stuff. Please feel free to modify/comment/criticise......always helpful to have other ideas!
Re-edited and improved by Tom Arri and Harold Streeter
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 8/28/2013
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Notes: Double-d, capo at 2nd fret, 5th=g, gDADE
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Tenor Irish (GDAE) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Shamrock, updated: 10/23/2009 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Simple melody with tabs
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JLouis Thiry, updated: 4/16/2017
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Notes: From Christy Moore's group "Moving Hearts" and later covered by Canadian group "Leahy"
Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Toppy, updated: 11/8/2011
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 11/26/2010
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Notes: Capo at 2nd fret (5th at 7th or peg up) aDADE
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JanetB, updated: 9/3/2016
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Notes: An original tune by Alice Gerrard who collected songs and played with old-time Virginia musicians.
Genre: Folk Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Am Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 10/24/2021
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Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Dm Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 8/13/2017
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Posted by schlange, updated: 4/8/2006
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Genre: Other Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Andyrhydycreuau, updated: 2/23/2023
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Genre: Classical Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Greg Gilbert, updated: 11/17/2018
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Double C (gCGCD)
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 1/29/2011
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Notes: Tuning - gDADE
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by AllanJ, updated: 6/3/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JanetB, updated: 2/4/2016 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: From the playing of Kentucky fiddler Jake Phelps. I've posted Merriweather in two different tunings (and have seen more than two different spellings of her name!).
Genre: Country Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by trackerjacker85, updated: 8/29/2020
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Notes: Watched a few YouTube Videos and looked at the guitar chords - hope this is close. Works well enough for the studio recording. Capo 4. Live I think is capo 5. First tab, hope I did this right.
Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Posted by schlange, updated: 4/8/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mmuussiiccaall, updated: 11/20/2020
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Notes: Willie Watson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N49k4KkshAs
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Cm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Banjowen, updated: 9/29/2009 - 4 Member Comments
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Notes: A self-penned tune in the key of Cm which has a Mexican/Spanish flavour....
Genre: Other Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by travis92, updated: 4/28/2011 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: Electronic song transposed to the banjo?
Genre: Folk Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD)
Posted by littleton, updated: 10/6/2022
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by AllanJ, updated: 10/8/2010 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Very popular session English session tune.
Genre: Popular Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Duc7, updated: 1/19/2012
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Notes: Here's a fairly easy arrangement of a Beatles classic in a chord melody style. The verse is in D and the chorus is in Dm. Don't let the chord names scare you, they're mostly two or three note shapes, with not too many big stretches.
Hope you enjoy it!
Genre: Popular Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: F Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Devon Wells, updated: 10/1/2012 - 2 Member Comments
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006 - 2 Member Comments
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Genre: Rock Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Kahuna Grande, updated: 1/1/2014 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Done in the style of the Eagles recording, this tab combines the first and second banjos of Bernie Leadon's studio playing.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006 - 2 Member Comments
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mwblake, updated: 8/30/2009 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: Beautiful slow waltz in D major
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by eagleisland, updated: 11/9/2013 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Don Borchelt posted a lovely arrangement of this song a while back. Always good to have several versions to choose from, dontcha think? This arrangement is a little simpler than Don's and should be easier for newer players to grasp.
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 7/29/2017
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Dave Nauman, updated: 6/8/2010
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Cwiiis, updated: 5/1/2015
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Notes: Transcribed from Poison Lies volume 4.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by CCABanjo, updated: 4/3/2016
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Genre: Folk Style: Other Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by adamsk, updated: 5/4/2015 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Played 3 finger (not Scruggs). Includes three slightly different versions of the song.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjott, updated: 3/21/2015
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Notes: Mighty Dark to Travel as played by Charlie Cushman on this YouTube video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJE3Vf4_2I0)
If you notice something wrong with the tab, please let me know.
Tabbed by Tabito (no pun intended).
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Mark Johnson, updated: 8/23/2011
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Notes: From the fiddling of John Morgan Salyer.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by janolov, updated: 10/30/2011
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Am Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Crandall, updated: 8/9/2012
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Notes: This is an original piece I wrote for a friend's movie. It uses some drop-thumbing as well as some plucks on the open 1st string to fill in the gaps. I also included standard notation, in which the ties show hammer-ons or pull-offs. Enjoy!
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by corcoran, updated: 8/15/2015
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Notes: As played by Don Stover and by J. D. Crowe.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 12/5/2011
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Notes: Double-D, capo at 2nd fret, 5th=g, gDADE
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 5/17/2013
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Notes: Double-D, capo at 2nd fret, 5th=g, gDADE
Genre: Other Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Em Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by luanmoldanmotta, updated: 7/24/2017
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Notes: This music is a brazilian southern one, from the genre Milonga, also popular at Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina. It is originaly for accordeon, but I did an arrange for banjo.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 5/10/2022
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Notes: This tab corresponds to my rendition of this song as played in a YouTube video (https://youtu.be/aALDsmkanzU). It uses old-timey three-finger picking for the banjo break, and up-picking for the verse.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Jazz Style: Other Key: Am Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Expert
Posted by smitchinson, updated: 10/20/2014
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Notes: This is my try at transcribing Django Rheinhardt note for note onto the banjo. A good learning experience. First 2 rounds of Minor Swing in Am. Standard tuning with 5th string capo'd to A. mp3 on my music page.
Genre: Jazz Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Am Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Devon Wells, updated: 10/11/2014
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Dave Nauman, updated: 11/24/2014
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Genre: Classical Style: Classical Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Ian_banjo, updated: 7/23/2011
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Notes: This is another minuet in G from the Anna Magdalena notebook.
Genre: Classical Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by stigandr5, updated: 1/30/2012
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Notes: An arrangement for clawhammer banjo of a tune found in an 18th century Welsh fiddler's manuscript. This tune is #51 in "Alawon John Thomas," a modern edition of the manuscript. Edited by Dr. Cass Meurig. This tune is most likely John Thomas's interpretation of a minuet written by Jean-Claude Leclair.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Classical Style: Classical Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjovy, updated: 9/22/2009
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Notes: was a keyboard piece included in the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach and often attributed to JS Bach(BWV Anh.114)
Genre: Classical Style: Classical Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Ian_banjo, updated: 7/23/2011 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: This is the famous minuet usually ascribed to Bach and it is found in the Anna Magdalena notebook. However, nowadays it is usually attributed to Christian Petzold. Thanks to Liam (Bilbo 1) for that information. You can see me playing this in my videos, but without the guitar accompaniment.
Genre: Classical Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by tfaux, updated: 11/14/2011
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Notes: Duet clawhammer arrangement of a Bach minuet, in G.
Genre: Classical Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by drifter, updated: 1/13/2013
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Notes: Good piece to practise arpeggio or pull offs (if you prefer that technique)
Genre: Classical Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by ronh2510, updated: 8/29/2011
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Notes: Here's a Tab of a great classical piece by J S Bach, Minuet in G.
I have a YouTube clip of me playing this arangement for you to refer and use a s a learning aid.
Search Youtube for 'stratpac'
Have fun.
Ron H
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Classical Key: Gm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Ian_banjo, updated: 7/23/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: This is another minuet from the Bach Anna Magdalena notebook. However, it now looks as if it was by Christian Petzold as a companion piece to the popular minuet in G major.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by ndlxs, updated: 10/15/2021
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Notes: Stephen Foster melody of his song Nelly Bly, also used for gold miner song Miss Ella. See clawhammer tune of the week October 15, 2021.
Genre: Old Time Style: Minstrel (Stroke Style) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by ManfredK, updated: 1/8/2017
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Notes: from the Briggs' Banjo Instructor 1855
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by delmando, updated: 5/14/2013
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Notes: ( AKA "Did you ever see the devil uncle Joe?" )
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JLouis Thiry, updated: 10/12/2017
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by AlBanjo38, updated: 3/1/2018
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Notes: Melodic (Not exactly Scruggs)
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Open D (f#DF#Ad) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by AlBanjo38, updated: 4/10/2018
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Notes: Melodic (Not exactly Scruggs)
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by corcoran, updated: 9/7/2021
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Notes: This sprightly little tune is known by a number of names besides “Miss McLeod’s Reel,” including “Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe,” “Enterprise and Boxer,” “Hop High Ladies,” and “Virginia Reel.” For me, it has been an earworm burrowing into my temporal lobe that persisted for many years until I finally gave in and produced a tablature.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JLouis Thiry, updated: 1/23/2020
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: C Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 4/16/2015
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Notes: O'Carolan's tune
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 4/16/2015
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Notes: O'Carolan's tune
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Julian44_4, updated: 2/1/2016
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Genre: Folk Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mwblake, updated: 11/15/2019 - 4 Member Comments
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Notes: Another lovely little waltz by Phil Cunningham, the British folk wizard, featuring a little bit of single stringing, some interesting pushes and a nice set of chords in the key of G. I hope you enjoy it. [I love waltzes. me!]
Martin
Genre: Other Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 12/6/2015 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by eleshiacatherine, updated: 5/26/2016 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: This tune was written by Hilarie Burhans and Jane Rothfield. Janet Burton has very generously edited my hand written tab and converted it to tef and pdf.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JanetB, updated: 1/21/2019
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Notes: The two ladies who wrote this tune contributed an A part (Hilarie Burhans) and the B part (Jane Rothfield). A beautiful tune and an old-time Tune of the Week.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by littleton, updated: 4/7/2021
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 4/7/2021
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Stephen Rapp, updated: 9/24/2021
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Notes: A modern Old Time tune written by Lynn "Chirps" Smith.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 2/13/2022 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Composed by Lynn "Chirps" Smith.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Traditional Style: Other Key: D Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by hum, updated: 2/25/2011 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: More tabs at www.davehum.com
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by littleton, updated: 6/28/2017
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by AndyW, updated: 1/13/2018 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: An edit of Dan Levenson's Kitchen Sink arrangement.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Other Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by flyakfish, updated: 2/24/2021
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Notes: A melodic version in the key of "D" played in standard "G" tuning but with the 5th string dropped one fret to F#. This makes the fingering easy and more flowing played melodic style without repeating the same string. I will post more songs I play this way since I haven't seen this simple tuning used here.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 5/10/2022
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Notes: Normally this is played in D, but I like it pitched down to C (no capo) as a solo banjo piece. Here's a link to a YouTube video of me playing this as part of a medley with Logan County Blues: https://youtu.be/wO8_9cGpFCU
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Open C (gCGCE) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 10/24/2011
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 3/20/2023 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: This tab corresponds to the demo video on my YouTube channel that is titled the same: https://youtu.be/CzyAL_STtDs
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by kevinwholmes, updated: 12/28/2010 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 2/13/2022
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A#/Bb Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by dholland, updated: 2/1/2013
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Notes: Fiddle tune by Kenny Baker in key of Bb. Great tune that I've never heard anyone play. Hopefully this will spur someone on. The PDF files are for page 1 and 2.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A#/Bb Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by dholland, updated: 1/21/2019 - 2 Member Comments
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Genre: Traditional Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by BOBBANJO, updated: 8/10/2022
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Notes: A very basic tab for the record!
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Am
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 4/9/2017
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Notes: A-modal, capo at 2nd fret, 5th=a, aEADE
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Am
Posted by Yigal Zan, updated: 2/21/2012
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Notes: Double-D with the 5th tuned "g" - gDADE. Close match with Brian Duncan's fiddling
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Popular Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Studebaker Hawk, updated: 10/2/2009
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Notes: Based on the playing of Mark Casstevens, this is the banjo arrangement from the Ray Stevens recording. You'll need to capo all the way up to the 7th fret to match the recording.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Posted by schlange, updated: 6/9/2006
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Genre: Other Style: Other
Posted by schlange, updated: 6/22/2006 - 2 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Sagar, updated: 4/24/2011
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Notes: Writer Cyril Kovac
modified by Lee Marcus
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Sagar, updated: 4/24/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Original version composed by Cyril Kovac
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by trick420, updated: 1/4/2011 - 3 Member Comments
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by rsbanjodog, updated: 3/26/2013
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Genre: Old Time Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A#/Bb Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by stratovarious520, updated: 4/15/2022
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Notes: From the Tony Ellis album "The Quest" (2005). Note the tuning...it is RELATIVE double C. Lower everything a whole step to be in tune with Tony.
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ5O-RLOz9M
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Open D (f#DF#Ad) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 10/24/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by banjo321, updated: 8/29/2016
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Notes: Two breaks and fill end licks for Bill Monroes classic tune
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by corcoran, updated: 3/10/2016 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: M&T is a traditional song that Bill Monroe arranged and made his own. A number of great banjo players have tackled it: Earl Scruggs, Don Stover, Bill Keith, Craig Smith, J. D. Crowe, Lamar Grier, and the list goes on. I have tabbed out 3 breaks, 2 down the neck and 1 up the neck (a la Don Stover). Have fun.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Janna, updated: 7/14/2019
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Notes: I was looking for the original tab of this song, but noticed that the tabs I found in the Internet were not like the original... So I tried to write my own tabs listening the original mp3 record of the Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs playing. I used the program for making the record very slow so I could hear each note Earl Scruggs played.
Now it seems my tabs more close to the original version of the official studio version of this song.
Please, let me know, what do you think? Do you like it or no and why? Your opinion means lot for me! Thank you!!!))
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Posted by schlange, updated: 4/8/2006
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by ndlxs, updated: 4/23/2020
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Notes: From "Dear Old Illinois - Traditional Music from Downstate Illinois", page 295, as collected by Garry Harrison from Cliff Pulliam of Latona, Illinois.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Genre: Popular Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by tom nelson, updated: 12/2/2011
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Genre: Rock Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by CBSplayer, updated: 1/13/2014
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Notes: Mark Knopfler's intro to Money for nothing. Sounds really cool on banjo.
Genre: Old Time Style: Other Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 6/2/2012
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Notes: This is from Briggs' Banjo Instructor, published in 1855. In the original notation the banjo was tuned dGDF#A, and the tune was played i D major. I have transcribed it to aEAC#E (standard G tuning with capo on second fret) to play in the key of A, which seems to be the most common key for other versions of Money Musk.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Open D (aDF#Ad) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jack_beuthin, updated: 11/15/2022 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: A fine waltz, at least as played by Evelyn Shaw, Lauchlin Shaw, A.C Overton and Wayne Martin on the "Going Down to Raleigh" album (Pinecone Records, 2009). Corresponding video on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/aeL1_wE-pHU
Genre: Jazz Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: Em Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Laurence Diehl, updated: 12/10/2010
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Notes: This is the melody only to the tune Monique which can be found on my page.
Tabbed out by my good friend winnipegbanjoman (Nestor).
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by carlb, updated: 5/7/2016
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Notes: Three tunes in different tunings published in the Banjo Newsletter in October, 1978.
Monkey in a Dog Cart - gCGce
Spotted Pony - aDAde
Liberty Off the Corn Licker Still - gDGde
Genre: Other Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by ButchRobins, updated: 2/29/2020
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Notes: From Butch Robins' Rounder Records album "Forty Years Late"
Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/butch-robins/monkey-in-the-garden
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by CCABanjo, updated: 3/18/2012 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Two of the midi files are for "play along" to help with your timing while practicing the tune (one at 90 bpm and the other at 120 bpm).
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by corcoran, updated: 7/27/2013
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Notes: This is another classic fiddle tune written by Bill Monroe that is an excellent vehicle for the banjo. I have tabbed out a relatively straightforward arrangement with nothing too flamboyant. I included two versions of the B part, the first up the neck and the second down low. Both work well, but I have found that the second is easier to play when poor lighting on stage prevents me from seeing the position markers on the neck.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Other Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by thomgus, updated: 3/27/2017
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Notes: Noam Pikelny's melodic version of this Kenny Baker classic.
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Henry Egelmeer, updated: 10/17/2013
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Notes: when we, my teacher and me, were playing we stumbled upon a traditional from our own region in the Netherlands and it was quite easy tot translate it into clawhammer
Genre: Jazz Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Greg Gilbert, updated: 9/8/2009
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Notes: Popular jazz standard arranged in chord and melodic styles
Genre: Classical Style: Classical Key: Cm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by tom nelson, updated: 6/22/2012
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Notes: My short simple modest attempt at a great piece of music. If you have something better please post it.
Genre: Classical Style: Classical Key: C#/Dbm Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by janolov, updated: 3/10/2011 - 4 Member Comments
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Notes: This is a transcription of Beethovens Sonata No. 14 "Moonligh" Op. 27, No. 2.
The original piano version contains a bass line, a triplet accompaniment, and a simple melody line. This is the "triplet accompaniment and melody" transcribed to banjo, in the original key C# minor.
Genre: Classical Style: Classical Key: Em Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by MauriceHaire, updated: 10/3/2016
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Notes: transposed to Em from C#m
Check it out on my You Tube Channel bluegrass banjo
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Open Gm (gDGBbD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Daniyel ben-Asher, updated: 2/2/2013
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Notes: Hey everyone, this is my latest tune... Its not an environmentalist piece, its about a hanging tree! Please feel free to modify, tweak, and otherwise make it your own, but if you do, give me a holler and let me hear what you've done with it! Enjoy :)
Genre: Folk Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD)
Posted by RJWMitchell, updated: 5/13/2014
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JLouis Thiry, updated: 12/7/2018
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Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Posted by schlange, updated: 4/8/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by AllanJ, updated: 2/22/2014 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Dance tune from the North of England.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Em Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JLouis Thiry, updated: 5/24/2019 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: Another setting of the famous Morrison's Jig. excerpt from from a tunebook yet to come: "JIGGIN’ BANJO”, dealing with non-conventional music from irish jig to ragtime in the clawhammer style
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by Bob Frost, updated: 2/17/2010
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Notes: The "Other" playing style is three-finger melodic.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: Em Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by smitchinson, updated: 10/17/2014
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Notes: Another popular Irish session tune. Standard tuning. Bit of a workout in the B part, but worth the effort.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Em Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Noah Cline, updated: 11/19/2018
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Notes: This is my arrangement of Morrison's for clawhammer.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Em Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Noah Cline, updated: 11/19/2018
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Notes: This is my arrangement of Morrison's for clawhammer.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jkramer14, updated: 9/16/2009 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: Tuning is f# ADAD. Tune the D string way down to an A, the G string way down to a D, B string to and A, and the 5th string to an f#. This is a realy nice tuning for playing in D and doing some oldtime tunes. Tuning is from Dwight Diller and the tune is an original song I wrote for the boys down in Morrow County, Ohio.
Enjoy, Jeff Kramer
Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by heronhawk, updated: 3/21/2015
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Notes: Tuning is open G capo 2 (aEAC#E). This is a Quebecois tune written by Jean-Claude Mirandette. Pascal Gemme has a nice slow fiddle tutorial for it at this link: http://pascalgemme.com/tradquebec/Louis-Cyr-motel-Henry/
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Buxton, updated: 6/30/2018
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Notes: From Martha White show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJlMTXK6Jo
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mmuussiiccaall, updated: 3/29/2014
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Notes: A transfer of Kevin Burke's GP5 version to tabled it.
Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by ak_banjo, updated: 3/1/2016 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Tune I wrote a while back. The X's on the tab are simply brush skips. I put them in instead of just having rests because it emulates the sound of the thumb hitting the head (or the fingerboard if you are frailing up on the neck) during playback in Tabledit. Moderate amount of drop-thumb. *UPDATE* added guitar and bass backup
Genre: Popular Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 4/13/2023 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: Here is a clawhammer version of Richard Rodgers' and Lorenz Hart's old classic Mountain Greenery. I have tried to keep the original chords and I counted 20 different chords (Icounted G and G7 as different chords and corresponding for other) which are exceptional for a clawhammer tune. I also added the melody line to make it easier to understand and learn the clawhammer part. In the tef file the melody is played by a clarinet.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by dskeigley, updated: 10/18/2014
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Minstrel (Stroke Style) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by jkacur, updated: 5/14/2015 - 5 Member Comments
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Notes: Open G capoed at the 2nd fret.
This is a jig, so
Main stresses are on 1 and 4
Lesser stress are on 3 and 6
and all the above are played with the "M" finger (whether that be the Index or Middle finger for you)
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 5/5/2015 - 4 Member Comments
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Notes: Another version of this jig. G tuning capo 2
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 5/6/2015
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Notes: More stacatto, less legato, Thank you Tom. I am gonna work on the right hand and the speed now .... And I will change the tabledit file
Key of A, Capoed at 2nd fret
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Devon Wells, updated: 9/21/2009
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Notes: French Canadian fiddle tune. Mostly single string in the A section then a bit more melodic in the B. A lot of fun.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by Duc7, updated: 1/25/2012
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by heronhawk, updated: 11/23/2015 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: A Quebecois tune popular in the Olympia session. Inspired by Allison de Groot's accompaniment of Adrianna Ciccone on Adrianna's album 'The Back of Winter' (it's the first tune in a medley they call 'Two old times'). Sheet music is in the Portland Collection, volume 1.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Am Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by tfaux, updated: 11/14/2011
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Notes: A great first dropthumb tune, co-composed with my daughter and friend (both 10 years old.)
Genre: Other Style: Exercises and Licks Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mmuussiiccaall, updated: 2/15/2018
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Notes: Count up 4 frets from the barre to get in position.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by corcoran, updated: 12/16/2015 - 3 Member Comments
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Notes: Mr Sandman was recorded by the Chordettes in 1954, although it had previously been recorded by Vaughn Monroe -- no relation to Bill Monroe, I think – and his Orchestra in the same year. Steve Arkin has stated that Bill Keith had an arrangement of the song in the early 1960s, although I have never heard Keith’s version (and would love to, if anybody has a recording). In any case, several years ago I finally worked up an arrangement of my own, and I just got around to the tablature, posted here. It took me about one month to tab it out – a real pain – but I think I finally got it close to right. I borrowed the idea for the ending from an excellent tab by Jack Gentle Jr. (aka MickG) that was posted in the Tab Archive some years ago, and I gratefully acknowledge it here. When you work through the tab, you will find unusual D13 and D7 chord positions in measure 24 and elsewhere. Here I made use of Sonny Osborne’s brilliant creation of a pedal steel–like chord progression that he demonstrates in his Homespun Tapes video.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Banjowen, updated: 9/5/2009 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: A tune I wrote for a pet dog we once had, his name was "Spike", and he managed to reach the ripe old age of 21 (human years) and from then on we called him "Mr Spike"as respect, unfortunately he passed away shortly afterwards.
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Texasbanjo, updated: 12/13/2011 - 3 Member Comments
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Genre: Traditional Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by tfaux, updated: 2/1/2014
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Kstevensmd, updated: 6/5/2022
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Notes: Some of my guitar playing friends were asked to play Mr. Spaceman by the Byrds at a memorial service for a friend of ours who recently passed away, a favorite song of our friend. I was asked if I would join them and do a banjo break. Here is a simple banjo break I came up with using traditional Scruggs rolls. I hope you like it.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JanetB, updated: 2/16/2017
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Notes: Judith Maxwell was a "planxty" written by the blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan. I believe it's the most upbeat tune of his I've learned.
Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Julian44_4, updated: 1/20/2012
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Notes: arranged for banjo by Dale Allen Pfeiffer
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: 4-String (Tenor/Plectrum) Key: D Tuning: Tenor Irish (GDAE) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JAH, updated: 2/7/2016
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjo24f, updated: 8/26/2013
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by BTS, updated: 6/28/2013
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Notes: Originally composed by Simon Jeffes of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra in the key of C. This version has been transcribed from the cover version by Irish trad group Patrick Street in the key of D. Guitar Pro & PDF versions.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by BTS, updated: 6/28/2013
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Notes: Originally composed by Simon Jeffes of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra in the key of C. This version in G is based on the cover version by Irish trad group Patrick Street who played it in the key of D. Guitar Pro and PDF versions.
Genre: Folk Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by davemacdon, updated: 5/18/2014 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: When I heard this, just had to get it in tab form. Was given this easier version in note format and have transcribed into tab (an octave higher). Tab and notes on the sheet. My first submission to the tab collection. I hope you like and comments welcome. Dave.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Jo Ban, updated: 4/16/2015 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Double D Tuning ( Capo 2)
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: C Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 5/19/2015 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: This quirky tune from the Penquin Cafe Orchestra has found its way into mainstream Irish and Celtic music as a reel. I've put it back to its original keys, and it can be capoed up two or four frets.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: D Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 12/1/2015
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Notes: I now have a harmony part for this, tab to follow. I had put it back to its original keys, and it can be capoed up two or four frets. Start with capo 2 for Irish Trad sessions because it begins and ends in the key of D. It's easy on the 5-string, and it’s a fabulous tune closert, a real crowd-pleaser. It works for Sharon Shannon among others.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 1/7/2017
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Notes: Music for a Found Harmonium (Harmony), pages 1 and 2.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: C Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 5/8/2016
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Notes: Here's a snapshot standard arrangement that matches my tab of the same tune based on the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra version.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: C Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 5/8/2016 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Here's a snapshot tab arrangement that matches my standard version of the same tune based on the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra version.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: D Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 5/8/2016
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Notes: I play this on the 5-string in a dropped C-tuning, capoed up two frets. But it works on tenor banjo, and a variety of tunings can be used. Which instrument and tuning suits your style best?
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Key: D Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Tom Hanway, updated: 4/28/2016
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Notes: Now popular in Irish trad, this setting is based on Sharon Shannon's version. Notice the trebles.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by ndlxs, updated: 5/31/2019
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Notes: Clawhammer version!
Genre: Country Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Don Borchelt, updated: 11/4/2013
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Notes: I worked up this tab of Don William's sentimental ballad in response to an appeal in the Tab Request forum. Here's the link to the discussion: http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/273079. The OP described himself as a novice, so I kept the banjo at a beginner/intermediate level. You do need to know how to move around up the neck with your basic closed chord forms, and it helps if you are a soft-hearted old goat, like the OP and I. I based the back-up very loosely on what the piano and guitar are doing on the video that was posted in the request thread.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by kingofboise, updated: 12/23/2018
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Notes: A fun and easy bluegrass-style song I wrote for beginners.
Genre: Folk Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by kingofboise, updated: 12/23/2018
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Notes: A simple clawhammer tune for beginners (with just a touch of drop thumb). Dedicated to my twin brother, Matt, the shirt maker. Enjoy!
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Erwin, updated: 4/7/2022
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Expert
Posted by corcoran, updated: 2/28/2021
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Notes: Bill Holden was, in my opinion, one of Bill Monroe’s best if under-recognized banjo players. After a stint with the Country Gentlemen he joined the Blue Grass Boys in the mid-1970s. His break on Cabin in Caroline is straightforward and bluesy, but challenging. The right hand in the bluesy passages is potentially difficult, and I have indicated the fingering that I find works.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: D Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 8/11/2022 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: I made this tab to demonstrate how to do key changes from D to E in a tune (see this thread https://www.banjohangout.org/topic/384592/1). My version is influenced by Carter Family, Carlene Carter and Patricia Naguire. The key change D to E is from Patricia Maguire. The tab shows an instrumental break (from Carter Family), and chorus and verse in both D and E.
Genre: Old Time Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Don Borchelt, updated: 3/9/2012 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: This is my five string banjo interpretation of Mother Maybelle's guitar break on the Carter Family's My Dixie Darling, recorded in June, 1936 for Decca Records. Note the ghost hammers- this involves hammering on the 4th string, 2nd fret with the left hand without picking it first with the right hand. There is also some Reno style single string phrasing on the D chord.
Genre: Country Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: B Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by bagourk, updated: 11/26/2012 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: This song is great, Capo goes on 4, tune 5th string up to A.
I couldn't find a tab of it, so I decided to make one myself. I hope this helps some people.
Feel free to make any improvements, like a more comprehensive tab for the guitar part too would be nice.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Genre: Popular Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: Bm Tuning: aDGBD Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by tom nelson, updated: 11/21/2011
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Notes: retune 5th string
Genre: Folk Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by bzanger, updated: 2/15/2014
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Notes: Lyrics Trad..Music Pete Seeger
Genre: Folk Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by hum, updated: 1/1/2012 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: Basic version of the tune emphasising the melody with the thumb - mostly 2 finger style.
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Steelydan, updated: 10/14/2013
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Notes: My first attempt at Grandpa Jones tune "Grandfather's Clock" with lyrics and a link to a YouTube version to play along with. To ge the timing and feeling for the song, you should listen to Grandpa's version. It is played in the Key of A, so Capo up from G tuning or tune up to A. I added a page 2 for complete lyrics and the progression Grandpa plays with alternate measures. The chime measures are included but not needed, as well as the Rest measures.
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by dbowman, updated: 10/11/2010 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: I noticed there was not a version of this great song in the BHO tabs. Added this version that is not particular to any players break....just the way I play it.
Genre: Popular Style: Other Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mmuussiiccaall, updated: 12/18/2015 - 1 Member Comments
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 3/23/2006
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Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JohanOhman, updated: 6/29/2012 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: A wonderful song by Bill Emerson. Played in A with capo.
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Other Key: C Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Hannes Fehringer, updated: 9/12/2010
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Genre: Jazz Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: E Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by Jodebanjo, updated: 8/20/2014
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Notes: Great intro to this song. Enjoy
Genre: Bluegrass Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by rossnickerson, updated: 5/5/2019
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Genre: Popular Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by RB3, updated: 5/6/2022 - 1 Member Comments
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Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 6/30/2017
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Genre: Folk Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by dbrooks, updated: 7/27/2022
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Notes: A song by Sarah Pirtle popular in a group singing setting. To tab the tune in the key of G, I based the tab on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtshm3GDShM. This is a guitar tutorial but it's easy to follow on banjo. The chords above the tab lines are for guitar or for banjo backup if you don't want to play the melody.
Genre: Traditional Style: Classic Key: G Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by kevinwholmes, updated: 9/23/2012
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Notes: "My Yellow Ginger Lei", basic version with variations from Dr. David Heaukulani's book "Ukulele Slack Key, Hawaiian Slack Key Styling"
Genre: Popular Style: Unknown/None Chosen Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by moose198, updated: 11/29/2020
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Notes: Spent a day transposing this from guitar, hope someone else might get something from this too. EDIT: there were a lot of mistakes so i fixed it up some.
Here's a video of the original song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzzO51e4xI
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