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Genre: Unknown/None Chosen Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by AndieKryReal, updated: 11/23/2020 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: This is a New year song from my Soviet childhood - maybe not very complicated but very nice - enjoy. Translation of the title is 'Christmas Tree Was Born in Forest'. Btw, we didn't have Christmas in Soviet Union - this is why it is for the New Year....
Genre: Classical Style: Unknown/None Chosen Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Beginner
Posted by Jo met de Banjo, updated: 1/26/2020
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Notes: Easy 5-string banjo version of a beautiful renaissance piece in 2/4
(Vaghe belleze et bionde treccie doro vedi che per ti moro)
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 12/27/2021
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Double C (gCGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by littleton, updated: 12/27/2021
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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: 8/3/2019 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: A waltz composed by Swedish fiddler Anna Lindblad. Here is Anna's lovely version on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGbVgXR6vlM
Genre: Other Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: D Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by JLouis Thiry, updated: 1/19/2020 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: A cajun waltz
Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by ScottK, updated: 7/30/2012
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Notes: Quebecois waltz submitted as "Tune of the Week" in the "Playing Advice: Clawhammer and Old-Time Styles" forum for 7/27/2012. Written by Simon Riopel, learned from Lisa Ornstein. Key of A, banjo tuned aEAC#E.
Genre: Popular Style: Other Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by travis92, updated: 5/4/2011 - 1 Member Comments
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Genre: Old Time Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: A Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mpianalto, updated: 3/31/2016
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Notes: This is a really rough sketch of my work figuring out John Salyer Morgan's fiddling of "Vance No More." A couple people asked me to try this. (First attempt to transcribe.) I didn't suggest where to put the fifth string--use as you prefer, I suppose. I wasn't playing any melody notes on the 5th.
Genre: Jazz Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs) Key: C Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by mwblake, updated: 8/22/2018 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: From the title, I presume this superb tune in C was dedicated to the fiddle playing of the late great Vassar Clements. It was written by the brilliant mandolinist Anthony Hannigan. My arrangement for 3 finger style banjo is adapted from an excellent flatpick guitar tab by Mickey Abrahams from Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. It's tricky in places as it goes to places you might not expect, but it's a lot of fun, once you get your head round it!
Genre: Folk Style: Other Key: Am Tuning: Standard Open G (gDGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by banjohn2, updated: 7/26/2016 - 2 Member Comments
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Notes: A Hungarian folk tune. Be aware of the changing between 4/4 and 2/4. Capo the 5th string up to A.
Posted by schlange, updated: 3/18/2006
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Posted by schlange, updated: 5/11/2006 - 2 Member Comments
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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: 12/22/2018
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Notes: AKA "The Cliff Hornpipe" adapted in the clawhammer style from three fingers playing of Pat Cloud - Banjo Newsletter / jn 1978
Genre: Folk Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Am Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 4/8/2016
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Notes: This is an old traditional Swedish tune. The tune was notated by musicologists already 1907, and was made more known by the Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson in 1964.
Genre: Folk Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Am Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by janolov, updated: 4/8/2016 - 1 Member Comments
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Notes: For OT TOTW 8 April 2016. This is an old traditional Swedish tune. The tune was notated by musicologists already 1907, and was made more known by the Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson in 1964.
Genre: Other Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Tuning: Drop C (gCGBD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by BeeEnvironment, updated: 6/5/2021
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Notes: This is a non copyrighted version of Viva La Quince Brigada. Written by Pete Seeger for his banjo book. Let me know through the messaging system if you have any questions.
Use a mix of seeger style and clawhammer if you want. It may sound good.
Genre: Other Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time Key: Cm Tuning: Sawmill (gDGCD) Difficulty: Intermediate
Posted by tfaux, updated: 7/1/2014
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