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"Annie's Song", "Country Roads", "Leavin' On A Jet Plane"... |
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| | Johnny Cash Collection...
"Big River", "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" (as of 9-6-2011), "Folsom Prison Blues", "Give My Love To Rose", "God's Gonna Cut You Down", "I Still Miss Someone", "I Walk the Line", "Man in Black", "Ring Of Fire", "San Quentin", "Tennessee Flat Top Box", "Wreck of the Old Ninety-Seven"... |
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| | Jolene - Dolly Parton - Moderately Challenging
Fake book style arrangement with ALL lyrics, out of standard tuning in the Key of dm. Basic Scruggs style solo moves from Open-Position to the 12th fret, making this arrangment, Moderatley Challenging. - Added 5-13-2012 |
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| Juice Newton...
Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton - Fakebook arrangement with ALL lyrics - in D (Capoed to the 7th and 12th frets). The banjo plays rhythm and Scruggs style Back-up in this arrangement... there is a Segue where the rhythm banjo plays the equivalent of a chord solo, but that's the extent of soloing in this arrangement. Listen to the MIDI sound file on the NEW TABS page. |
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| King Tut - Steve Martin
"King Tut" - Steve Martin - This is an arrangement that studies all of the parts required to comprise Steve Martin's famous musical comedy sketch from the late 1970s. It is not a banjo solo per se, though it contains a short intro solo at the beginning that I improvized for the arrangement. It is also a fakebook arrangement in that it contains all lyrics of Steve's "King Tut". I also read in a Wikipedia biography on Steve that certain members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were in "Toot Uncommons", the group that backed Steve's recorded performance. In my mind, that adds a little credence to the song and performance... at least where we banjo players are concerned. Key of G - Added 6-5-2011
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| | Kris Kristofferson
"Help Me Make It Through The Night", "Me and Bobby McGee", "Piece O' My Heart"... |
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| Learning to Fly - Tom Petty - Fairly Easy
Fakebook arrangement with ALL lyrics in the Key of G. A fairly basic arrangement featuring the banjo as a mostly back-up instrument. It does play a short solo, but fairly simple... Nice melody and chord progression in G thanks to Mr. Petty. Not hard to play. Added 5-14-2012 |
| | Led Zeppelin Collection...
"Black Dog", "Bron-Y-Aur", "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp", "Goin' To California" (Added 9-14-2011), "Houses of the Holy", "Over The Hills and Far Away", "Stairway To Heaven", "The Ocean"... |
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| | Liberty - Irish Fiddle Tune in G
Liberty - Traditiona Irish Fiddle Tune in G - Usually this tune is play in D by mandolin and fiddle players... But it makes a nice melodic style solo in G if you're playing by yourself. Added 3-8-2012 - See NEW TABS page for MIDI sample file. |
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| Life Is Like A Mountain Railway
Fakebook style, with melody line and lyrics for first verse and chorus only. Follow by a Scruggs style solo in the open position only... that features the melody of the song... Fairly easy to play if you have basic open psotion Scruggs style already down. Key of G. |
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| Long Black Veil
Fakebook arrangement with ALL lyrics and an 'Up-The-Neck' Scruggs style solo in G that follows the melody very closely. Moderately Challenging. |
| | Love Is Blue (1968)
A mostly 'chord-melody' arrangement in dm that features the melody of this well-known French-written pop-easy listening tune from 1968. Makes a nice chord and inversion study of various chords in dm, used to harmonize the melody. See NEW TABS page for a MIDI sample of the arrangement in its entirety. Not at all hard to play. |
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| | Mack the Knife - circa 1928 - Simple Jazz
This is a very basic arrangement in G, executed mostly in forward rolls with thumb-strummed chords for color, flavor and sonic variety. No lyrics. Very easy to play. |
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| Neil Young...
"Cinnamon Girl", "Heart of Gold", "Love Is A Rose", "Old Man", "Sugar Mountain"... |
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| | Norwegian Wood - Strummed as A Dulcimer - Open G...
Strummed with the thumb and NO finger picks! In the key of G. Very simple and easy to play. Small one and 2 finger bar chords through out... The Tabledit file has Contrabass and/or Digeridoo playing simple accompaniment to fill out the sound of the otherwise solo banjo. This is a great, low-stress warm-up exercise/tune for your repertoire! |
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| 99 Problems - Hugo: Moderately Easy
A melodic style banjo solo in the key of em, featuring the melody of Hugo's "99 Problems". Not hard to play. CLICK ON TITLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE - Added 10-9-2012
$3.00 |
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| Addams Family Theme Music (10-4-2012)
Very basic, melody only, instrumental with lyrics under tablature for reference - Not difficult - Basic, open-position Scruggs style - Added 10-4-2012 - CLICK ON TITLE FOR ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND FILE...
$3.00 |
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| Amanda - Waylon Jennings
Fakebook arrangement in G with ALL lyrics set on a melody line. CLICK ON TITLE FOR ACCESS TO MIDI SOUND FILE. Added 10-04-2012
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| | America The Beautiful - Chord Melody (Very Pretty)
This is a Chord-Melody Instrumental arrangement for solo banjo. It plays without use of the 5th string, i.e., it does all of the chord-melody on the first 4 strings in 'Plectrum' style, essentially. It's a great chord exercise for learning the neck of your banjo! CLICK ON TITLE TO FIND MIDI SAMPLE! - FREE!
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| And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Fairly Easy, but Long!
This is a 2 part arrangement because of the sheer length. Part A and Part B. It is a Fakebook arrangement with ALL verses and choruses. The banjo plays back-up exclusively in this arrangement. There is no solo, per se. Added 6-20-2012 See NEW TABS page for the MIDI sample file.
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| | Andy Griffith Theme Music (added 10-4-2012)
This is a Fakebook arrangement with ALL lyrics. The banjo plays mostly a supportive roll, but the melody is in the back-up as well. Fun tune, one of my favorites. CLICK ON TITLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND FILE... Added 10-04-2012
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| Annie's Song - John Denver: Moderately Easy
This is a complete and total re-build of an instrumental arrangement I did in 2008 and 2010. The solo itself is radically better than ever before... Way more arpeggios, which is what a banjo does best... I am very happy the way this version turned out. Added 7-23-2012 - CLICK ON TITLE FOR MIDI Sample File...
$3.00 |
| | Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar
The Famous Melody captured for 5-string banjo in the key of G. Not hard to play. CLICK ON TITLE FOR ACCESS TO MIDI SAMPLE FILE. - Added 10-7-2012
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| | Bad Moon Rising (New Arrangement)
This is a mostly Open-Position bluegrass style banjo instrumental that incorporates great use of Scruggs style licks to facilitate a very close parallel of the melody, in the key of G. I think it's easy to play if you've got Scruggs style in your paws. Added 10-03-2012 - CLICK ON TITLE FOR ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND FILE
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| Bad Things - Jace Everett
Fakebook arrangement in G with a BG-style solo... Moderately Challenging. CLICK ON TITLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE. 11-4-2012
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| | Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
Fakebook arrangement in the key of em. This is a straight melody only arrangement, in the open position with banjo playing accompaniment only. Nice arrangement just the same. CLICK ON TITLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE. 11-4-2012
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| Boogie in G for the Banjo (Generic Blues Boogie)
A moderately challenging piece featuring basic Scruggs style playing guitar-based blues/bluegrass riffage. It's a fun tune and not real difficult to play. CLICK ON TITLE TO ACCESS MIDI SOUND FILE. Added 10-10-2012
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| | Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Fakebook style with ALL lyrics in G. Scruggs style back-up... Includes the signature guitar riff played on the banjo throughout the entire arrangement. CLICK ON TITLE TO ACCESS MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE. 11-4-2012
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| Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
An instrumental arrangement in the key of G. Not hard to play, but it does contain some moderately challenging rhythm bits within the song. It plays very smoothly without picks... just finger tips or nails. CLICK ON TITLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND FILE... Added 10-5-2012
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| By The Mark - Gillian Welsch
This is a Fakebook arrangement with Scruggs style back-up and an "Open-Position BG-style solo" as well as an "Up-The-Neck Solo" later on. Not hard to play. CLICK ON TITLE FOR ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE. Added 10-31-2012
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| | C Banjo Boogie
A moderately challenging piece that implements simple bar chords extensively. CLICK ON TITLE TO ACCESS MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE. Added 10-10-2012
$3.00 |
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| Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
Melodic style instrumental in G, featuring Harry's famous melody. Moderately Challengin to play. CLICK ON TITLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND FILE... 11-3-2012
$3.00 |
| | Chocolate Jesus - Tom Waits: Light Jazz: Moderately Challenging
Fakebook arrangement with ALL lyrics set on a melody line and supported by a 'riffing' call and response lead & back-up banjo with rhythm accompaniment in the form of walking bass-note provided on banjo. This is a really cool song... This arrangement is not a transcription of any recorded performance, but was heavily influenced by Waits' performance on the David Letterman Show. CLICK ON TITLE for MIDI sample file. Added 7-12-2012
$3.00 |
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| | City of New Orleans: in C: Fakebook
Updated Fakebook arrangement. New updates include: Pick Hand Fingerings throughout, New Banjo Rhythm Track, New Bass Track, New Back-Up Track, practically a whole new arrangement. One of my favorites. Added 10-02-2012 - CLICK ON TITLE FOR MIDI SOUND FILE
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| | Cracklins - The Gourds - Fakebook
Fairly easy to play arrangement in the original key of G. Contains the Intro, The First Verse and Chorus. Added 9-28-3012 - CLICK ON TITLE FOR MIDI
$3.00 |
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| Day Tripper - Lennon & McCartney: Only Moderately Challenging
Fakebook: Contains ALL lyrics on the top melody line. Features the banjo playing the signature riff throughout and Scruggs style Back-Up in addition... Banjo plays short parallel of the elctric guitar solo. One of my all time favorite Lennon & McCartney tunes... and one of my most complete Beatles tabs to date! Added July 4th, 2012. CLICK ON TITLE TO ACCESS MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE - 10-9-2012
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| | Dixie - Melodic and Scruggs...
Melodic and Scruggs style instrumental in G - CLICK ON TITLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MIDI SOUND SAMPLE FILE - 10-9-2012
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