Order # |
TITLE and DESCRIPTION
(All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter, are in 4/4 time, and are in
Scruggs/Melodic style unless otherwise
stated)
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SAMPLES
|
Key |
Number of Measures |
Tab Price |
B1600 |
A GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE
(Bluegrass - 3/4 time - written by Cy Coben
in 1950, first recorded by Bill Monroe - tab
consists of intro and 3 breaks, including
break as played on David Peterson's and
1946 CD, on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
B1800 |
AIN'T NOBODY GONNA MISS ME WHEN I'M
GONE - (tab is as played by J. D. Crowe,
consisting of intro and one break on lower
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B2764 |
ALL MY TEARS
(Praise and Worship - written and first
recorded by Julie Miller for her 1993 album
"Orphans and Angels" - also recorded by
Emmylou Harris in 1995 - tab is based on
the former recording and consists of verse
and refrain on lower neck - G tuning) |
Am |
32 measures |
3.00 |
B2302 |
ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
(Liturgical - 6/8 time - tab consists of one
lead (melody) section and one backup
section in Chord/Melody style on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B002 |
ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE PAST AND
GONE - (traditional Folk - 3/4 time - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower neck
(2 measures are on upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1381 |
ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE PAST AND
GONE - (tab consists of one section on
lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B2626 |
ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE PAST AND
GONE - (tab consists of one section on
lower neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B640 |
AMAZING GRACE
(traditional Gospel - 4/4 time uptempo
version - written by John Newton, published
in 1779 - tab consists of 2 verses on lower
and upper neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1401 |
AMAZING GRACE
(3/4 time - tab consists of 2 sections in 2
keys in Chord/Melody style on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
C and G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B030 |
AMAZING GRACE
(3/4 time - tab consists of one section of
backup only on lower and upper neck,
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B2369 |
ANGEL BAND
(Gospel - 3/4 time - first titled "My Latest
Sun is Sinking Fast" - written by William
Bradbury and Jefferson Hascall, published
in 1860 - tab is based on the Stanley
Brothers and Flatt and Scruggs recordings,
and consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
B2750 |
ANGELINE THE BAKER
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 6
sections, with 2 at basic-intermediate
level, and 4 at intermediate-advanced level,
2 of which are alternate sections of
melodic "improv" and chord progression
variations, on lower and upper neck, in
Double C tuning - gCGCD) |
C |
81 measures |
5.00 |
B2680 |
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
(traditional Christmas - derived from the
French carol "Les Anges dans nos
campagnes" ("Angels in our countryside"),
translated into English by James Chadwick
in 1862 - tab consists of 2 sections in
Chord/Melody and Scruggs/Melodic styles
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
22 measures |
2.50 |
B1465 |
ANNIE'S SONG
(70's Folk/Pop - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by John Denver in 1974 (his 2nd
# 1 hit that year) - tab consists of 2
verses on upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
66 measures |
4.00 |
B106 |
ARCHIBALD MacDONALD
(Celtic - 3/4 time - Scottish lament about
the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch's many
battles and loss of lands dating to 1431,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
Em |
26 measures |
2.50 |
B2665 |
A REAL GOOD TIME
(uptempo Swing Blues - written by Darrell
Schuler - tab consists of basic melody,
plus 5 sections of lower and upper neck
breaks - G tuning) |
G |
81 measures |
4.50 |
B1956 |
ARKANSAS TRAVELER
(traditional fiddle tune, except set in 3/4
time - written in the 1800's by Colonel
Sanford C. Faulkner - this version can be
performed either solo or as a prelude to
any faster melodic style version - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower to mid-
neck - Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2699 |
A ROUND ABOUT CHRISTMAS
(written by Nick Reynolds, first recorded
by the Kingston Trio on their 1960 "Last
Month of the Year" album - tab is as played
by Dave Guard, and consists of intro and 10
sections on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
100 measures |
5.50 |
B1809 |
ASHES OF LOVE
(50's Country and Bluegrass - tab is based
on Johnny and Jack's recording and
consists of 2 sections on upper and lower
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B2436 |
ASH GROVE (Sent Forth by God's Blessing)
(traditional Welsh harp melody - 3/4 time,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower to mid-
neck and includes optional second banjo
part - Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B1028 |
ASHOKAN FAREWELL
(theme from Ken Burns' PBS Civil War
Series - 3/4 time - written by fiddler Jay
Ungar in 1982 - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower to mid-neck - Chord/Melody style,
Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B001 |
AULD LANG SYNE
(written by Scottish poet Robert Burns in
1788 - tab is based on Sonny Osborne's
1956 recording and consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B492 |
AURA LEE ("Love Me Tender")
(traditional Civil War ballad - tab consists
of one verse on lower neck - Chord/Melody
style - G tuning) |
C |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B374 |
AURA LEE
(tab consists of backup only for one verse
on lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B1383 |
AWAY IN A MANGER
(Christmas - 3/4 time - published in 1885,
set to folk melody of "St. Kilda" - tab
consists of 2 verses and refrain on lower
neck - G tuning) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B3093 |
BACK HOME AGAIN
(70's Country/Pop - written and first
recorded by John Denver on his album
"Back Home Again" in 1974 - tab consists
of 3 verses, 2 choruses, bridge and ending
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
97 measures |
5.50 |
B1015 |
BAD MOON RISING
(60's Rock - tab is based on Creedence
Clearwater Revival's 1969 recording and
consists of intro, backup and break on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
D |
58 measures |
4.00 |
B3173 |
BALLAD OF HOLLIS BROWN
(60's Folk - written by Bob Dylan in 1962,
first recorded by him for his 1964 album
"The Times They Are A-Changin' - tab is
based on his recording and consists of
intro, 2 vocal verse simile breaks and one
backup section as played on his recording,
all on lower neck - G Modal tuning) |
Gm |
66 measures |
4.00 |
B129 |
BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT (Beverly
Hillbillies' theme) - (tab is based on Flatt
and Scruggs' 1962 recording and consists
of 2 sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
B2713 |
BALLAD OF MINNIE DEAN
(19th century murder ballad - 3/4 time,
Minnie Dean was a baby-farmer in New
Zealand, hanged in 1895 for killing a baby.
She has been a "boogie-woman" ever since
("if you don't behave, Minnie Dean's gonna
get you") - the song was written and first
recorded in 1999 by Helen Henderson - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses, 2 choruses and
bridge, on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
110 measures |
5.50 |
B120 |
BANJO IN THE HOLLOW
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Doug Dillard in 1959 - tab is based on the
recording from the Dillards' 1963 album
"Back Porch Bluegrass", and consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B999 |
BANKS OF THE OHIO
(19th century murder ballad - first known
recording was by the "Blue Sky Boys" in
1936 - tab consists of 3 verses in 3 keys
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G, C & D |
66 measures |
4.00 |
B2747 |
BEAUMONT RAG
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 2
sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1786 |
BEAUTIFUL OHIO
(early Pop and official state song of Ohio,
3/4 time - written by Mary Earl and Ballard
MacDonald in 1918 - tab consists of 2
sections on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2637 |
BEAUTIFUL STAR OF BETHLEHEM
(Christmas - 3/4 time - Written by Robert
Fisher Boyce in 1938, this song wasn’t
really known to the world until the Judds
sang it on Bob Hope’s Christmas show in
1995 - tab is based on Rhonda Vincent's
recording and consists of intro, 2 verses and
chorus, in 2 keys on lower neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
107 measures |
5.50 |
B1747 |
BENDING BLADES
(Bluegrass - written by Tim O'Brien - tab is
based on Hot Rize's recording from their
1992 "Take it Home" album, transposed
from D to G, and consists of intro, verse
and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
B2656 |
BE THOU MY VISION
(8th century Irish hymn - 3/4 time - written
by Dallan Forgaill, with lyrics translated to
English in 1905, and with additional lyrics
provided by Eleanor Hull in 1912 - the tab
consists of intro, 2 verses and ending in
2 keys, on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
51 measures |
3.50 |
B1093 |
BIG BALL IN BOSTON
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Ralph
Stanley's recording and consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1118 |
BILLY BOY
(traditional Folk - tab consists of 2 sections,
including standard and enhanced chord
progressions, plus optional second banjo
part on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B1957 |
BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM
(traditional fiddle tune set in slow 3/4 time,
tab is based on Michelle Shocked's 1992
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower to mid-neck - makes a good intro to
any faster version - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B690 |
BLEAKER STREET RAG
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
recording and consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1508 |
BLESSED ASSURANCE
(traditional Gospel - 3/4 time - written by
Fanny Crosby and Phoebe Knapp in 1873,
tab consists of two arrangements on lower
to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
98 measures |
5.50 |
B2271 |
BLESSED ASSURANCE
(3/4 time - this version is easier to play
than B1508 above - tab consists of verse
and refrain on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
59 measures |
4.00 |
B1822 |
BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD
(Gospel - 6/8 time - tab consists of basic
melody with lyrics, plus one break and
backup on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
97 measures |
5.00 |
B525 |
BLIND MARY
(Celtic - written by Turlough O'Carolan
(1670-1738) for Irish harp - tab consists of
one verse on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B007 |
BLOWING IN THE WIND
(60's Folk - written and first recorded by
Bob Dylan on his 1963 "The Freewheelin'
Bob Dylan" album - hit for Peter, Paul and
Mary the same year - tab consists of 2
sections on lower and upper neck in
D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B008 |
BLOWING IN THE WIND
(tab consists of one section on lower and
mid-neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2372 |
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
(40's-70's Country - written by Fred Rose,
first recorded by Roy Acuff in 1945, then in
1951 by Hank Williams - tab is based on
Willie Nelson's recording from his 1975
"Red Headed Stranger" album and consists
of verse and chorus on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2407 |
BLUE FESCUE ("Blue Grass")
(Blues and Texas Swing - written by Harold
Streeter - tab consists of 4 sections and
ending on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
48 measures |
3.50 |
B589 |
BLUE FESCUE
(bluesy backup for B2407 above - tab
consists of 3 sections and ending on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B599 |
BLUE FESCUE
(easy backup for B2407 above - tab
consists of 2 sections and ending on lower
neck- G tuning) |
G |
27 measures |
2.50 |
B1481 |
BLUEGRASS STOMP
(12-Bar Blues - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1949 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 3 sections on
upper and lower neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B605 |
BLUEGRASS STOMP
(easier to play than B1481 above - tab
consists of 3 sections on lower and mid-
neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B124 |
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
(Bluegrass - 3/4 and 4/4 time, written and
first recorded by Bill Monroe in 1946 - tab
consists of 2 verses and 2 refrains on lower
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
4.00 |
B1507 |
BOTH SIDES NOW
(60's Folk - written by Joni Mitchell and first
recorded by Judy Collins in 1968 - tab is
based on Joni Mitchell's later recording
from her 1969 "Clouds" album, consisting
of 2 verses and chorus on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
27 measures |
2.50 |
B969 |
BOTH SIDES NOW
(in addition to 2 verses and chorus, this tab
includes an intro, on lower and high upper
neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B2237 |
BRIDAL CHORUS ("Here Comes the Bride")
and THE WEDDING MARCH - (Bridal
Chorus: written by Richard Wagner in
1850 for the opera "Lohengrin", for the
bride's entrance at formal weddings - The
Wedding March: written in 1842 by Felix
Mendelssohn for "A Midsummer Night's
Dream" - tab consists of 6 sections on
lower and mid-neck - Chord/Melody and
Scruggs styles - G tuning) |
C |
82 measures |
5.00 |
B013 |
BRING A LITTLE WATER, SYLVIE
(1930's Folk - written and first performed
by Lead Belly - tab is based on Hylo
Brown's Bluegrass recording and consists
of 3 sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
29 measures |
3.00 |
B021 |
BUCK DANCER'S CHOICE
(traditional fiddle tune - 4/4 and 6/4 time,
tab is based on Kirk and Sam McGee's
6-string banjo recording and consists of 4
sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
54 measures |
3.50 |
B110 |
BUFFALO GALS
(traditional American Folk song and fiddle
tune - written and published as "Lubly Fan"
in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John
Hodges, who performed as "Cool White",
tab is partially based on Eric Weissburg's
version and consists of 4 sections on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B111 |
BUFFALO GALS
(tab consists of 5 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B082 |
BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW
(19th century ballad performed by Bradley
Kincaid in the 1920's and recorded by
the Carter Family in 1927 - tab consists of
2 sections; one each on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2493 |
BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW
(tab consists of 2 sections, all on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2608 |
BY THE MARK
(90's Gospel - written and first recorded by
David Rawlings and Gillian Welch for
Gillian's 1996 album "Revival" - the tab is
based on Dailey and Vincent's 2008
recording and consists of intro, verse,
chorus and turnaround, on lower to mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
B615 |
CAITLAN TRAIL
(Celtic - 3/4 time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan (1670-1738) - tab consists of 2
sections on lower neck in Melodic and
Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B933 |
CALEB MEYER
(written by David Rawlings and Gillian
Welch - tab is based on Gillian's recording
from her 1998 "Hell Among the Yearlings"
album, and consists of intro and 2 breaks
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
Dm |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B989 |
CAMPBELL'S FAREWELL TO RED CASTLE
(Scottish march in key of G-Mixolydian,
located on the Beauly Firth, Redcastle is
the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland,
dating to 1179 - tab consists of 3 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B139 |
CAMPTOWN RACES
(traditional American Folk - written in 1850
by Stephen Foster, published as "Gwine to
Run All Night" - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B140 |
CAMPTOWN RACES
(tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B617 |
CAPTAIN HENRY O'KAIN
(Celtic - 3/4 time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan (1670-1738) - tab consists of 2
sections on lower and mid-neck in Melodic
and Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B619 |
CAROLAN'S WELCOME
(Celtic - 3/4 time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan for Irish harp - tab consists of
2 sections on lower to mid-neck in Melodic
style - G tuning) |
Em |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B138 |
CAROLINA BOOGIE
(12-Bar Blues - written by Earl Scruggs
(similar to "Foggy Mountain Special") - tab
is based on his recording and consists of
2 sections on upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
26 measures |
2.50 |
B3197 |
CAROLINA IN MY MIND
(70's Folk-Pop - written and first recorded by James Taylor in 1968 for his debut album "James Taylor", re-recorded in
1976 for his "Greatest Hits" album - tab
consists of vocal backup for 2 verses,
chorus, bridge and extended ending, plus
solos for verse and chorus, on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
136 measures |
6.00 |
B2666 |
CAT NIP
(Blues/Swing - written by Darrell Schuler,
tab consists of basic melody and 2 breaks
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
98 measures |
5.00 |
B1549 |
CAT'S IN THE CRADLE
(70's Folk-Rock - written by Harry Chapin,
tab is based on his recording from his 1974
album "Verities and Balderdash", and
consists of intro, verse and chorus on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B431 |
CHINESE BREAKDOWN
(fiddle tune - tab is based on Tommy
Jackson's fiddle recording and consists
of 2 sections on lower to mid-neck in
D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2423 |
CHRISTMAS TIME'S A-COMIN'
(Bluegrass - written by Tex Logan - tab is
based on Bill Monroe's 1951 recording, and
on Patty Lovelace's and Rhonda Vincent's
recordings, and consists of 2 verses and
chorus on lower neck, plus one verse on
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B149 |
CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Ralph Stanley in 1959, this tune is based
on an earlier one called "Lonesome John",
tab consists of 6 sections on lower neck
in G tuning) |
G |
52 measures |
3.50 |
B150 |
CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower neck,
Scruggs style - G Modal tuning: gDGCD) |
Gm |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B1043 |
COAL MINER'S BLUES
(12-Bar Blues - written by Harold Streeter,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
26 measures |
2.50 |
B623 |
COBBLER IN THE GLEN
(6/8 time jig - written by Harold Streeter,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower neck
in Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B1749 |
COLLEEN MALONE
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Hot Rize's
1992 recording from their "Take it Home"
album, and consists of verse and chorus
on lower neck - G tuning) |
D |
39 measures |
3.50 |
B1750 |
COLLEEN MALONE
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B019 |
COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES
(traditional Country - tab consists of verse
and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2587 |
COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES
(different treatment from B019 above - tab
consists of basic melody and verse/chorus
arrangement on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
3.50 |
B1119 |
COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES
(same as above except optional second
banjo part is included - tab consists of
verse and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B2611 |
COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
and upper neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2627 |
COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
and upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2685 |
COME MONDAY
(70's Folk/Pop - written and first recorded
by Jimmy Buffett in 1974 - tab consists of
intro, 2 verses, 2 choruses and bridge on
lower to mid-neck- G tuning) |
G |
60 measures |
4.00 |
B434 |
COTTON EYED JOE
(50's Bluegrass - tab is partially based on
Don Reno's playing on Reno and Smiley's
1957 recording and consists of one section
each on lower and upper neck - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B133 |
COUNTRY ROADS (Take Me Home)
(70's Folk/Bluegrass - written by John
Denver, Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, first
recorded by John Denver on his 1971
album "Poems, Prayers and Promises",
the tab consists of verse, 2 choruses and
bridge on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B3029 |
COVENTRY CAROL
(Christmas - 3/4 time - written in the 16th
century, the composer is anonymous - this
piece was originally performed in Coventry,
England as part of a play called "The
Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors"; it's
based on part of the Christmas story as
described in Matthew, Chapter 2 - the tab
consists of 2 verses and ending in Melodic
and Chord/Melody styles, ranging from
lower to upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
36
measures |
3.50 |
B146 |
CRIPPLE CREEK
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections, including Melodic style section,
plus Earl Scruggs' quotes from his 1962
recording, on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B2589 |
CRIPPLE CREEK
(easier to play than B146 above - tab
consists of basic melody, plus 4-section
arrangement on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2914 |
CROSSING THE CUMBERLANDS
(Bluegrass fiddle tune - written and first
recorded by Bill Monroe in 1969 - tab is
based on his recording and consists of
intro and 8 sections, ranging from lower to
high upper neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
69 measures |
4.50 |
B1551 |
CUCKOO'S NEST
(dating from the early 18th century, this
popular traditional fiddle tune goes by at
least 50 different titles - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning)
|
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2933 |
CUMBERLAND GAP
(traditional fiddle tune - based in part on
Don Reno's 1959 recording, and on Earl
Scruggs' 1962 recording - tab consists of
2 sections on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B961 |
DANCE ON THE CLOUDS
(Country - 3/4 time - Tony Ellis wrote this
tune in honor of John Hartford and first
recorded it on his 2005 "The Quest" CD,
tab is based on his recording and consists
of 2 sections on lower and upper neck,
including an optional second banjo part
in Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
66 measures |
4.50 |
B2531 |
DARCY FARROW
(60's folk - written by Steve Gillette and
Tom Campbell, first recorded in 1966 by
Ian and Sylvia - the tab is based on John
Denver's recording from his 1973 "Rocky
Mountain High" album and consists of
extended intro and 2 verses on lower and
mid-neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
61 measures |
4.00 |
B1813 |
DARK AS A DUNGEON
(Country - 3/4 time - written by Merle
Travis in 1946 - tab is based on Seldom
Scene's recording and consists of verse and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B439 |
DAYBREAK IN DIXIE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Ralph Stanley in 1957 - tab is based on
his recording and consists of 2 sections
in Scruggs style - except for the upper neck
intro, the tab is on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B1496 |
DELAWARE HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck - Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1076 |
DERBY HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck - Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2222 |
DEVIL'S DREAM
(traditional fiddle tune dating to 1834 in
New England - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B1411 |
DIFFERENT DRUM
(60's Pop/Rock - Michael Nesmith (of
Monkees fame) wrote this one, and Linda
Ronstadt first recorded it with The Stone
Poneys in 1967 (her first big hit) - tab is
based on a performance by Sara Watkins
and consists of intro, 3 verses and chorus,
on lower neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
51 measures |
3.50 |
B1640 |
DIXIE BANNER
(fiddle tune based on Tony Ellis' recording
from his 1987 "Dixie Banner" album - tab
consists of intro and 8 sections, including
an optional second banjo part - first
banjo is in Double C tuning: gCGCD, with
second banjo in regular C tuning: gCGBD
on lower to mid-neck)
|
C |
72 measures |
5.00 |
B1859 |
DOING MY TIME
(Bluegrass - tab consists of break as
played by Ben Eldridge and backup as
played by Earl Scruggs, on lower and upper
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
58 measures |
4.00 |
B1482 |
DON'T THINK TWICE (It's All Right)
(60's Folk - written and first recorded by
Bob Dylan on his 1963 "The Freewheelin'
Bob Dylan" album - tab consists of one
verse on lower neck - Scruggs style,
Modified G tuning: gBGBD) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2338 |
DOOLEY
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Doug
Dillard on "The Dillards" 1963 album, and
consists of intro, backup and break on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
58 measures |
4.00 |
B1094 |
DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN
(traditional Appalachian ballad - 3/4 time,
tab consists of basic melody, plus Scruggs
style upper neck arrangement and backup
for verse and chorus - G tuning) |
G |
97 measures |
5.00 |
B1081 |
DUNDEE HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower neck - Melodic style
in D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2920 |
DUSTY MILLER
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 3
sections in Scruggs style on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
25 measures |
3.00 |
B3130 |
EAST VIRGINIA BLUES
(traditional Appalachian ballad, composer
is anonymous - tab is arranged for 2
banjos in 2 keys and consists of intro and
2 verses, ranging from lower to mid-neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G and C |
41 measures |
4.00 |
B709 |
EDEL WEISS
(50's Folk - 3/4 time - written by Rodgers
and Hammerstein for the 1959 musical
"The Sound of Music" - the title refers to
the "edelweiss", a white flower that grows
high up in the Alpine hills - tab consists of
verse, bridge, and reprise/ending on lower
to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B166 |
EIGHT MORE MILES TO LOUISVILLE
(Country/Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by Grandpa Jones sometime
during the 1940's - tab consists of verse
and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2600 |
EIGHTH OF JANUARY (Battle of New
Orleans) - (traditional fiddle tune written in
honor of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans
on January 8 - lyrics written by Jimmie
Driftwood in 1936 describing the battle - hit
for Johnny Horton in 1959 - best key and
setting for fiddle and mandolin players - tab
consists of intro and 2 sections on lower to
mid-neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
20 measures |
2.00 |
B170 |
EL CONDOR PASA
(Folk - written by Daniel Alomía Robles
(of Peru) in 1913, based on a traditional
Andean folk tune - Simon and Garfunkel
included it on their 1970 "Bridge Over
Troubled Water" album - tab consists of 2
verses and chorus on lower and mid-neck
in Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
39 measures |
3.50 |
B1201 |
ELEANOR RIGBY
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney and
first released on the Beatles' "Revolver"
album in 1966 - the tab consists of verse
and chorus on lower and mid-neck in
Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
28 measures |
3.00 |
B627 |
EVELEEN'S BOWER
(Celtic - words by Thomas Moore (1779-
1852), music by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-
1738) - the tab consists of 2 sections on
lower neck in Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B1908 |
FADED LOVE
(Texas Swing - a hit for Bob Wills in 1950,
this song is based on an old fiddle tune
melody he learned from his father - tab
consists of intro, all backup, 2 breaks and
ending on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
91 measures |
5.00 |
B1044 |
FIELDS OF GOLD
(90's Pop - tab is based on Sting's 1993
recording and consists of intro, 3 verses
and bridge on lower and upper neck in
Chord/Melody and Scruggs/Melodic styles
in Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
50 measures |
3.50 |
B3199 |
FIGHTER
(Folk-Pop - written and first recorded by Steve Martin for his April 2013 CD "Love
Has Come For You", with Edie Brickell on
vocals - tab is as Steve recorded it and
consists of intro, backup for 3 verses,
refrain and reprises, plus solo and ending, ranging from lower to upper neck, in
Gadd9 (aDGBD) tuning ) |
Dm |
168 measures |
7.00 |
B172 |
FIREBALL MAIL
(Bluegrass - tab is based on the 3 separate
recordings of Roy Acuff, Don Reno and
Mac Wiseman, and consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2535 |
FIVE HUNDRED MILES
(traditional Folk - first recorded in 1961 by
"The Journeymen" - tab consists of 2 verses
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B630 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
(written by Earl Scruggs and recorded in
1949 by Flatt and Scruggs - tab consists of
3 sections on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
3.50 |
B982 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
(2nd or harmony banjo, arranged to be
played with B630 above - tab consists
of 3 sections and ending on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
3.50 |
B2911 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
(tabs for both B630 and B982 above
combined - save $2.00 when purchasing
them together - 3 sections - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
5.00 |
B930 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP
(Bluegrass - first recorded by the Carter
Family in 1929 - tab is based on Walter
Hensley's recording, and on Earl Scruggs'
1961 recording, and consists of 2 verses on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B2697 |
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
(partially written by Johnny Cash, with
portions "borrowed" from a song written by
Gordon Jenkins in 1953 - first recorded by
Cash in 1955 - tab consists of intro, verse
and simile of guitar break on lower to mid-
neck - to play the song in the original key
of E, please see B1139 in the advanced
section on this page - G tuning) |
G |
56 measures |
4.00 |
B3055 |
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
(same as above, except this version
includes a transcript of Charlie Fann's
playing (first 32 measures), with the
remainder by Harold Streeter - tab consists
of intro, vocal verse simile, 2 solo sections,
and ending - to play in Johnny Cash's key
(key of E), capo the 2nd fret and spike the
5th string at the 9th fret - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
89 measures |
5.00 |
B3088 |
FOREVER AND A DAY
(Country - written and recorded by the
Kruger Brothers band, this is the title song
from their 2010 album "Forever and a Day".
This tab is much easier to play than Jens
Kruger's rendition, which is described in
the advanced section of this listing (order #
B3012) - tab consists of intro, verse and
refrain, on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
4.00 |
B175 |
FOUR STRONG WINDS
(60's Folk - written by Ian Tyson in 1961,
first recorded by "The Brothers Four" in
1964, then by Ian and his wife Sylvia the
same year - tab consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B176 |
FOUR STRONG WINDS
(tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1728 |
FOX ON THE RUN
(Bluegrass - written by Tony Hazzard for
Manfred Mann in the 60's, hit for the
"Country Gentlemen" also during the 60's,
tab consists of intro, backup and 2 breaks
on lower neck (includes 2 measures on
upper neck) - G tuning) |
G |
91 measures |
5.00 |
B027 |
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
(60's Country Rock - this song was a huge
hit for guitarist/songwriter Joe South in
1968 - tab consists of 2 sections on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B183 |
GARY OWEN
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig, General
Custer's battle charge - tab consists of 4
sections and includes optional second
banjo part on lower and upper neck,
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B476 |
GENTLE ON MY MIND
(60's Country/Bluegrass - written by John
Hartford, and recorded by Glen Campbell,
for whom it was a hit in 1968 - the tab
consists of 2 verses on lower neck, with
4 measures on upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B1758 |
GENTLE ON MY MIND
(tab consists of 2 verses in John Hartford's
original recording setting on lower and mid-
neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B2373 |
GIRL I LEFT BEHIND
(first published in Dublin, Ireland in 1791
as "The Rambling Labourer", this traditional
fiddle tune has been popular in the U.S.
since the War of 1812 - tab consists of 4
sections on lower to mid-neck - Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2534 |
GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND
(Bluegrass - tab consists of one break as
played by Ross Branham on Hylo Brown's
1971 recording on lower neck - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
19 measures |
2.00 |
B633 |
GIVE ME YOUR HAND
(Celtic - 3/4 time - tab is partially based on
Jay Ungar's recording and consists of 2
sections on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
3.50 |
B1823 |
GLORY IN THE HIGHEST
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus one break and backup on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
97 measures |
5.00 |
B1318 |
GOD BLESS AMERICA
(Patriotic - written by Irving Berlin in 1918
and revised in 1938, this was Kate Smith's
signature song, sung by her in the 1943
movie "This is the Army" - tab consists of 2
sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B2494 |
GOD IS WATCHING OVER ME
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab is as played by
Dale Perry on Doyle Lawson's recording
and consists of one break on lower neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
29 measures |
3.00 |
B1393 |
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
(traditional Christmas - composer unknown,
published in Britain in 1833 - tab consists
of one verse on upper and lower neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
Em |
22 measures |
2.50 |
B028 |
GOSPEL TRAIN
(Bluegrass Gospel - first published in 1872,
tab is as played by Roy Lewis on the Lewis
Family's recording, consisting of 2 sections
on lower neck in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B029 |
GOTTA TRAVEL ON
(Country and Bluegrass - tab is based on
Bill Monroe's 1958 recording and consists
of 2 sections on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B180 |
GREAT SPECKLED BIRD
(Gospel - written by Reverend Guy Smith,
based on Jeremiah 12:9, first recorded by
Roy Acuff in 1936 - tab consists of 2 verses
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B187 |
GREENSLEEVES
(traditional English Folk - registered at the
London Stationer's Company in 1580 as
"A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene
Sleeves" - tab consists of 2 arrangements;
one in slow 3/4 time and one in fast 4/4
time on lower neck - G tuning) |
Am |
66 measures |
4.00 |
B2830 |
GROUND HOG
(Folk/Bluegrass - tab consists of 4 breaks
on lower neck; the first 3 are as played by
Doug Dillard on the Dillards' 1963 album
"Back Porch Bluegrass", 4th break
arranged by Harold Streeter - G tuning) |
G |
57 measures |
4.00 |
B1824 |
HALLELUIA
(Gospel - slow 4/4 and fast 6/8 time - tab
consists of basic melody and lyrics, plus
break and backup on upper and lower neck
in G tuning) |
Em |
81 measures |
4.50 |
B1825 |
HALLELUJAH
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B2421 |
HALLELUJAH, I'M READY
(traditional Southern Gospel - tab is based
on the recording by "Hilltop News" and
consists of 2 breaks and backup on lower
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B931 |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
(the melody of "Happy Birthday to You"
comes from the song "Good Morning to
All", written by Patty and Mildred Hill in
1893 - 3/4 and fast 4/4 time - tab consists
of basic melody plus 4 arrangements in 2
keys - Chord/Melody and Bluegrass styles
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
73 measures |
4.50 |
B708 |
HARD, AIN'T IT HARD
(traditional Folk - tab is as played by Eric
Weissburg and consists of 5 sections
and ending at moderate and fast tempos on
lower and high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
89 measures |
5.00 |
B2419 |
HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE
(traditional American Folk - written in 1854
by Stephen Foster - tab consists of 3
sections and is partially based on Front
Porch String Band's recording, including
transcription of Herb Trottman's break on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
B872 |
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
(traditional Christmas - music written by
Felix Mendelssohn, lyrics by Charles
Wesley, first published in "Hymns and
Sacred Poems" in 1739 - tab consists of
2 sections on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1400 |
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
(tab consists of one verse on lower to mid-
neck - Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
22 measures |
2.50 |
B3139 |
HASTE TO THE WEDDING
(traditional Irish jig - 6/8 time - tab consists
of 2 sections, ranging from lower to mid-
neck - Melodic style - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
20 measures |
2.00 |
B3172 |
HAUNTED HOUSE BLUES
(20's Blues - written by J. C. Johnson in
1924 and first recorded by Bessie Smith
the same year - tab is based on the Village
Stompers recording from their 1964 album
"More Sounds of Washington Square", and
consists of intro, 3 solo sections, and 2
sections of backup, ranging from lower to
mid-neck, in Scruggs/Melodic and Single-
string styles - G tuning) |
Am and Em |
62 measures |
4.00 |
B194 |
HAVA NAGILA (Let Us Rejoice)
(traditional Hebrew Folk - melody is from
a folk song from Bukovina - tab consists of
6 sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
56 measures |
4.00 |
B2690 |
HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
(Easter - written in 1950 by Steve Nelson
and Jack Rollins, first recorded by Gene
Autry - tab consists of "bunny" intro, 3
verses and bridge on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
47 measures |
3.50 |
B1740 |
HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW
(Bluegrass - tab is based on based on "Hot
Rize's" recording and consists of one break
on lower neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B200 |
HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab consists of intro
and 2 sections on lower and upper neck,
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
52 measures |
3.50 |
B197 |
HEY JUDE
(Beatles - originally titled "Hey Jules",
first recorded in 1968 - tab consists of 2
verses, chorus and bridge/fade out on
lower to mid-neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
89 measures |
5.00 |
B199 |
HEY PORTER
(written and first recorded by Johnny Cash
in 1954 - tab consists of one mid-neck
break as played by Earl Scruggs with the
Earl Scruggs Revue - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
19 measures |
2.00 |
B2330 |
HIGHLANDER'S HORNPIPE
(written by Harold Streeter - tab consists of
2 sections on lower to mid-neck - Melodic
style - G tuning) |
D |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B1523 |
HOBO'S MEDITATION
(Country - 3/4 time - first recorded by
Jimmie Rodgers in 1932, also included on
the 1987 "Trio" album with Dolly Parton,
Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt - tab
consists of intro and 2 sections on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1826 |
HOLY GROUND
(slow Gospel - tab consists of basic
melody and lyrics, plus break and backup
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C and D |
98 measures |
5.00 |
B2826 |
HOME ON THE RANGE
(3/4 time - state song of Kansas, with
words taken from a poem written by Dr.
Brewster Higley in the 1870's called "My
Western Home", first published in 1873,
tab consists of intro, verse and chorus
on lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
37 measures |
3.50 |
B031 |
HOME, SWEET HOME
(American Folk song for over 150 years,
adapted from 1823 opera "Clari, Maid of
Milan" - music by Sir Henry Bishop and
lyrics by John Howard Payne - the tab is
based on Earl Scruggs' 1962 recording and
consists of verse and chorus on lower and
upper neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B963 |
HOME, SWEET HOME
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
to mid-neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B032 |
HOME, SWEET HOME
(tab is partially based on Don Reno's 1959
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower neck, including two D tuner sections,
in D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B2275 |
HOME, SWEET HOME
(even though banjo players tend to play
"Home, Sweet Home" in either C or D,
vocalists sometimes prefer the key of G.
tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2422 |
HOOKA TOOKA
(60's Pop - written and first recorded by
Chubby Checker in 1963 - tab consists of
2 sections; first is as played by Jim Helms
on lower neck, second is arranged by
Harold Streeter - G tuning) |
C |
69 measures |
4.00 |
B195 |
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
(fast 4/4 time - earliest known recording
of this 19th century piece is by Clarence
Ashley in 1933, most famous recording is
"The Animals" 1964 version - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
Em |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B196 |
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
(fast 4/4 time - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1827 |
HOW I LOVE YOU
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower
neck (4 measures at mid-neck) - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B217 |
I AM A PILGRIM
(traditional Gospel Blues and Bluegrass,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2388 |
I AM A PILGRIM
(tab consists of one section on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
D |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B3200 |
I AM WEARY, LET ME REST
(Gospel Bluegrass - written by Pete Kuykendall (aka Pete Roberts) - tab
consists of intro, backup for 2 verses and refrain (backup is based on the Bluegrass Expedition's version, ranging from lower to
upper neck), plus 2 solos for verse and
refrain on lower neck, arranged by Harold Streeter - G tuning) |
G |
88 measures |
5.00 |
B1939 |
I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M
BOUND - (Folk - written by Tom Paxton,
tab is based on the Chad Mitchell Trio's
recording, and consists of verse and chorus
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B844 |
IF I FELL
(Beatles - written by John Lennon, recorded
in 1964 - tab consists of intro and one
section on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
46 measures |
3.50 |
B219 |
IF I HAD A HAMMER
(60's Folk - written in 1949 by Pete Seeger,
hit for Peter, Paul and Mary in 1962 - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1778 |
IF I WERE A CARPENTER
(Folk/Pop - written by Tim Hardin, first
recorded by Bobby Darin in 1966, then by
Johnny Cash in 1970 - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck in
aDGBD tuning) |
D |
52 measures |
3.50 |
B2430 |
IF YOU'VE ONLY GOT A MOUSTACHE
(traditional Folk - 6/8 and 4/4 time - written
by Stephen Foster in 1864 - tab consists of
6/8 time intro and verse in Melodic style,
plus fast 4/4 time Bluegrass arrangement
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
3.50 |
B1805 |
I LIKE TO HEAR 'EM PREACH IT
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab is based on Jimmy
Martin's 1959 recording and consists of
intro and break on lower neck - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1517 |
I'LL FLY AWAY
(Gospel - written by Albert Brumley in
1929, first recorded in 1946 by James and
Martha Carson - tab consists of intro, 2
lead breaks (verse and chorus) and ending
on lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
46 measures |
3.50 |
BB1517 |
I'LL FLY AWAY
(tab consists of lower neck backup for verse
and chorus - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1761 |
I'LL FLY AWAY
(tab consists of verse and chorus breaks
on lower neck - different arrangement from
B1517 above - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B682 |
I'LL FLY AWAY
(tab consists of verse and chorus breaks
on lower neck without slides, hammers or
pulls, and includes an optional second
banjo part - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B968 |
I'LL FLY AWAY
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1804 |
I'LL JUST STAY AROUND
(Bluegrass - tab consists of intro as played
by J. D. Crowe and break arranged by
Harold Streeter - both on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B1228 |
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
(20's Pop - written by Isham Jones and
Gus Kahn in 1924 and first recorded by
Isham Jones and The Ray Miller Orchestra
in 1925 - tab is partly based on Chet Atkins
guitar recording and consists of 2 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B216 |
I'M JUST AN USED-TO-BE
(Bluegrass and Country Blues - written by
Joe Stuart and Bill Monroe - tab consists of
verse and chorus on lower neck - Scruggs
style - C tuning: gCGBD) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1787 |
I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
(50's Country - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Hank Williams in 1949 - tab
consists of 3 verses on lower and upper
neck - Chord/Melody and Scruggs/Melodic
styles - G tuning) |
C |
51 measures |
3.50 |
B362 |
I'M USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROADMAP
(Bluegrass Gospel - written by Don Reno
and C. Schroeder in 1950, first recorded
by Reno and Smiley in 1952 - tab consists
of verse and chorus on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1828 |
IN MY LIFE, LORD, BE GLORIFIED
(slow Gospel - the tab consists of basic
melody and lyrics, plus break and backup
on lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B211 |
I'M WORKING ON A BUILDING
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab is based on Bill
Monroe's 1954 recording and consists of
verse and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B2597 |
I'M WORKING ON A BUILDING
(easier to play than B211 above - the tab
consists of verse and chorus on lower neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B2322 |
IN THE GARDEN
(Gospel - 3/4 time - written by C. Austin
Miles in 1912 - tab consists of verse and
chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B2360 |
IN THE GLORY LAND WAY
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab is as played by
Earl Scruggs and consists of one break on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
21 measures |
2.00 |
B035 |
IN THE PINES
(Appalachian folk song circa 1870's - 3/4
time - tab is based on Bill Monroe's 1941
recording and consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B205 |
IRISH WASHERWOMAN
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists
of 2 sections and includes an optional
second banjo part on lower and mid-neck
in Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B206 |
IRISH WASHERWOMAN
(tab is arranged as a brisk waltz, rather
than as a jig, and consists of 2 sections on
lower neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
BB1520 |
I SAW THE LIGHT
(Gospel - written by Hank Williams - tab
consists of 2 sections of backup only
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B995 |
I STILL MISS SOMEONE
(Country and Bluegrass - written by Johnny
and Roxanne Cash - recorded by Flatt and
Scruggs in 1965, then by the Earl Scruggs
Revue in 1976 - tab consists of verse and
bridge on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1403 |
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
(traditional Christmas - 3/4 time - written
by Edmund Sears in 1849 - tab consists of
verse and chorus on lower to mid-neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B210 |
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
(Folk - first published as the "Levee Song"
in 1894, first recorded in 1927 by the
"Sandhills Sixteen" - tab consists of 2
sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1830 |
I WANT TO PRAISE YOU, LORD
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
104 measures |
5.50 |
B1829 |
I WILL CELEBRATE
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
97 measures |
5.00 |
B1831 |
I WILL PRAISE YOU, LORD
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
77 measures |
4.50 |
B212 |
I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT
HOME (aka Homestead on the Farm)
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Mac
Wiseman's 1952 recording and consists of
2 sections on lower neck - Scruggs style
in G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1141 |
I WONDER IF I EVER SAID GOODBYE
(70's Country - tab is based on Johnny
Rodriguez's recording from his 1976
"Reflecting" album, and consists of intro,
plus 2 verses and 2 choruses on lower and
upper neck in Scruggs/Melodic and
Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
G |
70 measures |
4.50 |
B1505 |
JAMAICA FAREWELL
(Carribean - written by Lord Burgess in
1926, first recorded by Harry Belafonte on
his 1956 "Calypso" album - tab consists of
2 verses and 2 choruses on lower to mid-
neck - G tuning) |
C |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B231 |
JESSE JAMES
(traditional 1800's ballad - written by Billy
Gashade and first recorded by Bascom
Lamar Lunsford in 1924 - tab consists of
verse and chorus on lower neck - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1070 |
JESSE JAMES
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
and mid-neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1832 |
JESUS
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
mid-neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
C |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B2629 |
JESUS, HELP ME TO STAND
(Gospel - 3/4 time - written by Ron Block
and included on Alison Krauss’ and Union
Station’s 1992 CD entitled “Every Time You
Say Goodbye” - tab consists of intro, verse
and chorus, and includes optional second
banjo part on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
59 measures |
4.50 |
B842 |
JESUS, HOLD MY HAND
(Gospel - written by Albert Brumley in
1933 - tab consists of intro, verse and
chorus on lower to mid-neck (2 measures
on upper neck) - G tuning) |
C |
70 measures |
4.50 |
B2468 |
JESUS WALKED THAT LONESOME VALLEY
(traditional American spiritual - composer
is anonymous - recorded by the "Million
Dollar Quartet" in 1956 - tab is arranged to
be played at fast tempo and consists of 2
breaks on lower neck, plus a third break at
advanced level on upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
57 measures |
4.00 |
B229 |
JIM SAPP RAG
(fiddle rag - tab is based on Kirk and Sam
McGee's 1957 recording, and consists of
2 sections on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
32 measures |
3.00 |
B876 |
JINGLE BELLS
(Christmas Pop - written by James Lord
Pierpont in 1857, first titled "One Horse
Open Sleigh" - tab consists of 2 verses
and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
B1445 |
JINGLE BELLS
(tab consists of slow "Rudolph" intro in
Chord/Melody style on upper neck, plus
verse and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
42 measures |
3.50 |
B2593 |
JOHN HARDY
(fast traditional Bluegrass ballad - first
recorded by Eva Davis in 1924 - tab
consists of basic melody and one verse in
Scruggs style on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B2592 |
JOHN HENRY
(fast traditional American ballad - tab
consists of basic melody and one Scruggs
style break on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B221 |
JOHN HENRY
(tab is based on Earl Scruggs' 1962
recording, and consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B878 |
JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS
(traditional Christmas - author unknown,
Nicholas of Myra (270-346 A.D.), known as
"Nicholas the Wonderworker", is the model
for Santa Claus - tab consists of 2 verses
in 2 keys on lower neck - Scruggs style in
G tuning) |
G and C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B879 |
JOY TO THE WORLD
(traditional Christmas - words by Isaac
Watts and music by Lowell Mason - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1399 |
JOY TO THE WORLD
(tab consists of one section on lower
and upper neck in Chord/Melody and
Scruggs/Melodic styles - G tuning) |
C |
21 measures |
2.00 |
B3209 |
JUBILATION T. CORNPONE
(written for the 1955 musical "Li'l Abner" by Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer - tab consists of 4 verses and 4 refrains, plus turnaround and modulation, ranging from
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
C and G |
70 measures |
4.50 |
B1739A |
JULIA
(Bluegrass - tab consists of one break as
played on Front Range's recording on lower
and mid-neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
20 measures |
2.00 |
B1739B |
JULIA
(same as above except in G tuning) |
D |
20 measures |
2.00 |
B1915 |
KANSAS CITY
(Wilbert Harrison's Blues/Rock hit from
1959 - tab consists of intro and 3 breaks
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
B234 |
KAW-LIGA
(50's Country - written by Hank Williams
and Fred Rose in 1952, with Hank's
recording released posthumously in 1953,
tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
and mid-neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B038 |
KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE
(traditional Gospel - written in 1899 by Ada
Blenkhorn, first recorded by the Carter
Family in 1928 - tab consists of verse and 2
choruses on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B3153 |
KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE
(same as above except this tab is based
on the White family's version and chord
progression as heard on the "O Brother
Where Art Thou?" soundtrack - the tab
consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B1524 |
KEEP THAT WHEEL A-TURNIN'
(traditional Folk - tab consists of verse and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B235 |
KILLING ME SOFTLY (With His Song)
(70's Pop - written in 1971 by Charles Fox
and Norman Gimbel, first recorded by Lori
Lieberman in 1971, hit for Roberta Flack in
1973 - tab consists of 2 verses and 2
choruses on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
53 measures |
3.50 |
B3201 |
KING OF BOYS
(Folk-Pop - written and first recorded by Steve Martin for his April 2013 CD "Love
Has Come For You", with Edie Brickell on
vocals - tab is as Steve recorded it and
consists of intro, backup for 3 verses plus backup for bass solo, and backup for vocal reprise on lower to mid-neck - C tuning) |
C |
73 measures |
4.50 |
B1495 |
LADY GARDNER'S REEL
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 2
arrangements on lower and mid-neck; one
in Scruggs/Melodic style and one in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B237 |
LADY OF SPAIN
(40's Pop - written in 1931 and popularized
on accordion in 1947 by Dick Contino - hit
for Eddie Fisher in 1952 - tab is based on
Jim Eanes' 1960 recording and consists of
2 verses and ending on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
C |
39 measures |
3.50 |
B686 |
LADY OWEN'S DELIGHT
(traditional Welsh air - 3/4 time - the tab
consists of one section on lower to mid-
neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
27 measures |
2.50 |
B687 |
LADY OWEN'S DELIGHT
(tab consists of one section on lower and
mid-neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B744 |
LAKES OF PONCHARTRAIN
(Folk - tab consists of 2 sections on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B692 |
LASS OF GOWRIE
(traditional Scottish ballad - written by Lady
Carolina Nairne (1766-1845) - tab consists
of one section on lower and mid-neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
D |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B846 |
LAST DATE
(60's Pop - 6/8 time - written and recorded
by Floyd Cramer in 1960 - tab consists of
intro, 3 verses and bridge on lower to mid-
neck - Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
82 measures |
5.00 |
B2827 |
LAST THING ON MY MIND
(60's Folk - written by Tom Paxton in the
early 60's, first recorded by Paxton in 1964,
melody is similar to that of the traditional
British folk song "Leaving of Liverpool" - tab
consists of verse and chorus on lower neck
in D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2303 |
LEAVING LOUISIANA (In the Broad Daylight)
(Cajun-flavored banjo - written by Rodney
Crowell - tab is based on Emmylou Harris'
recording from her 1978 album "Quarter
Moon in a Ten Cent Town", and consists
of intro, verse and bridge, plus lower and
upper neck breaks - G tuning) |
G |
74 measures |
4.50 |
B700 |
LEGEND OF BONNIE AND CLYDE
(Country - hit for Merle Haggard in 1968,
(this is not the same song as Foggy
Mountain Breakdown) - tab consists of
2 breaks on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1226 |
LEGEND OF THE REBEL SOLDIER
(Bluegrass - based on the 1847 poem
"Shall My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland"
by Caroline Norton, with melody based on
"Rolling Home" (circa 1920) - new lyrics
and first recording by Charlie Moore in
1976 - tab consists of 2 sections on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1552 |
(Bad, Bad) LEROY BROWN
(70's Pop/Rock - written and first recorded
by Jim Croce for his 1973 album "Life and
Times" - tab consists of 3 sections on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
27 measures |
2.50 |
B1833 |
LET ALL THE EARTH
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
74 measures |
4.50 |
B1834 |
LET ALL THOSE WHO TRUST IN THEE,
REJOICE - (Gospel - tab consists of basic
melody and lyrics, plus break and backup
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
105 measures |
5.50 |
B239 |
LET IT BE
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney,
recorded in 1969 and released in 1970 from
their "Let It Be" album - tab consists of
verse and chorus on lower neck in
Modified G tuning: gBGBD) |
G |
29 measures |
3.00 |
B045 |
LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN
(Bluegrass Gospel favorite of railroaders,
written in 1890 by Eliza Snow and Charles
Tillman - tab consists of verse and chorus
on lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B3114 |
LITTLE BIRD OF HEAVEN
(Appalachian-style ballad, written by
Martha Scanlan in 2009, and first recorded
by Martha and the Reeltime Travelers same
year - tab is based on their recording and
consists of intro, 3 sections of backup, 6
solos and modulation, ranging from lower to
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C and G |
104 measures |
5.50 |
B3115 |
LITTLE BIRD OF HEAVEN
(same as above except in Double-C tuning,
with tab consisting of intro, 2 sections of
backup and 4 solos, ranging from lower to
mid-neck - Double-C tuning) |
C |
64 measures |
4.50 |
B2284 |
LITTLE MAGGIE
(late 1800's Appalachian ballad - first
recorded by Grayson and Whittier in 1928,
tab consists of 4 verses on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2431 |
LITTLE MAGGIE
(tab consists of 4 verses on lower and
mid-neck - G modal tuning: gDGCD) |
Gm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B046 |
LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET
(traditional Folk - first recorded by the
Carter Family - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B047 |
LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET
(tab consists of 3 sections on lower and
upper neck - tuners are required for 3rd
section - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B1008 |
LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET
(tab is based on Dolly Parton's 1987
recording and consists of intro, verse and
bridge on lower and upper neck in
Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B044 |
LIZA JANE
(traditional fiddle tune and folk song - tab
consists of 3 verses and 2 choruses on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B2973 |
LONE PILGRIM
(traditional Gospel - tab consists of intro
and one verse on lower and mid-neck in
aDGBD tuning) |
D |
25 measures |
3.00 |
B1525 |
LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR
(70's Country/Rock - written and first
recorded by John Fogerty for Creedence
Clearwater Revival's 1970 "Cosmo's
Factory" album - tab consists of verse and
chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B2457 |
LORD, BUILD ME A CABIN IN GLORY
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab consists of lower
neck break in Scruggs style, and advanced
level upper neck break in Scruggs/Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
B1962 |
LORENA
(Civil War ballad - written in 1856 by Rev.
Henry D. L. Webster, a favorite of Civil War
soldiers on both sides - the tab consists of
intro and 2 breaks as played by John
Hartford on lower and upper neck, plus a
third break on lower neck that's easier to
play than John's version - G tuning) |
G |
81 measures |
5.00 |
B1144 |
LOST TO A STRANGER
(Bluegrass - 3/4 time - tab is based on
Hylo Brown's 1954 recording and consists
of intro, lower and upper neck verse and
chorus breaks - G tuning) |
G |
77 measures |
4.50 |
B041 |
LOUISIANA MAN
(Cajun - written by Doug Kershaw - hit in
1961 for Rusty and Doug (Kershaw) - tab
consists of 2 verses and chorus on lower
and mid-neck - D tuners are required for
playing this tab - gDF#AD tuning) |
D |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B3208 |
LOVE HAS COME FOR YOU
(Folk-Pop - written and first recorded by Steve Martin for his April
2013 CD "Love Has Come For You", with Edie Brickell on vocals - tab is as Steve recorded it and consists of intro, backup for 4 verses and 3 choruses, plus interlude, solo, and ending - in claw hammer style on lower neck - Double-C tuning (gCGCD) |
C |
156 measures |
6.50 |
B1040 |
LOVE IS A ROSE
(70's Country/Rock - written by Neil Young
in 1974 - tab is based on Linda Ronstadt's
1975 recording and on Jim Smoak's banjo
break, and consists of 2 verses and 2
refrains on lower neck (2 measures are on
upper neck) - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B942 |
LOVER'S WALTZ
(Country waltz - written by Jay Ungar - the
tab is based on Jay's fiddle recording and
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B2523 |
LUCILLE
(70's Country - 3/4 time - written by Roger
Bowling and Hal Bynum, hit for Kenny
Rogers in 1977 - the tab consists of intro,
verse and chorus - G tuning) |
G |
61 measures |
4.00 |
B2528 |
LYING EYES
(70's Country Rock - written by Glenn Frey
and Don Henley, recorded in 1975 by the
Eagles for their "One of These Nights"
album - tab consists of intro, 3 verses and
chorus on lower and mid-neck- G tuning) |
G |
82 measures |
5.00 |
B1788 |
MAIDEN'S PRAYER
(Texas Swing - traditional fiddle tune
with lyrics by Bob Wills, first recorded in
1935 - tab consists of one verse on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B2449 |
MAIDEN'S PRAYER
(tab consists of one verse on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
D |
19 measures |
2.00 |
B766 |
MAMA BLUES
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Earl
Scruggs and consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
54 measures |
3.50 |
B2375 |
MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW
(traditional American Folk - first recorded
by Kentucky fiddler Dick Burnett as the
"Farewell Song" in 1913, also recorded by
Emry Arthur in 1928 - tab is based on the
“Soggy Bottom Boys” radio version from
the 2000 movie “O Brother Where Art
Thou”, and consists of intro and 4 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
57 measures |
4.00 |
B1985 |
MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW
(tab consists of intro and two breaks on
lower neck (one measure on upper neck)
in D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B1087 |
MAPLE ON THE HILL
(traditional Folk and Bluegrass - tab
consists of basic melody and upper neck
Scruggs style arrangement - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B1085 |
MASSASOIT HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck in Melodic
style - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2819 |
MAYBE I'M AMAZED
(70's Pop - written and first recorded by
Paul McCartney for his 1970 "McCartney"
album - tab is based on Welsh singer
Jem's recording from the 2004 "O.C. Mix 2"
compilation recordings, and consists of
intro, backup, verse and bridge vocal
similes, plus banjo break as played on her
recording - G tuning) |
G and B |
102 measures |
5.50 |
B248 |
ME AND BOBBY McGHEE
(60's Country - written by Kris Kristofferson,
first recorded by Roger Miller, then Gordon
Lightfoot in 1969, hit for Janis Joplin in
1970 - tab consists of 2 sections on lower
to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
B1769 |
MEETING IN THE AIR
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab is based on the
Highwoods String Band's recording, and
consists of one break plus backup on lower
to upper neck in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
C |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B777 |
MIDNIGHT FLYER
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Sonny
Osborne and consists of one verse on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
19 measures |
2.00 |
B263 |
MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
(Dixieland - written in 1955, first titled
"Leningrad Nights", hit for British group
"Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen" in 1961,
tab consists of 2 sections and refrain on
lower to mid-neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1080 |
MORNING FAIR HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - Melodic
style - f#DGBD tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B051 |
MOUNTAIN DEW
(Bluegrass - written in 1945 by Bascom
Lamar Lunsford, hit for Grandpa Jones in
the 50's - tab consists of verse and chorus
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B259 |
MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1950 with Rudy Lyle on
banjo - tab consists of verse and refrain on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2410 |
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
(traditional Folk - written by Stephen Foster
in 1853, first titled "Poor Uncle Tom, Good
Night" - official state song of Kentucky
since 1928 - tab consists of verse and
refrain on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2464 |
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
to mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B737 |
MY SARO JANE
(Bluegrass - written by Lester Flatt and
Earl Scruggs, first recorded in 1964 - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower neck, with
the first as played by Earl Scruggs, and
the second by Harold Streeter - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B2919 |
NASHVILLE BLUES
(Bluegrass instrumental - written and first
recorded by Earl Scruggs in 1965, for Flatt
and Scruggs' Town and Country" album,
the tab is based on their recording and
consists of 2 sections arranged for twin
banjos (melody and harmony) on lower and
mid-neck - Dm tuning: aDFAD) |
Dm |
41 measures |
4.00 |
B1784 |
NATCHEZ WHISTLE
(Country - written and recorded by John
Hartford in 1978 - tab consists of 2 verses
and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
B280 |
NELLIE BLY
(traditional fiddle tune - written by Stephen
Foster in 1850 - tab consists of 4 sections
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B838 |
NEW RIVER TRAIN
(traditional Folk - recorded by the New Lost
City Ramblers - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower neck in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1096 |
NEW RIVER TRAIN
(tab consists of one verse on upper neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B272 |
NINE POUND HAMMER
(traditional Country Blues - first recorded
by the "Hill Billies" in 1927 - found its way
into Bluegrass after Merle Travis recorded it
on guitar in 1944 - tab consists of 2 verses
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B738 |
NINE POUND HAMMER
(tab consists of 2 sections on lower neck;
first section is as played by Earl Scruggs,
and second section is by Harold Streeter,
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1092 |
NINE POUND HAMMER
(tab consists of 2 arrangements on lower
and upper neck - both include optional
second banjo parts - G tuning) |
G |
97 measures |
5.00 |
B2472 |
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN
AND OUT - (Rag/Blues - written by Jimmy
Cox in 1923 - tab consists of 3 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
28 measures |
3.00 |
B285 |
NORWEGIAN WOOD (This Bird Has Flown)
(Beatles - 3/4 time - written mainly by John
Lennon and included on the Beatles' 1965
"Rubber Soul" album - tab consists of 2
verses and bridge on lower and upper neck
in G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B2454 |
O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL (Adeste Fideles)
(traditional Christmas - written by John F.
Wade in 1743 - tab consists of one verse
in Chord/Melody style on lower neck in
G tuning) |
G |
22 measures |
2.50 |
B977 |
O COME, O COME EMMANUEL ("Veni, Veni,
Emmanuel") - (traditional 12th century
Christmas and Advent - tab consists of one
verse in Chord/Melody style on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
21 measures |
2.50 |
B1715 |
O HOLY NIGHT ("Cantique de Noël")
(traditional Christmas - 6/8 time - written
by Adolphe Adam in 1847, based on the
French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight,
Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-
1877) - tab consists of verse and chorus
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
49
measures |
3.50 |
B1494 |
O'GALLAGHER'S HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections; 2 in Melodic style and 2 in
Scruggs/Melodic style, on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2255 |
OH, SUZANNA ("Banjo On My Knee")
(traditional American folk - written and
first published by Stephen Foster in 1848,
first recorded by Dan Hornsby with the
Young Brothers Tennessee Band in 1927,
tab consists of 2 verses and 2 choruses
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1519 |
OLD BRUSH ARBOR
(traditional Gospel - tab consists of intro,
verse and chorus breaks on lower neck,
plus backup on upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
79 measures |
5.00 |
B998 |
OLD DAN TUCKER
(traditional fiddle and folk tune - tab is as
played by Jim Smoak and consists of 2
breaks and ending on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
48 measures |
3.50 |
B2775 |
OLD HOME PLACE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
the Dillards in 1963 - the tab is based on
New South's recording and consists of one
break and refrain on lower neck - this
arrangement is easier to play than J.D.
Crowe's version (B1810) in the advanced
section - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B2328 |
OLD IRISH BLESSING
(Celtic Gospel - tab consists of one verse
on lower and mid-neck in Chord/Melody
style - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
24 measures |
2.50 |
B2278 |
OLD JOE CLARK
(traditional fiddle tune and ballad - born in
1839, Joe Clark was one of the first to
enlist in the Civil War and one of the first
to receive a disability discharge - the tab
consists of 4 sections on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2433 |
OLD JOE CLARK IN MINOR
(still Old Joe Clark but with a different
face, tab is arranged in a minor key and
consists of 6 sections on lower neck in
Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B2445 |
OLD RUGGED CROSS
(traditional Gospel - 3/4 time - written in
1912 by George Bennard, this old standby
is regarded as the most popular hymn of
the 20th century - the tab consists of intro,
verse and refrain on lower and upper neck
in G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B290 |
OLD SPINNING WHEEL
(Country - composer is anonymous - tab
consists of verse and chorus on lower and
mid-neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B054 |
OLD TIME RELIGION
(traditional Gospel, circa 1873, composer
unknown - tab consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1402 |
O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
(traditional Christmas - written in 1868 by
Phillips Brooks and Lewis Redner - tab
consists of one verse on lower neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B057 |
ONE TIN SOLDIER (Legend of Billy Jack)
(theme from the 1971 movie, recorded by
the band "Coven" - tab is based on their
recording and consists of verse and chorus
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B2684 |
ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE
(60's Country - 3/4 time - written by Bob
Ferguson, first recorded by Ferlin Husky in
1960 - tab consists of intro, verse and
chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.00 |
B1742 |
OPEN UP THE WINDOW, NOAH
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Ben
Eldridge on Seldom Scene's 1983 "At the
Scene" album - tab consists of 2 breaks
on upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
21 measures |
2.00 |
B1661 |
OPEN YOUR EYES
(Gospel - 3/4 time - written by Dee Gaskin,
tab consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.00 |
B722 |
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD
(from Jacque Offenbach's 1858 operetta
that became the now famous "Can-Can"
saloon dance - tab consists of 5 sections
on lower and upper neck - Single-string
style - G tuning) |
D |
133 measures |
5.00 |
B1836 |
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
Em |
102 measures |
5.00 |
B1837 |
OUR GOD REIGNS
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
97 measures |
5.00 |
B2359 |
OVER IN THE GLORY LAND
(Gospel - tab consists of break from Rob
McCoury's recording on lower neck,
arranged for two banjos as played on
the recording - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
19 measures |
2.50 |
B840 |
PALLET ON YOUR FLOOR
(Blues - written by Mississippi John Hurt
and recorded in 1964, now a Bluegrass
standard - tab consists of 2 sections on
lower neck (no slides, hammers or pulls in
first section) - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1857 |
PARADISE
(Country - 3/4 time - written by John Prine,
tab is based on the Country Gentlemen's
recording and consists of one verse on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
28 measures |
2.50 |
B2536 |
PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN
(traditional work song - tab is based on
Bruce Springsteen's recording from his
2006 "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger
Sessions" album, and consists of lower
and upper neck backup, 5 breaks and
ending - G tuning) |
G |
76 measures |
4.50 |
B2663 |
PICKIN'
(Bluegrass Swing - written by Darrell
Schuler - tab consists of basic melody and
2 breaks on lower neck (2 measures are on
upper neck) - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
4.00 |
B2977 |
PILGRIM (I'm Just a Pilgrim On This Road)
(Gospel Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by Steve Earle on his 1999 album
"The Mountain" - tab consists of intro and
2 breaks on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B2329 |
PLANXTY IRWIN
(Celtic - 3/4 time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan (1670-1738) - tab consists of 2
sections on lower and mid-neck - Scruggs
and Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B2450 |
PLANXTY IRWIN
(tab consists of 2 sections on upper
and lower neck - Scruggs/Melodic and
Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
D |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B295 |
POISON LOVE
(50's Country - first recorded by Johnny and
Jack - tab is based on their recording and
consists of 2 verses on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B1077 |
POMONA HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of a
4-section melody arrangement on lower
and upper neck in Melodic style, and a
4-section backup arrangement on lower
neck in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B1088 |
POOR ELLEN SMITH
(traditional ballad based on a true story in
19th century Winston-Salem, NC - tab
consists of basic melody and upper neck
Scruggs style arrangement - G tuning) |
G |
48 measures |
3.50 |
B061 |
POSSUM HOLLOW
(50's Bluegrass - written and first recorded
by Jim Eanes in 1955 - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck - tuners
are required - G tuning) |
G |
57 measures |
4.00 |
B293 |
POWER IN THE BLOOD
(traditional Gospel - recorded by the Lewis
Family - tab consists of 2 sections on lower
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
C and G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B3023 |
PRECIOUS MEMORIES
(traditional Gospel hymn credited to J.B.F.
Wright in 1925, but may have been written
as early as 1877 - tab consists of intro,
verse and chorus, on lower neck - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B060 |
PRETTY POLLY
(aka "The Gosport Tragedy" and "The
Cruel Ship's Carpenter") - (traditional
English and Appalachian ballad - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G Modal tuning: gDGCD) |
Gm |
28 measures |
2.50 |
B2664 |
(The) PRICE YOU PAY
(Bluegrass Swing - written by Darrell
Schuler - tab consists of a basic melody
section plus 2 breaks on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
73 measures |
4.50 |
B1762 |
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
(60's Folk - written by Leonard Lipton and
Peter Yarrow - recorded by Peter, Paul and
Mary in 1963 - tab consists of one verse on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B1518 |
PURPLE ROBE
(traditional Gospel - tab is based in part on
Ralph Stanley's 1959 recording, and
consists of verse and chorus breaks on
lower neck, and backup on lower and upper
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.50 |
B296 |
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
(60's Pop Spiritual - written by Gene
MacLellan - tab consists of 2 verses on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1062 |
RAILROAD BILL
(traditional ballad - composer unknown,
first known recording in 1926 - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B2492 |
RAINBOW CONNECTION
(90's Pop - 3/4 time - written by Paul
Williams and Kenneth Ascher, performed
by Kermit the Frog in the 1979 "Muppet
Movie" - tab is based on Kenny Loggins'
1994 recording from his "Return to Pooh
Corner" album, consisting of intro, backup,
harmonica simile, and melody arrangement
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
105 measures |
5.50 |
B745 |
RAISE A RUCKUS
(Folk/Bluegrass - composer and recording
artist unknown - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
C and G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B063 |
RED RIVER VALLEY
(traditional Western classic with lyrics
dating to 1879 and music to 1896 - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1854 |
RED RIVER VALLEY - (same as "May I Sleep
in Your Barn Tonight Mister")
(tab is as played on the McPeake Brothers'
recording and consists of one break on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
19 measures |
2.00 |
B302 |
RED WING
(traditional fiddle tune - written in 1907 with
lyrics by Thurland Chattaway and music by
Kerry Mills (based on Robert Schumann's
"Happy Farmer" - Opus 68, # 10, 1849),
tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B303 |
RED WING
(tab consists of 2 verses and 2 choruses on
lower and upper neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B1468 |
RELEASE ME
(60's Country/Pop - written in 1946 by
Eddie Miller, first recorded in 1953 - tab is
based on Englebert Humperdinck's 1967
recording - tab consists of 2 verses in 2
keys on upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2279 |
REUBEN (Reuben's Train aka "Train 45")
(traditional fiddle tune - first printed in
1909, first recorded in 1924 by Fiddlin'
John Carson - tab consists of 3 sections
on lower and mid-neck - Scruggs style in
D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B310 |
RIDING ON THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN
(tab is as played by Ralph Stanley on his
1960 recording, and consists of one section
on lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B312 |
RIDING ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
(70's Folk/Pop - written by Steve Goodman
and first recorded by Arlo Guthrie in 1972,
tab consists of verse, bridge and chorus on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B065 |
RING OF FIRE
(60's Country - written by June Carter and
Merle Kilgore, first recorded by Johnny
Cash on his 1963 compilation album "Ring
of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash" - biggest
hit of his career - tab is based on Earl
Scruggs' version and consists of verse and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
32 measures |
3.00 |
B2460 |
RIPPLE
(70's Country/Rock - tab is based on the
Grateful Dead's recording from their 1970
album "American Beauty", and consists of
4 verses and bridge on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
77 measures |
4.50 |
B2778 |
ROCK SALT AND NAILS
(60's Folk/Bluegrass - 3/4 time - written
by Bruce "Utah" Phillips and first recorded
by Flatt and Scruggs in 1965 - tab is based
on Anne and Pete Sibley's recording from
their 2005 "Will You Walk With Me" album,
and consists of one lower neck break in
D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B1730 |
ROCKY TOP
(Bluegrass - written by Boudleaux and
Felice Bryant in 1967 - hit same year for
the Osborne Brothers - one of 7 official
Tennessee state songs - tab consists of
verse, chorus and extended ending on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
56 measures |
3.50 |
B1592 |
ROSEBUSH JIG
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower and mid-neck, and
includes optional second banjo part
in Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B3179 |
ROSES IN THE SNOW
(80's Bluegrass-Country - written by Ruth
Franks, recorded by Emmylou Harris in
1980 for her album of the same name - tab
is based on her recording and consists of
intro, backup for verse and chorus, plus
solo of verse and chorus - solo is all on
lower neck, while the backup includes just
a brief excursion to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
81 measures |
5.00 |
B2567 |
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
(written by Johnny Marks in 1949, first
recorded by Gene Autry - tab consists of
slow Chord/Melody style intro and uptempo
Scruggs/Melodic style arrangement of 3
verses and bridge on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
B743 |
RUN, BOY, RUN
(Folk/Bluegrass - composer and recording
artist unknown - tab consists of 4 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
32 measures |
3.00 |
B1160 |
RUNNING HARD ON A BROKEN HEART
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Sammy
Shelor on the Lonesome River Band's 1994
recording, and consists primarily of reverse
rolls for intro, break and backup on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
112 measures |
5.50 |
B1150 |
ST. ANNE'S REEL
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower to mid-neck; 2 sections
are at intermediate level and 2 are at
advanced level, with the latter based on
Michael Cleveland's fiddle recording in
G Modal tuning: gDGCD - tab includes
optional 2nd banjo part in G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
B2948 |
ST JAMES INFIRMARY
(traditional blues based on an 18th century
English folk song called "The Unfortunate
Rake", composer is anonymous - one of
the earliest recordings was by Louis
Armstrong in 1928 - tab is based on both
Josh White's and Arlo Guthrie's recordings,
and consists of intro and 2 breaks on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
Am |
25 measures |
3.00 |
B1485 |
SAINT PAUL WALTZ
(parts of this tune are similar to "Cattle
Call" - tab consists of 6 sections in 3 keys
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C, G and F |
98 measures |
5.00 |
B1644 |
SACRED HEART
("Celtic" - 3/4 time - arranged and adapted
from Peter Ostroushko's recording - tab
consists of one section in Chord/Melody
style on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
D |
38 measures |
3.50 |
B2590 |
SALLY ANN
(traditional fiddle tune - published in 1918,
first recorded by "The Hill Billies" in 1925
tab consists of basic melody and one
section on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2280 |
SALTY DOG BLUES
(Bluegrass - written by the Morris Brothers
in 1935, recorded by Flatt and Scruggs in
1951 - tab consists of 2 sections on lower
to mid-neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B338 |
SANTA CLAUS
(Bluegrass - written by Bill Keith, recorded
with Bill Monroe in 1965 - tab is based on
that recording and consists of 2 sections
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B3034 |
SANTA FE
(Folk - written and first recorded by
Samantha Crain for her 2010 album "You
Understood" - tab is based on her recording
and consists of intro, vocal similes of verse
and chorus, plus backup for verse and 2
choruses, on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
150 measures |
6.50 |
B331 |
SCARBOROUGH FAIR
(16th century English ballad - 3/4 time - tab
is partly based on Simon and Garfunkel's
recording from their 1966 "Parsley, Sage,
Rosemary and Thyme" album, and consists
of 2 verses on lower neck (2 measures on
upper neck) - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B332 |
SCARBOROUGH FAIR
(tab consists of 2 verses on lower and
upper neck - Dm tuning: aDFAD) |
Dm |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B812 |
SEAMUS O'BRIEN
(Celtic - 3/4 time - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B1506 |
SEEK YE FIRST
(Folk Gospel - tab consists of intro and one
verse on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2249 |
SHADY GROVE
(18th century mountain ballad, similar
to the English ballad "Matty Groves" - tab
consists of 3 fast breaks with a Bluegrass
treatment on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B951 |
SHADY GROVE
(tab is based on the recording from the
movie "Return to Cold Mountain" (at slower
tempo than B2249 above), and consists of
3 breaks with traditional chord progression
and melody based on the Dorian pentatonic
scale on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
Am |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B1483 |
SHE LEFT ME STANDING ON THE
MOUNTAIN - (Bluegrass - tab is based on
Jim and Jesse's recording and consists of
one verse on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
18 measures |
2.00 |
B2452 |
SHENANDOAH (Across The Wide Missouri)
(American Folk song from the 1800's - tab
consists of one verse on lower to mid-neck
in Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
21 measures |
2.00 |
B3148 |
SHENANDOAH (Across The Wide Missouri)
(same as above except the tab consists of
2 verses, all on lower neck in Scruggs style,
G tuning) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
B342 |
SHORTENIN' BREAD
(sometimes regarded as a traditional 1800's
plantation song, this piece was written by
James Whitcomb Riley in 1900, and
published in 1915 - tab consists of 2 verses
and 2 choruses on lower neck; 2nd chorus
is based on a Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Em chord phrase - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1398 |
SILENT NIGHT (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)
(traditional Christmas - 3/4 time - written by
Father Josef Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber,
published in 1859 - tab consists of one
verse in Chord/Melody style on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
51 measures |
3.50 |
B820 |
SILENT NIGHT
(this arrangement includes an optional
second banjo part with both banjos in
Scruggs style - tab consists of one verse
on lower neck; first banjo is in C tuning:
gCGBE, second banjo is in G tuning) |
C |
25 measures |
3.00 |
B1779 |
SILVER BELLS
(50's Christmas Pop - 3/4 time - first sung
in the 1951 movie; "The Lemon Drop Kid"
by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell - tab
consists of verse and chorus on lower to
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B337 |
SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES
(60's and 70's Country Rock - written by
Jack Rhodes and Dick Reynolds, first
recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1956, then
by Linda Ronstadt on her 1969 album
"Hand Sown, Home Grown", and was a hit
for her on her 1973 "Don't Cry Now" album,
tab consists of verse, chorus, and ending
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
B335 |
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
(traditional Country Blues - first recorded by
the "Mississippi Sheiks" in 1930, then by
Bill Monroe in 1957 - tab consists of 3
verses on lower and upper neck - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B1004 |
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
(tab consists of one verse on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B1533 |
SLEEPY RIO GRANDE
(40's Western - 3/4 time - tab is based on
the Sons of the Pioneers' recording and
consists of intro and verse on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B964 |
SOLDIER'S JOY
(traditional fiddle tune dating from the
Revolutionary War but popular during the
Civil War - first recorded by the Skillet
Lickers in 1929 - tab consists of 4 sections
at basic to intermediate level on lower neck
in Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2424 |
SOLDIER'S JOY
(tab is as played by Eddie Mueller on the
Stoneman Family's recording, and consists
of 4 sections plus backup on lower neck in
Scruggs style - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
66 measures |
4.00 |
B2662 |
SOME OF SHELLEY'S BLUES
(Folk/Pop - written by Mike Nesmith, first
recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on
their 1970 "Uncle Charlie and His Dog
Teddy" album - tab is based on their
recording and consists of intro, backup for
4 verses and bridge, plus 2 solo sections
on lower and mid-neck (2 measures on
upper neck) - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
103 measures |
5.50 |
B2632 |
SOMEWHERE IN TIME
(theme from the 1980 movie of the same
name, starring Christopher Reeve and
Jane Seymour - tab consists of intro and
4 sections on upper and lower neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C and D |
62 measures |
4.00 |
B3138 |
SONNY'S DREAM
(Irish folk - written by Ron Hynes in 1976,
first recorded by Ron Hynes in 1981 - tab
is based on Liam Clancy's 1996 recording
and consists of intro, 4 verse backup
sections, break and ending, ranging from
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
100 measures |
5.50 |
B2203 |
SPANISH FANDANGO
(1890's parlor tune - 3/4 time - written by
Charles Luckeyth "Luckey" Roberts,
published in 1915 - popular on guitar with
Victorian ladies - tab consists of 4 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B960 |
STAND, BOYS, STAND
(fiddle tune - tab is as played by Tony Ellis
and consists of 6 sections on lower neck
in Scruggs style - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
50 measures |
3.50 |
B1497 |
STACK OF BARLEY HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections in 2 arrangements on lower to
mid-neck - Melodic and Scruggs/Melodic
styles - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1775 |
STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
(traditional Irish ballad set to English
melody - 3/4 time - words by Cathal Garvey
(1866-1927) - tab consists of 4 sections on
lower neck - G tuning) |
Am |
69 measures |
4.00 |
B1018 |
STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
(3/4 and 4/4 time - tab consists of 4
sections on lower to upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B339 |
STAY ALL NIGHT, STAY A LITTLE LONGER
(Texas Swing - melody based on "Old Dan
Tucker" with lyrics by Bob Wills and
Tommy Duncan - first recorded in 1945 by
Bob Wills, then by Willie Nelson in 1973,
tab consists of 3 verses and 3 choruses on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
3.50 |
B3143 |
STRAWBERRY ROAN
(Cowboy folk - 3/4 time - written in 1931 by
Curly Fletcher - tab is based on Marty
Robbins' recording from his "Gunfighter
Ballads and Trail Songs" 1959 album, and
consists of 2 verses in 2 keys, on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
69 measures |
4.50 |
B1760 |
STREETS OF LAREDO (Cowboy's Lament)
(traditional western - 3/4 time - based on
the 18th century Irish/British folk songs
"The Unfortunate Rake", "A Handful of
Laurel" and "The Bard of Armagh" - lyrics
were written in 1876 by Francis Maynard,
tab consists of 2 verses, chorus and ending
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
3.50 |
B650 |
SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab is based on Ralph
Stanley's 1959 recording and consists of 2
sections on lower and upper neck - Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
B3216 |
SUN'S GONNA SHINE
(Folk-Pop - written and first recorded by Steve Martin for his April
2013 CD "Love Has Come For You", with Edie Brickell on vocals - tab is as Steve recorded it and consists of vocal backup for 3 verses, 3 choruses, refrain, refrain reprise and 2 solos, on lower neck with brief mid-neck excursions, in clawhammer style; Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
129 measures |
6.00 |
B340 |
SWANEE RIVER (Old Folks at Home)
(American Folk - written by Stephen Foster
in 1851 - state song of Florida since 1935,
tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B341 |
SWANEE RIVER
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B068 |
SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE
(American Folk - 3/4 time - written by John
Stone in 1858 - tab consists 2 verses on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2673 |
SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES
(traditional 1890's waltz - 3/4 time - early
recording by "The HillBillies" in 1926 - tab
is based on R. Shafer and R. Kessinger's
flat pick guitar recording and consists of
intro and 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
71 measures |
4.50 |
B1943 |
SWEET SUNNY SOUTH
(traditional American ballad - first recorded
by the North Carolina Ramblers in 1927,
then by Charlie Poole in 1929 - tab is as
played by John Hartford and consists of
one verse on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
20 measures |
2.00 |
B2614 |
SWEET SUNNY SOUTH
(tab consists of one verse on lower neck,
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
C |
19 measures |
2.00 |
B1528 |
TAKE ME IN YOUR LIFEBOAT
(traditional Country and Bluegrass Gospel,
tab is based on Flatt and Scruggs' 1951
recording, and consists of 2 sections on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
B2810 |
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
(70's folk-pop - written by Graham Nash,
this song was a hit in 1970 for Crosby,
Stills, Nash and Young - tab consists of
intro based on Jerry Garcia's steel guitar
intro, plus verse, refrain, bridge and ending,
on lower to mid-neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
62 measures |
4.00 |
B823 |
TEA IN THE MORNING
("Celtic" - written by Harold Streeter - tab
consists of one verse on lower to mid-neck,
Melodic and Chord/Melody styles in
G tuning) |
D |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B1794 |
TEARDROPS IN MY EYES
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Red Allen's
recording and consists of verse and chorus
on lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B1467 |
TEARS ON MY PILLOW
(Country waltz - 3/4 time - written and
recorded by Gene Autry in 1941 (not the
same song as Little Anthony and the
Imperials' 1958 hit) - tab consists of 3
verses on upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
C |
50 measures |
3.50 |
B1780 |
TENNESSEE WALTZ
(Country waltz - 3/4 time - written by Redd
Stewart and Pee Wee King in 1947, first
recorded by Roy Acuff, then by both Patti
Page and Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1950,
one of 7 state songs of Tennessee - tab
consists of intro, verse and chorus on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.50 |
B825 |
TENNESSEE WALTZ
(easier to play than B1780 above - tab
consists of intro, verse and chorus on lower
to upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B1083 |
TEN PENNY MONEY
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists
of 4 sections on lower to mid-neck in
D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
Bm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B3027 |
THE FIRST NOEL (First Nowell)
(traditional 17th century English Christmas
carol - 3/4 time - published in 1823 in
"Some Ancient Christmas Carols" - tab
consists of one verse in Chord/Melody
style, ranging from lower to upper neck,
in G tuning) |
D |
25 measures |
3.00 |
B828 |
THE GRENDADIER AND THE LADY (aka An
Emigrant's Daughter) - (traditional Celtic
Dorsetshire - 3/4 time - tab consists of 3
sections on lower and mid-neck - Melodic
and Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
Em |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B2188 |
THE MARVELOUS TOY
(60's Christmas Pop/Folk - written by Tom
Paxton in 1960, recorded by Peter, Paul
and Mary on their 1969 "Peter, Paul and
Mommy" album - tab consists of intro,
backup and break on lower and mid-neck
in G tuning) |
C |
42 measures |
3.50 |
B360 |
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
(60's Folk - written by Robbie Robertson,
first recorded by The Band in 1969, hit for
Joan Baez in 1971 - tab consists of verse
and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
Em |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B1500 |
THE STAR (Hornpipe)
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2674 |
THE STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN
(3/4 time - traditional folk and Bluegrass
love song - first recorded by the Carter
Family in 1928 - tab consists of verse and
refrain, plus backup for verse and refrain,
on lower to upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B1554 |
THE WEDDING SONG
(70's Folk/Pop - written and recorded in
1971 by Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul
and Mary fame, first performed at Peter
Yarrow's wedding, featured on Stookey's
first solo album, "Paul and..." in 1971 - tab
consists of 3 verses and chorus on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
94 measures |
5.00 |
B2906 |
THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED
(70's Country - written and first recorded by
Tom T. Hall for his 1971 album "In Search
of a Song" - tab consists of intro and 2
verses plus verse backup, on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
53 measures |
4.00 |
B2692 |
THIRSTY BOOTS
(70's Folk/Pop - written by Eric Anderson
and first recorded by John Denver on his
1977 album "I Want To Live" - tab consists
of 5 sections of lower neck backup only as
played on the recording - Scruggs style
in G tuning) |
C |
80 measures |
4.50 |
B1112 |
THIS OLD HAMMER
(traditional Blues - similar to John Henry
and Nine Pound Hammer - tab consists of
one upper to lower neck break - G tuning) |
Em |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B2392 |
THOSE MEMORIES
(Bluegrass - written by Alan O' Bryant in
1978, recorded on 1987 "Trio" album by
Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda
Ronstadt - tab consists of one verse on
lower neck - G tuning) |
|
19 measures |
2.00 |
B1176 |
TIME IN A BOTTLE
(70's Folk/Pop - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Jim Croce in 1973 - the tab
consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower and upper neck - aDGBD tuning) |
Dm |
58 measures |
4.00 |
B1530 |
'TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS
(Gospel - written by William Kirkpatrick
and Louisa Stead in 1882 - tab consists
of 2 sections on upper and lower neck
in Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
G and D |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B2672 |
TODAY
(60's Pop - 3/4 time - written by Randy
Sparks (he formed the New Christy
Minstrels in 1961) for the 1964 Western
comedy "Advance to the Rear" - tab
consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower and mid-neck - Chord/Melody and
Scruggs styles - G tuning) |
C |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1158 |
TOUCH THE HAND
(70's Country - 3/4 time - tab is based on
Conway Twitty's 1975 recording and
consists of refrain and 3 verses on upper
and lower neck - Chord/Melody and
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
C |
74 measures |
4.50 |
B359 |
TRAGIC ROMANCE
(Country and Bluegrass - composer is
unknown - first recorded by Vernon Dalhart
in 1924, a hit for the Lily Brothers in 1957
(with Don Stover on banjo), and for Cowboy
Copas in 1960 - tab consists of 2 verses on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B073 |
TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN
(50's-60's Country and Bluegrass - written
by Terry Fell in 1954 - tab is based on Jim
and Jesse's 1967 recording and consists of
2 sections on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B1572 |
TURN YOUR RADIO ON
(Gospel - written by Albert Brumley in
1937, published in 1938, hit for both Ray
Stevens and the Blackwood Brothers - tab
consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B888 |
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
(English Christmas carol dating to 16th
century, copyrighted in 1909 - tab consists
of 6 sections on lower and mid-neck in
Melodic style - f#DGBD tuning) |
D |
46 measures |
3.50 |
B2230 |
UNCLE PEN
(Bluegrass - written by Bill Monroe about
his uncle Pendleton Vandiver and first
recorded in 1950 - tab consists of verse
and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
21 measures |
2.50 |
B363 |
UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE
(favorite flat pick guitar and banjo piece,
written by Austrian military bandmaster
Josef Franz Wagner (1856-1908) about
the double eagle in the Austro-Hungarian
coat of arms - tab is based on Don Reno's
1961 recording and consists of 2 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B086 |
WABASH CANNONBALL
(Folk song about a fictional train, written by
J. A. Roff and published in 1882 as "The
Great Rock Island Route" - recorded by the
Carter Family in 1929, hit for Roy Acuff in
1936 - tab consists of 2 sections on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B087 |
WABASH CANNONBALL
(tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
B3240 |
WABASH CANNONBALL
(this version is as played by Alex Hassilev with the Limelighters, circa 1963 - tab consists of intro and solo on lower neck
in G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B081 |
WALKING IN MY SLEEP
(Bluegrass - recorded by Bill Clifton and the
Dixie Mountain Boys in the late 50's - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
27 measures |
2.50 |
B1471 |
WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME
(Country waltz - 3/4 time - written by Emil
Flindt during World War I while in France,
first titled "The Truck Driver's Dream", then
"The Waltz of the Poppies", and finally
changed to "The Waltz You Saved for Me",
tab consists of of 2 sections on lower to
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
36 measures |
3.00 |
B921 |
WAYFARING STRANGER
(traditional Spiritual - published in 1816 by
Ananias Davisson in his shape note
tunebook called "Kentucky Harmony" - tab
consists of verse and chorus on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
Am |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1839 |
WE EXALT THEE
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
97 measures |
5.00 |
B1394 |
WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE
(The Quest of the Magi) - (traditional
Christmas - 3/4 time - written by Reverend
John Henry Hopkins, Jr., in 1863 - the tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
Em |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B1795 |
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
(traditional Gospel - lyrics written by
Joseph M. Scriven in 1855 and music by
Charles Crozat Converse in 1868 - tab
consists of 2 arrangements; slow
Chord/Melody style in D, and uptempo
Bluegrass style in G, on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
D and G |
51 measures |
3.50 |
B2807 |
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
(easier to play than B1795 above - tab
consists of verse and refrain on lower neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1840 |
WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
48 measures |
3.50 |
B385 |
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG, MA
(60's Pop/Rag - written by Melanie Safka,
first recorded by Melanie in the late 60's,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1963 |
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
(60's Folk - written by Pete Seeger and first
recorded by the Kingston Trio in 1961 - tab
consists of intro and 2 verses on lower to
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B384 |
WHILE I WAS PRAYING (Somebody Touched
Me) - (traditional Gospel - recorded by both
the Dillards and the Stanley Brothers - tab
consists of 2 verses on lower and upper
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B994 |
WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based in part
on Norman Blake's 1976 flat pick guitar
recording and consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - gDF#AD tuning) |
D |
17 measures |
2.00 |
B2795 |
WHITE CHRISTMAS
(40's Holiday standard - written by Irving
Berlin in 1940, first recorded in 1942 by
Bing Crosby for the musical "Holiday Inn",
tab consists of 2 verses ranging from lower
to upper neck, mainly in Chord/Melody
style - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B3176 |
WHO KILLED DAVEY MOORE
(60's Folk - written by Bob Dylan in 1963,
although it wasn't included in his recordings
until his "Bootleg" series, volumes 1-3
(1961-91) and then again in "The Bootleg
Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan at Philharmonic
Hall", circa 1964 - tab is based on Graeme
Allwright's 1966 recording and consists of
intro, backup for verse and refrain, plus solo
for verse and refrain, ranging from lower to
mid-neck - G tuning) |
Am |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B2761 |
WHOA, MULE, WHOA
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based in part
on Doug Dillard's playing on the Andy
Griffith show, and consists of 5 sections,
including 2 with "mule sounds" on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
43 measures |
3.50 |
B2671 |
WHO WILL SING FOR ME
(traditional Gospel - tab is based on Lester
Flatt and Earl Scruggs 1959 recording and
consists of 2 verses and 2 refrains for upper
and lower neck breaks - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.50 |
B077 |
WHY ME, LORD
(Gospel - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Kris Kristofferson in 1971 - tab
consists of 2 verses and chorus on lower
and upper neck - Scruggs and Melodic
styles - G tuning) |
G |
48 measures |
3.50 |
B3145 |
WIDE RIVER TO CROSS
(Country Gospel - 3/4 time - written and
first recorded by Buddy and Julie Miller on
their 2004 album "Universal United House
of Prayer" - tab is based on Buddy Miller's
and Emmylou Harris' version, and consists
of intro, verse, chorus, reprise and ending,
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
47 measures |
3.50 |
B090 |
WILDWOOD FLOWER
(traditional Country - written and published
in 1860 as "I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets",
first recorded by the Carter Family in 1928,
tab consists of 3 sections, including one
with a Texas Swing treatment on lower to
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
56 measures |
4.00 |
B091 |
WILDWOOD FLOWER
(tab consists of 2 sections on lower to
mid-neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
37 measures |
3.00 |
B1123 |
WILDWOOD FLOWER
(Texas swing chord progression treatment,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower to
mid-neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
BB1521 |
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
(Gospel - first titled "Can the Circle Be
Unbroken - recorded by the Carter Family
in 1935 - tab consists of backup only for
verse and chorus on lower to mid-neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B1841 |
WITH YOUR HANDS
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
73 measures |
4.50 |
B2781 |
WORRIED BLUES
(Country Blues - not the same as "Worried
Man Blues", this is a traditional 12-Bar
Blues based on Doc Watson's recording,
tab consists of 2 breaks on lower to mid-
neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
25 measures |
2.50 |
B370 |
WRECK OF THE OLD 97
(traditional Folk song about a train called
the "Fast Mail" that left the track near
Danville, Virginia on Sept. 27, 1903 - first
recorded by Vernon Dalhart in 1924 - tab is
based on Flatt and Scruggs recording and
consists of 2 verses on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2471 |
WRECK OF THE SLOOP JOHN B. and
WIMOWEH - (Folk medley - "John B"
was written by Richard Le Gallienne for his
1917 novel "Pieces of Eight"; Alan Lomax
included it in his 1935 collection "Deep
River of Song" - also recorded by "The
Weavers" in 1950 - "Wimoweh" was first
recorded by its writer, Solomon Linda and
his group "The Evening Birds" in 1939 - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
D |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B746 |
YEAR OF JUBILO
(Civil War freedom song - written by Henry
Clay Work circa 1862, and first recorded by
Frank Jenkins and his Pilot Mountaineers
in 1929 - tab consists of 4 sections on lower
and upper neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B390 |
YO HAN PA SNIPPEN
(traditional Schottische - tab consists of
6 sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
C and D |
50 measures |
3.50 |
B2337 |
YOU ARE MY FLOWER
(Country - written by Maybelle Carter and
first recorded by the Carter Family in 1938,
tab is a simile of the traditional approach,
based partly on Lester Flatt and Earl
Scruggs' 1964 recording, and consists of
intro and 2 breaks on lower and mid-neck
(2 measures on upper neck) - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B1842 |
YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE
(Gospel - tab consists of basic melody and
lyrics, plus break and backup on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
Am |
50 measures |
3.50 |
B095 |
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
(Folk/Pop - official state song of Louisiana,
written by Jimmie Davis, former governor of
Louisiana, and first recorded in 1939 - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B2258 |
YOU GOTTA DIG A LITTLE DEEPER
(Bluegrass - simplified version of Doyle
Lawson's recording - tab consists of all
breaks and accompaniment for banjo,
guitar, mandolin, fiddle and bass on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
6.00 |
B1145 |
YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE HARLAN ALIVE
(Country and Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by Darrell Scott for his album
"Aloha from Nashville" in 1997, then by
Patty Lovelace and Brad Paisley - the
tab consists of banjo intro from Patty's
recording, plus verse and chorus breaks
on lower neck - G tuning) |
Em |
43 measures |
3.50 |
B2816 |
YOU MUST LOVE ME
(90's Pop - written in 1995 by Tim Rice and
Andrew Lloyd Webber for the movie version
of "Evita", this piece was not included in
the original 1979 Broadway stage play - tab
is based on Maria Bozzini's recording and
consists of extended intro, 2 verses and 2
refrains, plus instrumental section simile
and ending in Chord/Melody and Melodic
styles - G tuning) |
C |
71 measures |
4.50 |
B1781 |
YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY
(Beatles - 3/4 time - written by John
Lennon, recorded in 1965 for the album
"Help!" - tab consists of 2 verses and
chorus on lower and mid-neck (3 measures
on upper neck) - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
57 measures |
4.00
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