![]() ![]() The BANJO PLAYER’S SONGBOOK is a collection of over 50 classic songs for banjo, with the lyrics, chord progressions, and melody banjo tabs for each.Ĭlick here to learn more and to see the full song list. The Banjo Player’s Songbook – a free bonus with Breakthrough Banjo For more on reading tabs in general, check out this complete guide to reading banjo tabs. Notes in parentheses are “skip” notes – to learn more about skips and syncopated skips, check out my video lesson on the subject. Notes on the Tab: For the song arrangements, I’ve tabbed out the part I play in the banjo “solo,” as well as the vocal backup I play on the banjo while singing. “BELL COW” aEAC#E tuning, Brainjo level 3-4 “DARK HOLLOW” aDADE tuning, Brainjo level 3 ( NOTE: For those considering acquiring a Brainjo banjo, which is played in both these videos, you can click here if you’d like to learn more, or claim one in the next batch. Video tutorials for both these are now available inside the Breakthrough Banjo course. I was introduced to it by Adam Hurt, who teaches it inside of the Brainjo Fiddle for All course ( click here to learn more about the Fiddle for All course). That’s our selection of this week’s song, and his version the specific inspiration.īell Cow, our Tune of the Week selection, is a delightful fiddle tune in the key of A. The goldilocks zone.Īnd one of my favorite performances has always been his rendition of “Dark Hollow,” performed with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys. Some are a little too pinched and closed off for my taste, others lay on the “country” affectations a little too thick.ĭel McCoury’s voice has always been one that sits in the sweet spot for me. They can be the first part of an ASPO (Alternate String Pull Off) or an ASHO (the seldom used Alternate String Hammer On) where the note isn't played but the string is plucked (or hammered on) in the next beat thus sounding the note.I’m fairly finicky when it comes to country and bluegrass vocalists. If I have two versions in a tab it will typically be a more melodic verison then one where the "extra" notes have been left out and simpler moves. The beginners or less agile people that use my tabs might have an easier time if they skip the optional notes.and it will still sound good. However, I frequently drop them out if it is a fast tune or as a variation. (HINT: there are a lot of notes that could be optional but I don't put parentheses on them.) I usually put a majority of the fiddle notes in the tabs because I enjoy learning them that way. These notes most often happen on the off beat. You don't have to play them to convey the melody and it might even sound better, or at least less cluttered, to leave them out. They are optional notes because they are melody notes that the fiddle might play but they are not the core of the melody. A lot of clawhammer banjo players don't use this much, I think it's a benefit to hold down a chord, or partial chord, if it's easy. You also might just miss the note you mean to hit or catch the adjacent strings so it's an advantage to have them be notes in the chord. ![]() You'll also find that sometimes when you are just playing the melody note the banjo sounds quite a bit better if you are holding down the chord (even if you don't play the other notes). As your right hand gets more nuanced you might find yourself just playing the melody note (which isn't a bad place to start) or putting some of the chord tones in there but still emphasizing the melody note. So you could brush the whole chord but you might lose a bit of the melody. If they are in a stack of notes (a chord) they are optional. Go to the Strum Machine page for info about chord charts and computer generated back up tracks. You, of course, must choose what works best for you and substitute the way you want to get to the note. You'll notice that in recent transcriptions and updates that I have done so. I've been told that I should depend more on the latter in both cases. NOTE: Hammer-On vs Alternate String Pull-Off. I've tried to identify the source or author but I haven't done exhaustive research. Everything else was here before 07/12/14. Small dates indicate new additions, corrections or other updates. If something seems too complicated for you then do the same! Likewise, sometimes I add too much of the melody here and end up dropping some out (usually the off beat melody notes) and adding more chords (bum-dittys) when I play up to speed with others. I often add drop thumbs, hammer-ons and pull-offs when I play but don't always add those simple variations here. They have most of the melody but aren't fancy, up and down the neck melodic solos. ![]() Or go to: New Tunes, All Tunes In Alphabetical Order. Get to the pages through the drop down on the "banjo" navigation tab. These are all pretty straight-ahead, frailing style banjo tabulatures. ![]()
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