| 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)
|
Key |
Number of Measures |
Tab
Price |
| B393 |
ACORN HILL BREAKDOWN
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Tommy Jackson's fiddle recording and
consists of 4 sections on lower and mid-
neck in D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2453 |
ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE
(Country and Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by Kate Wolf in 1980 - tab is
based on Nanci Griffith's recording from her
1993 album "Other Voices, Other Rooms"
and consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
46 measures |
3.50 |
| B1084 |
ADMIRAL'S 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 |
| B2470 |
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
(30's Pop/Jazz - written by Fats Waller in
1929 - tab is based on Anita O'Day's
recording and consists of 2 verses and
bridge in Chord/Melody and Melodic styles
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B2903 |
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
(Chord/Melody style swing backup for
B2470 above on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B1149 |
AIN'T SHE SWEET
(20's Pop - an oldie but goodie, written by
Milton Ager and Jack Yellen in 1927 - tab
consists of intro, 6 verses and 2 bridges on
lower and upper neck, in a combination of
Scruggs/Melodic, Chord/Melody and Single-
String styles - G tuning) |
C |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| B2986 |
AIN'T SHE SWEET
(same as above, except in a different
tuning - C tuning: gCDGD) |
C |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| B401 |
ALABAMA JUBILEE
(fiddle tune - written by Jack Yellen and
George Cobb in 1915 - tab consists of 2
sections on lower and upper neck in
Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
F |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2367 |
ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
(written by Irving Berlin in 1911 (his first
major hit) - the tab is based on a piano
score and consists of 5 sections plus
Chord/Melody style intro on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
D, G, C and F |
111 measures |
5.50 |
| B1477 |
ALL OF ME
(30's jazz standard - written by Gerald
Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931 - a
hit for both Louis Armstrong and Paul
Whiteman in 1932 - tab consists of 4
verses and ending on lower and mid-neck
(2 measures on upper neck) - G tuning) |
G |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| B2350 |
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
(words by Katharine Lee Bates (1893),
music by Samuel A. Ward (1895) - tab
consists of two arrangements on lower and
mid-neck; slow tempo Chord/Melody and
uptempo Bluegrass style - G tuning) |
G |
51 measures |
3.50 |
| B2756 |
AMIE
(70's Country/Rock - written by Craig Fuller
and first recorded by Pure Prairie League
on their 1972 "Bustin' Out" album - the tab
consists of intro, backup and break on
lower and upper neck, plus a 2nd banjo
section for the 16-bar intro for twin
banjo playing - G tuning) |
G |
73 measures |
5.00 |
| B2661 |
AND I LOVE HER
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney for
the Beatles' 1964 "A Hard Day's Night"
album - tab consists of intro, 3 verses,
bridge and ending, ranging from lower to
upper neck - G tuning) |
Am |
55 measures |
4.00 |
| B2377 |
ANDY GRIFFITH Mayberry R.F.D Theme
("The Fishin' Hole")
(written in 1960 by Herbert Spencer and
Earle Hagen - as the Dillards were featured
on the show, this tune is a great prelude to
any of Doug Dillard's instrumentals - tab
consists of 6 verses and 2 choruses on
lower and upper neck, and includes
"walking bass" - G tuning) |
D |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B395 |
ARAB BOUNCE
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Jimmy
Martin's 1970 recording and consists of 2
sections on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
| B993 |
ARE YOU FROM DIXIE
(1915 Dixieland - tab is partially based on
Grandpa Jones' recording, and consists of
intro and 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
74 measures |
4.50 |
| B3100 |
ARE YOU MISSING ME
(50's Bluegrass - written and first recorded
by the Louvin Brothers, this tab is based
on Jim and Jesse's 1952 recording - tab
consists of Bobby Thompson's intro, plus
chorus break by Harold Streeter, ranging
from lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B397 |
ARKANSAS TRAVELER
(traditional fiddle tune - written in the
1800s by Colonel Sanford C. Faulkner,
tab consists of 3 arrangements on lower
and upper neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G and C |
58 measures |
4.00 |
| B398 |
ARKANSAS TRAVELER
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - Melodic style in
D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B671 |
ARKANSAS TRAVELER
(arrangement differs from B398 above - tab
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - Melodic style - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1955 |
ASHOKAN FAREWELL
(fiddle tune - 3/4 time - written in 1982 by
Jay Ungar, this was the theme for Ken
Burns' PBS Civil War series - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower and upper neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
D |
71 measures |
4.00 |
| B1480 |
AUGIE'S BLUES
(Jazz-blues whole tone scale study,
written by Harold Streeter - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower and mid-neck in
GbDGbBbD tuning) |
Bm |
36 measures |
3.00 |
| B155 |
AUTUMN LEAVES
(40's jazz standard - written in 1945 by
Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prévert
French song, first titled "Les feuilles
mortes" ("The Dead Leaves"), with lyrics in
English written by Johnny Mercer in 1947;
one of the first to perform this classic was
Jo Stafford - tab consists of intro, verse and
bridge on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B103 |
AVALON
(20's Jazz - first recorded by Al Jolson in
1920 - tab is based on Chet Atkins' guitar
recording and consists of one section on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
35 measures |
3.00 |
| B123 |
BACK UP AND PUSH (Rubber Dolly)
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on Bill
Monroe's 1948 recording and consists of
2 arrangements for a total of 3 sections on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
53 measures |
3.50 |
| B1928 |
BALLAD OF SALLY ANNE (Sally Ann)
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Mark O'Connor's recording with the
Nashville Cats and consists of 4 sections
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
4.00 |
| B792 |
BANJO BOUNCE
(Jazz/Swing - tab is as played by Allan
Shelton on his 1977 "Shelton Special"
album and consists of 4 sections on lower
to mid-neck - G tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B952 |
BANJO EXERCISES
(65 measures of various and challenging
exercises for both hands - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
3.00 |
| B422 |
BANJOLINA
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Bobby
Thompson's 1957 recording and consists
of 6 sections on lower and upper neck in
mostly Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
104 measures |
5.50 |
| B1108 |
BANJO RAG
(Jazz-based diminished 7th chord study,
written by Harold Streeter - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower and upper neck
in G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B425 |
BANJO SIGNALS
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Don Reno's
1958 recording and consists of 4 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B3074 |
BAROQUE HOEDOWN
(theme of Disney's "Main Street
Electrical Parade")
(1972 to 1996 - written by Jean-Jacques
Perrey and Gershon Kingsley in 1966 - tab
consists of pre-intro, intro, 4 sections, 2
interludes and ending, on lower and upper
neck in Scruggs, Melodic and Single-string
styles - G tuning) |
G |
151 measures |
6.50 |
| B1776 |
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
(originally an American abolitionist song,
written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861, first
published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1862,
tab consists of 2 arrangements; slow
Chord/Melody style and uptempo
Scruggs/Melodic style on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
51 measures |
3.50 |
| B410 |
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (Eighth of
January) - (traditional fiddle tune - written
in honor of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans
won by Andrew Jackson on January 8,
with lyrics written by Jimmie Driftwood in
1936 that describe the battle - big hit for
Johnny Horton in 1959 - tab consists of
intro, 3 sections and ending on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B647 |
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
(tab consists of intro, 3 sections and
ending on upper and lower neck in
D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B944 |
BEAR TRACKS
(Bluegrass - written by J.D. Crowe - tab is
based on Walter Hensley's recording, and
on J.D. Crowe's 1960 recording - tab is
arranged to be played without tuners, and
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - Full C tuning: gCGCE) |
C |
136 measures |
6.00 |
| B1816 |
BEAUMONT RAG
(traditional fiddle tune - first recorded by
"Smith's Garage Fiddle Band" in 1928 - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B419 |
BEER BARREL POLKA
(music written by Czech musician Jaromír
Vejvoda in 1927, first recorded in 1939 by
Will Glahé with English lyrics - the tab is
based on Don Reno's 1957 recording and
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
102 measures |
5.50 |
| B2170 |
BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME
(12-Bar Blues - written by Ellas McDaniel
(Bo Diddley), first recorded on his self-titled
debut album in 1958 - CCR included it on
their 1970 album "Cosmo's Factory",
tab is based on Eric Clapton's recording
from his "Unplugged" 1992 album and
consists of 2 breaks, simile of his guitar
break, plus vocal backup, on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
106 measures |
5.50 |
| B423 |
BELLS OF ST. MARY'S
(written in 1917 by Douglas Furber and A.
Emmett Adams, first recorded in 1920 by
Frances Alda, then for the 1945 Hollywood
musical of the same name by Bing Crosby
and Ingrid Bergman - tab is based on Don
Reno's banjo and Chet Atkins' guitar
recordings, and consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B1134 |
BIG BOSS MAN
(50's Blues - written by Al Smith and Luther
Dixon - recorded by Jimmy Reed on his
album "Found Love" - tab consists of intro,
verse and chorus on lower and upper neck
in G tuning) |
D |
58 measures |
4.00 |
| B403 |
BIG COUNTRY
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe - tab consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
71 measures |
4.50 |
| B3006 |
BIG COUNTRY I
(90's Jazz Fusion with a little touch of
Bluegrass - although it shares the same
name, this is not the same tune as Bill
Monroe's described above - rather, this one
was written by Bela Fleck and was first
recorded by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
for their 1998 "Left of Cool" album - tab is
as played by Bela and consists of 9
sections, plus reprise and ending, ranging
from lower to high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
280 measures |
9.00 |
| B3007 |
BIG COUNTRY II
(same as the above except this version is
shorter and for us lesser-mortals, easier to
play - arranged by Harold Streeter on lower
and upper neck - tab consists of 4 sections
plus ending - G tuning) |
G |
104 measures |
5.50 |
| B1796 |
BIG MON
(60's Bluegrass - written and first recorded
by Bill Monroe on his 1965 "Bluegrass
Instrumentals" album - tab consists of 4
sections in Scruggs/Melodic and Scruggs
styles, on lower and mid-neck - G tuning ) |
G |
67 measures |
4.50 |
| B413 |
BIG SANDY RIVER
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1962 - tab consists of 4
sections, including 2 fiddle similes, on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B426 |
BIG TILDA
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Ralph Stanley in 1955 - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
4.50 |
| B416 |
BILL CHEATHAM
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of
intro and 4 sections on upper and lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B795 |
BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND
(traditional fiddle tune - recorded by Eck
Robertson between 1922-1929 and Fiddlin'
Doc Roberts between 1925-1928 - tab
consists of 4 sections on upper and lower
neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2306 |
BILLY RICHARDSON'S LAST RIDE
(Country ballad - first recorded by Vernon
Dalhart in 1934 - tab is based on Grandpa
Jones' recording and consists of intro, lower
and upper neck breaks - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B1785 |
BIRTH OF THE BLUES
(40's Pop/Jazz - music written by Ray
Henderson, lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva
and Lew Brown, published in 1926, first
recorded by Cab Calloway in 1943 - tab is
based on Sammy Davis Jr's and on Chet
Atkins' guitar recordings, and consists of
2 verses and bridge on lower to mid-neck
in G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B427 |
BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM
(traditional fiddle tune - written by fiddler
Arthur Smith (not Arthur “Guitar Boogie”
Smith), first recorded by the Arthur Smith
Trio in 1929 - tab consists of 4 sections on
upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1122 |
BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM
(tab consists of 4 sections (one section is
an arpeggio study) on upper and lower neck
in G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B405 |
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based in part
on Doc Watson's 1964 guitar recording and
consists of 5 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
58 measures |
4.00 |
| B2274 |
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
(this tab includes an optional second
banjo part and consists of 5 sections on
lower and mid-neck - both banjos are in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
63 measures |
5.00 |
| B2698 |
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
(tab is as played on the 2003 CD "Best of
Bluegrass" by the Arizona Smoke Revue,
and consists of 12 sections on lower and
upper neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
125 measures |
6.00 |
| B406 |
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
(tab is partly based on Don Reno's 1961
recording of "Green Mountain Hop" and
consists of 5 sections on upper and lower
neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
57 measures |
4.00 |
| B1029 |
BLEED TO LOVE HER
(90's Rock - written and first recorded by
Lindsey Buckingham on Fleetwood Mac's
1997 "The Dance" album - tab is based on
his recording and consists of intro, backup
and 3 breaks on lower and mid-neck in
Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
99 measures |
5.50 |
| B1849 |
BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN
(Bluegrass - written and recorded by Bill
Monroe in 1949, this is the forerunner of
Foggy Mountain Breakdown, the main
difference being F chords instead of Em
chords - tab is based on his recording and
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1792 |
BLUEGRASS RAMBLE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1950 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 3 breaks on lower
and upper neck, including a transcription of
Rudy Lyle's break - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
3.50 |
| B1798 |
BLUE RIDGE CABIN HOME
(Bluegrass - written by Gladys Stacey and
Louise Certain - tab is as played by J. D.
Crowe and consists of intro and break in
lower neck Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
| B1232 |
BLUESETTE
(60's Jazz waltz - 3/4 time - written and
first recorded by Toots Theilman in 1962,
tab is based on his recording and consists
of intro and 3 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
88 measures |
5.00 |
| B1200 |
BLUE SKIES
(20's uptempo Jazz/Pop - written by Irving
Berlin in 1926 for the Rodgers and Hart
musical "Betsy", recorded in 1927 by Ben
Selvin - tab consists of verse and chorus
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B105 |
BOIL THE CABBAGE DOWN
(traditional fiddle tune - composer unknown,
tab consists of 5 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B2634 |
BONAPARTE CROSSING THE RHINE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Norman Blake's flat pick guitar recording
from his 1994 "While Passing Along This
Way" CD and consists of 2 sections on
lower neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B107 |
BONAPARTE'S RETREAT
(aka "Bonny Bunch of Roses" - traditional
English folk and fiddle tune with first known
version by William Christie in 1881 - lyrics
were set to the melody by Pee Wee King
and was first recorded by King in 1950 as
Bonaparte's Retreat - tab is based on Glen
Campbell's 1974 recording and consists of
4 sections on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
43 measures |
3.50 |
| B1589 |
BOTTLE OF BRANDY
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists
of 2 sections on upper neck and includes
optional second banjo part in Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
| B1808 |
BRAKEMAN'S BLUES
(Country - written and first recorded in 1928
by Jimmie Rodgers - tab is based on Bill
Monroe's 1951 recording and consists of
intro and 2 breaks on lower and high upper
neck - G tuning) |
D |
44 measures |
3.50 |
| B962 |
BRICKYARD JOE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Norman Blake's recording from his 1995
"Just Gimme Somethin' I'm Used To" CD
and consists of intro and 5 sections on
lower and upper neck - Melodic style in
Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
64 measures |
4.00 |
| B1596 |
BRIDAL JIG
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists
of 3 sections on lower and mid-neck, and
includes optional second banjo part
in Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
4.00 |
| B1921 |
BROTHER JOHN
(Bluegrass - tab is as played on the
Nashville Bluegrass Band's recording and
consists of intro, all backup and break on
lower and mid-neck- G tuning) |
Gm |
80 measures |
4.50 |
| B125 |
BROWN'S FERRY BLUES
(Folk - composer is unknown as both the
Delmore Brothers and McGee Brothers
have claimed authorship - no recordings
are known prior to 1930 - tab is based on
the Delmore Brothers and Doc Watson
recordings, and consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
| B126 |
BROWN'S FERRY BLUES
(tab consists of 2 sections on lower to
mid-neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
36 measures |
3.00 |
| B424 |
BUGLE CALL RAG
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Merle Travis'
guitar recording and on Earl Scruggs' 1962
banjo recording - tab consists of intro and
3 sections on upper and lower neck, and
includes harmonics (chimes) - G tuning) |
G |
61 measures |
4.00 |
| B118 |
BULLY OF THE TOWN
(Dixieland - written in 1896, composer is
anonymous - two early recordings are by
Fiddlin' John Carson in 1925, and Gid
Tanner and the Skillet Lickers in 1926 - tab
is based in part on Don Reno's 1962 banjo
recording, and on Norman Blake's guitar
recording from his 1972 "Back Home in
Sulphur Springs" album, and consists of 2
verses and one chorus on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B2594 |
BULLY OF THE TOWN
(same as B118 above, except this version
includes a basic melody section and an
optional second banjo part on lower
neck in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
81 measures |
5.00 |
| B1210 |
BUTTONS AND BOWS
(40's Pop - tab is based in part on Gene
Autry's 1948 recording and consists of 2
arrangements in 2 keys comprising intro,
6 verses, 2 refrains and ending, on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
D and G |
106 measures |
5.50 |
| B1534 |
CANFIELD HORNPIPE
(fiddle tune - written by Harold Streeter,
tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B2694 |
CANNONBALL RAG
(Country rag - recorded by Merle Travis on
his 1960 "Walking the Strings" album - tab
is based on his recording and consists of 2
intros and 3 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
78 measures |
4.50 |
| B2461 |
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney and
first recorded by the Beatles in 1964 - tab
is based in part on Chet Atkins' guitar
recording and consists of 3 verses, bridge
and reprise/ending on lower to mid-neck in
G tuning) |
G |
56 measures |
4.00 |
| B437 |
CARAVAN
(30's uptempo jazz standard - written by
Juan Tizol, first recorded in 1936 by Barney
Bigard and his Jazzopators, performed by
Duke Ellington in 1937 - tab is partly based
on Chet Atkins' recording and consists of
4 sections ranging from lower to high upper
neck - G tuning) |
Cm |
69 measures |
4.50 |
| B947 |
CARELESS LOVE
(Jazz, Blues and Bluegrass - since the
early 20th century, hundreds of recordings
have been made of this standard, such as
one by Fats Domino in 1951 - tab consists
of 3 breaks as played by Steve Sparkman,
and a 4th break by Harold Streeter, on
lower and upper neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
72 measures |
4.50 |
| B2718 |
CARELESS LOVE
(tab is as played by Charlie Cushman on
David Peterson and 1946's 2006 album "In
the Mountain Tops to Roam" - tab consists
of all 3 breaks on lower and upper neck in
C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
53 measures |
3.50 |
| B948 |
CARELESS LOVE
(tab consists of 2 breaks on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2376 |
CAROLINA IN THE PINES
(Bluegrass - written by Michael Martin
Murphey - tab is as played on South
Bound's recording and consists of all
breaks and backup on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
210 measures |
8.50 |
| B1777 |
CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND
(60's uptempo Jazz/Pop - written in 1963
by Vince Guaraldi and Carel Werber - tab
is based on Earl Klugh's guitar recording
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
58 measures |
4.00 |
| B2368 |
CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO
(40's Pop/Jazz - written by Mack Gordon
and Harry Warren for the 1941 movie "Sun
Valley Serenade", recorded by Glenn Miller
in 1941 - tab is based on Glenn Miller's
recording and consists of intro, 3 sections
and extended ending on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.50 |
| B435 |
CHEROKEE SHUFFLE
(same as the traditional fiddle tune "Lost
(or Lonesome) Indian" except with bridge
added by fiddler Tommy Jackson - tab is
based on Tommy Jackson's recording and
consists of 6 sections on upper and lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
53 measures |
3.50 |
| B3204 |
CHICKEN ROAD
(written and first recorded by Alison Brown
for her 2002 album "Replay" - tab consists
of intro and 6 sections, ranging from lower
to mid-neck - Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
106 measures |
5.50 |
| BG945 |
CLASSICAL GAS
(60's symphonic Pop - written and first
recorded by Mason Williams in 1968,
arranged as a showpiece for banjo and
guitar, with both instruments alternating
between melody and backup - tab consists
of 9 sections and ending on lower and
upper neck, and includes quote from Jose
Feliciano's "Pegao" - G tuning) |
Am |
156 measures |
9.00 |
| B1812 |
CLOSE BY
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Bill Monroe's
1954 recording and consists of intro and
break on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B432 |
COAL TATTOO
(60's Folk and Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by Billy Edd Wheeler in the early
60's - also recorded by Jim Croce, Kathy
Mattea and the Kingston Trio - the tab is
based on Billy Edd Wheeler's recording
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
67 measures |
4.00 |
| B1861 |
COLORED ARISTOCRACY
(traditional fiddle tune - dating to 1936, this
tune is credited to Sanford Rich of West
Virginia, but it first appeared in 1899 as a
popular tune written for a Cakewalk dance,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower to upper
neck - G tuning) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B1595 |
COME TO THE RAFFLE
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower and mid-neck and
includes an optional second banjo part
in Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
| B1082 |
CONNELLY'S ACE
(traditional 6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2677 |
CORRINA, CORRINA
(Blues-swing - written and first recorded by
Bo Chatmon and the Mississippi Sheiks in
1928 - tab is partly based on Bob Wills'
1940 Texas swing recording, and consists
of 3 sections - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.50 |
| B949 |
COUNTRY BLUES
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Jim Mills
and consists of 3 breaks on lower neck in
Scruggs style - D Modal tuning: f#DGAD) |
D |
68 measures |
4.50 |
| B917 |
CRAZY
(60's Country Pop - written by Willie Nelson
in 1961 - the tab is based on Patsy Cline's
1962 recording and consists of intro, 3
verses, bridge and ending, including a few
sections of high density chord content on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B433 |
CRAZY CREEK
(Jazz-based fiddle tune - tab is based on
Tommy Jackson's fiddle recording and on
Bill Keith's 1976 recording from his album
"Something Auld, Something Newgrass,
Something Borrowed, Something
Bluegrass", and consists of intro and 4
sections on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
| B1033 |
CRUNCHIE BAR TRAIN ROBBERY
(80's TV commercial - tab is based on a
popular TV ad in New Zealand and consists
of extended intro and breaks for 2 verses, 3
refrains, turnaround and ending, on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
93 measures |
5.50 |
| B141 |
CUMBERLAND GAP
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on Don
Reno's 1959 recording, Earl Scruggs' 1962
recording, and on Joe Stuart's version, and
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2831 |
DANCE AROUND MOLLY
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 8
sections, including 2 as played by Cia
Cherryholmes and 6 by Harold Streeter on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B1741 |
DARK MISTY HILLS OF CAROLINA
(Bluegrass - tab is as played on "Front
Range's" recording and consists of intro,
break and ending on lower and mid-neck
in G tuning ) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1729 |
DARLIN BOYS
(Bluegrass - the "Darlin Boys" were the
Dillard Brothers alter ego on the 1960's
Andy Griffith Mayberry R.F.D. TV show,
tab consists of intro, backup for verse and
chorus, plus 2 breaks on lower and upper
neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
69 measures |
4.00 |
| B161 |
DARLING COREY
(traditional Folk - first recorded by Clarence
Gill as "Little Corey" in 1927, then by Bill
and Charlie Monroe in 1936 - the tab
consists of 2 sections on upper and lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B446 |
DEAR OLD DIXIE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Earl Scruggs in 1953 - tab is based on
his recording and consists of intro and 3
sections on upper and lower neck in
G tuning) |
G |
101 measures |
5.50 |
| B2630 |
DEEP RIVER BLUES
(traditional Country Blues - similar to "Deep
Elem Blues" and "Brown's Ferry Blues",
tab is based on Doc Watson's recording
from his 1971 "Doc Watson On Stage"
album and consists of 3 breaks on lower
and upper neck - aDGBD tuning ) |
D |
48 measures |
3.50 |
| B3256 |
DELTA DAWN
(70's Country-Pop - written by Larry Collins
and Alex Harvey, recorded by Tanya Tucker
in 1972 at age 13 - tab is based on her
recording and consists of intro, verse and 2
choruses on lower neck - G tuning) |
C and D |
58 measures |
4.00 |
| B156 |
DEVIL'S DREAM
(traditional fiddle tune (author unknown),
played either as a jig or a reel, but usually
the latter, this has been a popular tune in
New England since 1834 - tab is based on
Bill Keith's playing on Bill Monroe's 1963
recording and consists of intro, 4 sections
and ending on lower and mid-neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B158 |
DILL PICKLE RAG
(Kansas City novelty rag and fiddle tune,
written in 1907 by Charles L. Johnson - tab
consists of first 2 sections on lower and
upper neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B2595 |
DILL PICKLE RAG
(same as B158 above, except this version
includes a second banjo part - G tuning) |
C |
49 measures |
4.50 |
| B670 |
DILL PICKLE RAG
(tab consists of first 2 sections on upper
neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B447 |
DIXIE BREAKDOWN
(Bluegrass - written by Don Reno - tab is
based on Don Reno's 1954 recording and
on Doug Dillard's later recording, and
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B448 |
DIXIE, LOOK AWAY (I Wish I Was in Dixie)
(traditional uptempo anthem of the South,
written by Daniel Emmett (a Northerner),
published in 1859, first performed by a
blackface minstrel-show troupe the same
year in New York City - Abe Lincoln's
favorite song - tab consists of verse and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B448A |
DIXIE, LOOK AWAY
(tab consists of slow rubato intro with 7th
and 12th fret harmonics (chimes), and
uptempo verse and chorus on lower and
mid-neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
57 measures |
4.00 |
| B2451 |
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
(40's jazz standard - written by Duke
Ellington and Bob Russell - first titled
"Never No Lament", first recorded by
Ellington in 1940 as an instrumental, with
lyrics and new title added in 1942 - tab
consists of 6 verses, 2 bridges and ending
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
70 measures |
5.00 |
| B444 |
DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN
(Folk and Bluegrass - tab is based on Earl
Scruggs' playing on Flatt and Scruggs'
1957 recording and consists of 4 sections
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
F |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B740 |
DOUG'S TUNE
(Bluegrass rag - written and recorded by
Doug Dillard in 1963 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 5 sections on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
86 measures |
5.00 |
| B983 |
DOUG'S TUNE
(same as B740 above, except a second
(harmony) banjo part has been added for
all 5 sections - G tuning) |
G |
86 measures |
6.00 |
| B2511 |
DOWN THE ROAD
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Earl
Scruggs and consists of the original break
from Flatt and Scruggs 1949 recording,
plus 2 breaks and 2 backups from a later
recording, on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
64 measures |
4.00 |
| B441 |
DOWN YONDER
(fiddle tune - written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and
published in 1921, first recorded in 1951 on
piano by Del Wood and Joe ´Fingers´ Carr,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| BG449 |
DUELING BANJOS
(Bluegrass - written by Arthur Smith in
1955 and first titled "Feudin' Banjos" - first
recorded by Smith on 4-string banjo with
Don Reno on 5-string - the tab is based on
the banjo and guitar duet played by Eric
Weissberg and Steve Mandel in the 1972
movie "Deliverance" and consists of 4
sections for banjo and guitar on lower to
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
106 measures |
6.50 |
| B2366 |
DUELING BANJOS
(easier to play than BG449 above but still
advanced, this is a duel as it was meant to
be; between two banjos - tab consists of
4 sections for both banjos on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
106 measures |
6.50 |
| B1863 |
DURANG'S HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 5
sections, ranging from lower to high upper
neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
46 measures |
3.50 |
| B2518 |
DUST IN THE WIND
(70's Folk/Pop - Written by Kerry Livgren
and recorded by the rock group "Kansas"
in 1977 - tab consists of intro, 4 sections
and ending, including viola section with
optional second banjo part, plus backup,
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
144 measures |
7.00 |
| B790 |
DUSTY MILLER
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 3
sections, mostly in Melodic style on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B454 |
EARL'S BREAKDOWN
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
1951 recording and consists of 5 sections
ranging from lower to high upper neck,
tuners are required - G tuning) |
G |
93 measures |
5.00 |
| B2462 |
EARLY MORNING RAIN
(60's Folk - written by Gordon Lightfoot in
1964, first recorded by both Ian and Sylvia,
and Peter, Paul and Mary in 1965, then by
Gordon Lightfoot in 1966 on his first album
"Lightfoot" - tab is based on Peter, Paul,
and Mary's recording and consists of intro
and 2 verses in 2 arrangements on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
76 measures |
4.50 |
| B2695 |
EAST BOUND AND DOWN
(70's movie theme - written and recorded
by Jerry Reed for the 1977 movie "Smokey
and the Bandit" - tab is based on the movie
soundtrack and consists of intro, backup
for verse and bridge, plus simile of the
guitar break for verse and bridge on lower
and upper neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
105 measures |
5.50 |
| B2246 |
EASTER PARADE
(written by Irving Berlin, first recorded for
the 1948 movie "Easter Parade" - tab is as
played by Roy Lewis and consists of intro,
verse and chorus breaks, plus verse and
chorus backup, on lower and mid-neck in
Scruggs and Reno styles - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.50 |
| B1522 |
ELMER'S TUNE
(40's Pop/Swing - written by Dick Jurgens
as an instrumental in 1940, and was a hit
for Glen Miller the same year when lyrics
were added - tab is based on Glen Miller's
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B162 |
EL PASO
(60's Country Western - 3/4 time - written
and first recorded by Marty Robbins for his
1959 album "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail
Songs" - tab consists of 3 verses and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
52 measures |
3.50 |
| B1565 |
FADED LOVE
(Texas Swing - a hit for Bob Wills in 1950,
he based his song on an old fiddle tune
melody he learned from his father - tab
consists of intro and 3 verses in 3 keys on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
A, D and G |
56 measures |
4.00 |
| B455 |
FAREWELL BLUES
(Dixieland and Bluegrass - tab is based on
Earl Scruggs' 1951 recording and consists
of intro, 4 sections and ending on lower and
upper neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| B3086 |
FAREWELL CAPTAIN
(60's Folk - written by Nick Reynolds, Bob
Shane and John Stewart, first recorded by
The Kingston Trio in 1964 for their "Back in
Town" album - tab consists of intro and
solo as played by John Stewart, plus a
second solo based on the vocal melody,
all on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
57 measures |
4.00 |
| B2327 |
FARRAGUT'S HORNPIPE
(fiddle tune - written by Harold Streeter,
tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1042 |
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
(70's Country Rock - tab is based on the
Marshall Tucker Band's recording from their
1976 album; "Searchin' For a Rainbow" and
consists of pre-intro, intro, 2 verses, 2
turnarounds and 2 choruses on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
88 measures |
5.00 |
| B2096 |
FISHER'S HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 3
sections on upper and lower neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1072 |
FISHER'S HORNPIPE
(tab consists of 4 melody sections and 4
backup sections on lower and mid-neck
in G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B2987 |
FIVE FOOT TWO (Has Anybody Seen My Gal)
(20's pop - written by Ray Henderson, Sam
Lewis and Joseph Young in 1925, first
recorded the same year by the California
Ramblers - tab consists of 3 verses and
bridge on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B458 |
FLINT HILL SPECIAL
(Bluegrass - written and recorded by Earl
Scruggs in 1952 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 5 sections on
lower neck - tuners are required for
playing tab - G tuning) |
G |
82 measures |
4.50 |
| B464 |
FLOP EARED MULE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of
5 sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B1860 |
FLOP EARED MULE
(tab consists of 5 sections on lower and
mid-neck in Melodic style - D tuning:
f#DF#AD) |
D |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B459 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
(Bluegrass - written by Earl Scruggs and
recorded in 1949 by Flatt and Scruggs,
the tab is based on their recording and
consists of 5 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
86 measures |
5.00 |
| B457 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN CHIMES
(Bluegrass - written by Earl Scruggs and
recorded in 1953 by Flatt and Scruggs,
tab is based on his recording and consists
of 3 sections with chimes in Section 3, on
lower and upper neck - tuners required
for playing tab - G tuning) |
G |
62 measures |
4.00 |
| B461 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL
(Bluegrass 12-Bar Swing Blues - written
and first recorded by Earl Scruggs in 1954,
tab is based on his recording and consists
of 5 sections on upper and lower neck in
Single-String and Scruggs/melodic styles
in G tuning) |
G |
62 measures |
4.00 |
| B2604 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL
(a modified arrangement of B461 above,
this tab is arranged for two (twin) banjos
on upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
62 measures |
5.00 |
| B1139 |
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 and
upper neck - G tuning) |
E |
54 measures |
3.50 |
| B462 |
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
(traditional Folk and Bluegrass - tab is
based on Bill Monroe's 1946 recording and
consists of verse and chorus on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B3012 |
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".
Tab is as played by Jens Kruger and
consists of intro, backup for 2 verses and
refrain, plus 2 breaks, on lower and upper
neck - Double-C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
130 measures |
6.00 |
| B1851 |
FORKED DEER ("Bragg's Retreat")
(traditional fiddle tune - it is said that this
tune refers to Confederate general Braxton
Bragg, who rarely kept his word and often
reversed his own orders; problem with the
story is that part of the tune was published
before the Civil War in 1839 - tab consists
of 2 sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B808 |
FOX ON THE RUN
(Bluegrass - written by Tony Hazzard for
Manfred Mann in the 60's, and a hit for the
"Country Gentlemen" also in the 60's - tab
consists of 3 breaks and backup on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
44 measures |
3.50 |
| B3189 |
FREDDIE'S LILT
(this is a clawhammer piece, written and
first recorded by Steve Martin for his 1981
album "The Steve Martin Brothers" (not to
be confused with Steve's 3-finger picking
version on his 2009 album "The Crow"),
tab consists of the segment from 1:29.4
to 1:43 on Steve's recording - (D tuning,
aDF#AD) |
D |
14 measures |
2.00 |
| B177 |
FREIGHT TRAIN
(Country - written by Elizabeth Cotten in
1907 at age 12 - tab is based on Chet
Atkins' guitar recording and consists of 2
arrangements in 2 keys on lower to mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B3211 |
FRIEND OF MINE
(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, vocal backup for 3
verses and 2 refrains, ranging from lower
to mid-neck, in clawhammer style, in
Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
129 measures |
6.00 |
| B2789 |
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
(Christmas Pop - written by Walter Rollins
and Steve Nelson in 1950, first recorded by
Gene Autry the same year - tab is based
on his recording, and on Ella Fitzgerald's
1960 recording from her "Ella Wishes You
a Swinging Christmas" album, consisting
of intro, verse, bridge, and refrain/ending
on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
4.00 |
| B3214 |
FUNNY FARM
(Bluegrass - first recorded by "Blue
Highway" for their January 2014 CD "The
Game" - tab consists of banjo break as
played by Jason Burleson, on lower neck
in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B3181 |
GENERIC UPTEMPO FOLK SONG
(written by comedian/folk singer Larry
Rand, "Generic Uptempo Folk Song" is
indeed the song title of this listing - tab is
based on the Limelighters' recording from
their 1999 album "Until We Get it Right"
(it's their theme song with which they open
their act), and it consists of intro, backup
for verse and bridge, plus 2 solos (the first
is a transcript of Bill Zorn's break), and
ending, mostly on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
100 measures |
5.50 |
| B3085 |
GENNY GLENN
(60's Folk - written by Nick Reynolds, Bob
Shane and John Stewart, first recorded by
The Kingston Trio in 1962 for their "New
Frontier" album - tab consists of intro and
solo as played by John Stewart, plus vocal
simile for second solo, ranging from lower
to upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
52 measures |
4.00 |
| B799 |
GEORGIA CRACKER
(Bluegrass - composer unknown - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
30 measures |
3.00 |
| B2201 |
GEORGIANNA MOON WALTZ
(Country waltz - 3/4 time - a favorite of
contest fiddlers, this tune appears to be
written by fiddler John Francis of Spokane,
WA some time during the 60's, although
that claim can't be totally confirmed - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck in Scruggs/Melodic, Chord/Melody,
and Single-string styles - G tuning) |
C |
66 measures |
4.50 |
| B1147 |
GEORGIA ON MY MIND
(30's Pop and jazz standard - written in
1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart
Gorrell - Georgia's state song since 1979,
tab is based on Ray Charles' recording
from his 1960 album "The Genius Hits the
Road" - tab consists of intro, 3 verses and
bridge on lower and upper neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
44 measures |
4.00 |
| B1920 |
GET A TRANSFER
(Gospel Bluegrass - mostly a "Nashville
Bluegrass Band" transcript - tab consists
of intro, all breaks, backup and ending
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
166 measures |
6.00 |
| B3192 |
GET ALONG STRAY DOG
(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,
vocal backup and solo, all on lower neck,
in Double-C tuning (gCGCD) |
C |
113 measures |
5.50 |
| B472 |
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY ("A Cowboy
Legend") - (fast Western - written in 1948
by Stan Jones, recorded by both Burl Ives
and Vaughn Monroe in 1949 - tab consists
of intro, verse and chorus on lower and mid-
neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
48 measures |
3.50 |
| B473 |
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
(tab consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower to mid-neck - Cm tuning: gCGCEb) |
Cm |
40 measures |
3.50 |
| B1768 |
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
(tab consists of intro, verse and chorus on
lower neck - Modified G tuning: gBGBD) |
Em |
48 measures |
3.50 |
| B1766 |
GHOST TOWN
(Bluegrass - composer unknown - tab
consists of intro and 4 sections on lower
and upper neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
73 measures |
4.50 |
| B181 |
GOING BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Bill Monroe's
1949 recording and consists of 2 verses on
lower and upper neck - Scruggs style in
G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2635 |
GOING DOWN THE VALLEY
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Norman Blake's flat pick guitar recording
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
mid-neck - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
35 measures |
3.00 |
| B2811 |
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
(70's acoustic Rock - written by Jimmy
Page and Robert Plant, recorded by Led
Zeppelin for their 1971 "Led Zeppelin IV"
album - tab is based on their recording and
consists of intro, 4 verses, 2 refrains,
bridge, 2 turnarounds and ending on lower
and mid-neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
125 measures |
6.00 |
| B469 |
GOLDEN SLIPPERS ("What Kind of Shoes
You Going To Wear") - (fast Spiritual and
fiddle tune popularized after the Civil War
by the Fisk Jubilee Singers - tab consists
of 4 sections in Scruggs and single-string
styles on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1814 |
GONNA SETTLE DOWN
(50's Bluegrass - written by Lester Flatt,
first recorded by Flatt and Scruggs in
1953 - tab is based on the Bluegrass
Album Band's 1981 recording with Tony
Rice and consists of intro as played by
J. D. Crowe, plus vocal similes of verse
and chorus by Harold Streeter, all on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
51 measures |
3.50 |
| B741 |
GOLD RUSH
(fiddle tune - written and recorded by Bill
Monroe in 1968 - the tab is based on his
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
4.00 |
| B2530 |
GOOD TIME CHARLEY'S (Got the Blues)
(70's Country/Pop - written and first
recorded by Danny O'Keefe for his 1972
album "O'Keefe" - tab is based on his
recording and consists of intro, 4 verses,
2 refrains, reprise and guitar break simile,
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
105 measures |
5.50 |
| B189 |
GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK
(Country and Bluegrass - written in 1876 by
Henry Clay Work - tab is based in part on
Don Reno's 1963 recording and on Ben
Eldridge's later recording, and consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - tab
includes harmonics (chimes) - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B1117 |
GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK
(arrangement is similar to above except a
second (harmony) banjo has been added
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
4.50 |
| B1783 |
GRANDMA'S FEATHERBED
(70's Folk - written by Jim Connor (former
member of Kingston Trio), and recorded by
John Denver on his 1974 "Back Home
Again" album - tab consists of verse and
chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1231 |
GRAVY WALTZ
(60's Jazz waltz - written by Ray Brown
and Steve Allen - tab consists of 3 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B2527 |
GREEN GRASS OF HOME
(60's Country - written by Claude Putnam
Jr, recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1964,
Tom Jones in 1966, and Elvis Presley in
1975 for his "Today" album - tab is based
on Elvis' recording and consists of intro, 2
verses and 2 reprises, on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
4.00 |
| B186 |
GREENSLEEVES
(traditional English - uptempo 4/4 time,
registered at the London Stationer's
Company in 1580 as "A New Northern
Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves" - tab
consists of verse and chorus on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B800 |
GREY EAGLE
(traditional fiddle tune - similar to the
Scottish tune "Miller of Drone" - while
some versions consist of as many as 24
variations, this one consists of 5, ranging
from lower to upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
78 measures |
4.50 |
| B474 |
GROUND SPEED
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Earl Scruggs on his 1962 "Foggy Mountain
Banjo" album - tab is based on his version
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B483 |
HAMILTON COUNTY BREAKDOWN
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Tommy Jackson's 1950's fiddle recording
and on Doug Dillard's 1963 recording, and
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B798 |
HAPPY GO LUCKY
(Bluegrass - composer and recording artist
unknown - tab consists of 2 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B484 |
HARD TIMES
(Bluegrass - the tab is based on Ralph
Stanley's 1955 recording and consists of
6 sections on lower and upper neck in
D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
95 measures |
5.00 |
| B1593 |
HASTE TO THE WEDDING
(traditional Irish jig in 6/8 time - the tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck in Melodic style and includes an
optional second banjo part - first banjo is
in D tuning: f#DF#AD, and second banjo
is also in D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
4.00 |
| B1817 |
HAVE A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS
(traditional Gospel - tab is based on the
Stanley Brothers' 1955 recording and
consists of lower and upper neck verse
and chorus breaks - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.00 |
| B1765 |
HE IS RISEN
(Bluegrass Gospel - composer and
recording artist(s) unknown - tab consists
of intro, chorus, 2 turnarounds, verse and
extended ending on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
76 measures |
4.50 |
| B1475 |
HELLO, DOLLY
(60's Broadway show theme - tab is based
on Louis Armstrong's 1964 recording and
consists of 4 verses and ending on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
4.00 |
| B874 |
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
(Christmas Pop - written by Gene Autry
and Oakley Haldeman in 1946, recorded by
Autry in 1947 - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B485 |
HICKORY HOLLOW
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Doug Dillard on the Dillard's 1963 "Back
Porch Bluegrass" album - song was named
for Mitch Jayne's Saturday morning radio
show - tab is based on his recording and
consists of 4 sections on lower and mid-
neck, with 3 measures on high upper neck
and 2 in Single-string style - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B919 |
HIDE HEAD BLUES
(Bluegrass - similar to John Henry - tab is
as played by Jim Mills and consists of 4
breaks on lower and upper neck - Scruggs
style - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
82 measures |
4.50 |
| B2308 |
HIGH WATER (for Charlie Patton)
(Folk - written and recorded by Bob Dylan
for his "Love and Theft" album - tab is as
played by Larry Campbell on the recording
and consists of intro and backup, plus
extended ending on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
60 measures |
4.00 |
| B1173 |
HIGHWAY OF SORROW
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe - tab is based on his recording
and consists of 3 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
3.50 |
| B1807 |
HIT PARADE OF LOVE
(60's Bluegrass - written and first recorded
by Jimmy Martin in 1962 - tab is based on
Rhonda Vincent's version and consists of
break and vocal simile of bridge, all on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B2670 |
HONKY TONK
(50's Rock and 12-bar Blues - 6/8 time,
written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford
Scott and Berisford "Shep" Shephard - hit
for Bill Doggett in 1956 - tab consists of
intro, 6 sections and ending, ranging from
lower to high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
155 measures |
6.50 |
| B2458 |
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
(70's-90's Pop Rock - written by Don
Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey, first
recorded by the Eagles in 1976 - tab is
based on the Eagles' later performance
from their 1994 "Hell Freezes Over" tour,
and consists of 4 extended intros, 4 verses
and chorus, ranging from lower to high
upper neck - G tuning) |
Bm |
136 measures |
6.50 |
| B2353 |
HOW GREAT THOU ART
(traditional Gospel - Swedish minister Carl
Boberg wrote the lyrics in 1885 and set
them to a Swedish folk melody in 1888;
they were published in English in 1949, and
the song was popularized by Billy Graham
during his 1950's Crusades - tab consists
of 2 verses and chorus on upper and lower
neck in Chord/Melody and Scruggs/Melodic
styles - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B487 |
HOW HIGH THE MOON
(40's Jazz/Pop - written by Nancy Hamilton
and Morgan Lewis, featured in the 1940
Broadway revue "Two for the Show", first
recorded by Benny Goodman in 1940, then
by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1951 - tab
consists of 2 sections on upper and lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B213 |
I AIN'T GONNA WORK TOMORROW
(Folk - first recorded by the Carter Family
in 1928 - tab is based on Flatt and Scruggs
1961 recording and consists of 4 verses in
2 arrangements on upper and lower neck in
C tuning: gCGBD) |
G and C |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B2234 |
I CRIED AGAIN
(Bluegrass - first recorded by Hank
Williams - tab is as played by Dave Evans
on his 2000 "Bad Moon Shining" album,
and consists of intro and verse, plus chorus
break arranged by Harold Streeter, on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
| B1875 |
IF YOU'RE EVER IN OKLAHOMA
(Bluegrass - tab is as played on "Front
Porch's" recording from their self-titled 1992
album, and consists of long extended intro
and 2 breaks on upper and lower neck in
G tuning) |
G |
84 measures |
5.00 |
| B1803 |
I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
LONESOME - (Bluegrass - tab consists of
intro as played by J. D. Crowe, and break
by Harold Streeter, both on upper and lower
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
| B1791 |
I'LL BE NO STRANGER THERE
(Gospel - tab consists of intro as played by
Ben Eldridge on Seldom Scene's 1988
"Change of Scenery" album, plus verse and
chorus breaks arranged by Harold Streeter,
all on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
47 measures |
3.50 |
| B1531 |
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 all breaks, backup, intro and fills, as
played by Don Reno on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
82 measures |
5.00 |
| B946 |
I'M WALKING
(50's Rock/Be-Bop - tab is based on Fats
Domino's 1957 recording, and consists of
Be-Bop intro and ending, plus 3 verses on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B3116 |
IN LATE SEPTEMBER
(this is a tough one to categorize; it was
written and first recorded in clawhammer
style by Keith Arneson for the 2005 Stelling
Banjo Anthology album - this tab is based
on that recording, with two sections in
slow chord/melody style and 3 sections in
fast Scruggs/Melodic style, ranging from
lower to upper neck - Double-C tuning) |
C |
98 measures |
5.50 |
| B2323 |
IN THE GARDEN
(Gospel - 3/4 time - written by C. Austin
Miles and published in 1912 - tab consists
of verse and chorus on lower to mid-neck
in G tuning) |
D |
37 measures |
3.00 |
| B1835 |
I REMEMBER YOU
(40's Jazz/pop - written by Johnny Mercer
and Victor Schertzinger for the 1942 movie;
"The Fleet's In" - the tab is based on Slim
Whitman's 1960 recording and includes 4
verses and 2 bridges on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
C |
62 measures |
4.00 |
| B1818 |
IT'S MIGHTY DARK TO TRAVEL
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1948 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of lower and upper
neck breaks in Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B2486 |
IT'S RAINING HERE THIS MORNING
(Bluegrass - first recorded by the Stanley
Brothers in 1961, tab is as played by Jim
Mills and consists of 2 verses and 2
choruses on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.00 |
| B3101 |
I WISH YOU KNEW
(60's Bluegrass - recorded by Jim and
Jesse on their 1963 "Bluegrass Special"
album - tab consists of Allen Shelton's
break (one of the best banjo breaks of all
time!), plus verse and chorus breaks by
Harold Streeter, ranging from lower to mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
61 measures |
4.00 |
| B1594 |
JACKSON'S MORNING BRUSH
(traditional Irish jig in 6/8 time - the tab
consists of 3 sections in Melodic style on
lower and mid-neck, including an optional
second banjo part - first banjo is in D
tuning: f#DF#AD and the second banjo is
also in D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
49 measures |
4.00 |
| B227 |
JAMBALAYA
(50's Country - written and first recorded by
Hank Williams in 1952 - tab consists of
verse and chorus on lower and upper neck
in G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2843 |
JAMES RIVER BLUES
(Folk - written by Christopher Day Fuqua,
David Todd Rawlings, Ketch Secor and
William Currie Watson, first recorded by
"Old Crow Medicine Show" on their 2006
album "Big Iron World" - tab consists of
intro, verse, bridge, turnaround and break
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
71 measures |
4.50 |
| B230 |
JENNY LYNN
(traditional fiddle tune - this tune is quoted
in Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen" outro ("Jenny
Lynn was played frequently by Monroe's
uncle) - tab is based on a 1950's American
Folkways recording and consists of intro
and 5 sections on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
44 measures |
3.50 |
| B785 |
JERUSALEM RIDGE
(fiddle tune - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe, named for the area he grew
up in near Rosine, Kentucky - tab consists
of 3 sections on lower and upper neck in
Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B491 |
JOHN HARDY
(traditional Folk - first recorded by Eva
Davis in 1924 - tab consists of 3 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
61 measures |
4.00 |
| B220 |
JOHN HENRY
(traditional Folk - the tab consists of 2
sections; first section is on lower neck with
a Texas fiddle style chord progression, and
the second section is on upper neck with
standard chord progression - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B2313 |
JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
(traditional Gospel - the composer is
anonymous - this song became popular
during the 1930's and was first recorded
by the Selah Jubilee Singers in 1941 - tab
consists of 2 verses on lower and upper
neck and includes phrases played in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2400 |
KANSAS CITY
(50's Blues/Rock - written in 1951 by Jerry
Leiber and Mike Stoller and first recorded in
1959 by Wilbert Harrison for whom it was a
huge hit - tab consists of intro and 4 breaks
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
3.50 |
| B3227 |
KATIE MAE
(Folk - written and first recorded by
Lightnin' Hopkins - tab is as Steve Martin
played it on his 2014 recording, and
consists of 6 sections, ranging from lower
to upper neck - Gadd9 (aDGBD) tuning) |
D |
114 measures |
5.50 |
| B495 |
KENTUCKY MANDOLIN
(Bluegrass - written by Herschel Sizemore
and first recorded by Bill Monroe sometime
after 1959; Herschel initially wrote the B
part in a major key, but Monroe recorded
the whole tune in a minor key - the tab
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B955 |
KENTUCKY WALTZ
(40's Bluegrass - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Bill Monroe in 1946, this was
the first song named after a state - tab
consists of 4 verses on lower and upper
neck, with 2 at intermediate level and 2 at
advanced level - C tuning: gCGBD ) |
C |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B1155 |
LADY BE GOOD
(20's Jazz Swing - written by George and
Ira Gershwin in 1924 - tab consists of intro,
2 verses and 2 refrains on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.00 |
| B809 |
LADY MADONNA
(Beatles - written by John Lennon and Paul
McCartney and first recorded in 1968 - tab
consists of intro, 2 verses, chorus and
ending on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
3.50 |
| B2448 |
LANDSLIDE
(70's Folk/Rock - written by Stevie Nicks
and Lindsey Buckingham, first recorded by
Fleetwood Mac - the tab consists of intro,
backup for 2 verses and one bridge, 2
melody breaks for verse and bridge, and a
guitar break simile, ranging from lower to
high upper neck - gAGBD tuning) |
Am |
117 measures |
5.50 |
| B2984 |
LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
(60's Pop/Rock - written by Tommy Boyce
and Bobby Hart, first recorded in 1966 by
The Monkees on their self-titled album - tab
is based on their recording, and on The
Grascal's recording from their 2010 CD
"The Famous Lefty Flynn's", and consists
of intro, 4 verses, 2 interludes and ending,
including a transcript of Kristin Scott
Benson's banjo break, ranging from lower
to upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
93 measures |
5.00 |
| B1208 |
LA VIE EN ROSE ("Life in Pink")
(40's Pop/jazz - tab is based on Cyndi
Lauper's recording and on Edith Piaf's 1946
recording, and consists of intro, one verse
in Chord/Melody style, and one verse in
Scruggs/Melodic swing style on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B1879 |
LAYLA
(70's Rock - written and first recorded by
Eric Clapton - tab is based on his 1992
"Unplugged" album version, and consists
of intro, bridge, 2 solos and 2 choruses
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
Dm |
55 measures |
4.00 |
| B1767 |
LIGHTS OF HOME
(Bluegrass - written by Steve Graham in
1966 - tab consists of intro, verse, chorus
and 2 turnarounds, ranging from lower to
upper neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.00 |
| B498 |
LIMEHOUSE BLUES
(30's Dixieland - written by Douglas Furber
and Philip Braham - tab is based mainly on
Don Reno's 1956 recording, but also on
Benny Goodman's 1939 recording, and on
Jethro Burns' mandolin recording, and
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B2961 |
LITTLE BLACK PONY
(Bluegrass - written by Marshall Wilbourn
with melody based on the traditional fiddle
tune "Lonesome Indian" - tab is based on
Lynn Morris' 1990 clawhammer banjo
recording in the key of D (except this tab
is in 3-finger picking style) and consists of 3
breaks on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
35 measures |
3.00 |
| B243 |
LITTLE MAGGIE
(Mountain ballad from late 1800's and
Bluegrass - first recorded by Grayson and
Whittier in 1928 - tab is based on the Lily
Brothers recording and on Ralph Stanley's
recording, and consists of 4 verses on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B244 |
LITTLE MAGGIE
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B499 |
LITTLE ROCK GETAWAY
(Jazz-fiddle tune - written by Joe Sullivan
in 1938 - the tab is based partly on Don
Reno's 1959 recording and consists of intro
and 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.00 |
| B1461 |
LIVE AND LET LIVE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1961 - the tab is based on
Greg Allen's playing on Red Allen and the
Kentuckians 1979 "Live and Let Live"
album, and on Tony Trischka's and Tom
Adams' playing from Tony's 2007 "Double
Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular" album - tab
consists of intro, 4 breaks, 2 backups and
ending on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
115 measures |
6.00 |
| B2333 |
LONDONDERRY AIRE (Danny Boy)
(anthem and lament of Northern Ireland,
tab consists of 2 arrangements, ranging
from lower to high upper neck in Scruggs
and Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B502 |
LONESOME FIDDLE BLUES
(fiddle tune - written and first recorded by
Vassar Clements on the "Dirt Band's" 1972
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album - tab
is based on that recording and consists
of 4 sections, ranging from lower to high
upper neck - G tuning) |
Gm |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B505 |
LONESOME INDIAN (aka "Lost Indian", and
"Gone Indian") - (traditional fiddle tune,
tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - aDGBD tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B506 |
LONESOME INDIAN
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1075 |
LONESOME INDIAN
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1102 |
LONESOME JOHN
(traditional fiddle tune - this tune was one
of the influences for Ralph Stanley's Clinch
Mountain Backstep - tab consists of 4
sections, ranging from lower to mid-neck
in Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B497 |
LONESOME ROAD BLUES
(traditional Folk and Bluegrass - first
recorded by the "Blue Ridge Duo" in 1924,
tab is based in part on Earl Scruggs' 1962
recording and consists of 4 sections on
upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B1019 |
LONESOME WIND BLUES
(Bluegrass - tab is as played on Rhonda
Vincent's 2000 "Back Home Again" album,
and consists of long intro and break, plus
fiddle similes by Harold Streeter on lower
neck - G tuning) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
| B2824 |
LORELEI
(fiddle tune - tab is as played by Alison
Brown on her 1991 "Twilight Motel" album
and consists of 12 sections, ranging from
lower to high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
99 measures |
5.50 |
| B1865 |
LOUIE, LOUIE
(60's Rock - written by Richard Berry in
1955, recorded by the Kingsmen in 1963
tab is based in part on the Kingsmen's
recording and on jazz guitarist Tuck
Andress's later recording, and consists
of intro, 2 sections and ending on lower
to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
51 measures |
3.50 |
| B1793 |
LOUISVILLE BREAKDOWN
(50's Bluegrass - tab is as played on Bill
Monroe's 1954 recording and consists of 4
sections, plus simile of fiddle break, on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B2834 |
LOVER'S WALTZ
(written by Jay Ungar, first recorded on Jay
Ungar and Molly Mason's 1997 "Lover's
Waltz" album - the tab is based on their
recording and consists of 6 sections in 2
keys - to play along with fiddle players in
their preferred keys of G and D, capo the
2nd fret - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
F and C |
116 measures |
6.00 |
| B972 |
LULLABY OF BIRDLAND
(50's uptempo Jazz - written in 1952 by
George Shearing and George David Weiss,
title refers to Charlie "Bird" Parker and the
Birdland Jazz Club named after him - first
recorded by George Shearing, hit for Ella
Fitzgerald in 1954 - tab is based on Chet
Atkins' guitar recording, and on George
Shearing's recording, and consists of 8
sections, including 4 "improv" sections,
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.50 |
| B1526 |
MACK THE KNIFE
(30's uptempo Jazz in 3 keys, written by
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht for their
music drama "Die Dreigroschenoper"
("The Threepenny Opera") that premiered
in Berlin in 1928, then recorded by Louis
Armstrong in 1956, and by Bobby Darin in
1959 - tab consists of 4 verses on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G-Ab-A |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B843 |
MALAGUENA
(Spanish classical - originally the 6th
movement of "Suite Andalucia" by Ernesto
Lecuona, recorded by him on piano in
1955 - tab is partly based on Mexico City
guitarist David Moreno's recording and
consists of 5 sections, ranging from lower
to upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B1469 |
MAME
(Broadway play - music written by Jerry
Herman, first titled "My Best Girl", and
based on the 1955 novel "Auntie Mame"
by Patrick Dennis - tab is based on Louis
Armstrong's 1966 recording and consists
of 2 verses on lower and upper neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
37 measures |
3.50 |
| B2031 |
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
(Gospel Bluegrass - written by Tom Harley
Campbell, first recorded by Hot Rize on
their 1981 "Radio Boogie" album - the tab
consists of 2 intros, backup and 3 breaks
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
77 measures |
4.50 |
| B2908 |
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
(same as above, except in different key,
tab consists of intro as played by Pete
Wernick, plus 2 breaks by Harold Streeter,
all on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B515 |
MAPLE LEAF RAG
(Ragtime - written by Scott Joplin in 1897,
published in 1899, and recorded on a piano
roll in 1916 - tab consists of 4 sections on
lower and high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
98 measures |
5.50 |
| B1022 |
MARIA ELENA
(Latin ballad - written by Lorenzo Barcelata,
first recorded by Jimmy Dorsey in 1941,
tab consists of extended intro and main
theme on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B260 |
MARY IN THE MORNING
(60's Pop - words and music by Johnny
Cymball and Mike Lendell, recorded by Al
Martino in 1967, also recorded by Elvis
Presley on his 1970 album "That's The
Way It Is" - tab consists of 2 verses and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
59 measures |
4.00 |
| B1959 |
MATTERHORN
(60's Bluegrass - tab is as played on the
Country Gentlemen's 1966 album "The
Traveler and Other Favorites" - tab consists
of intro, backup and 2 breaks on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
85 measures |
5.00 |
| B1501 |
McDERMOTT'S HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - Melodic
style - f#DGBD tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B3190 |
ME AND PAUL REVERE
(this is a great story song, written and
first recorded by Steve Martin with the
Steep Canyon Rangers in 2011, based on
the perspective of Revere's horse "Brown
Beauty" - tab is as played by Steve and
consists of 6 sections on lower neck in
clawhammer style - Double-C tuning) |
C |
167 measures |
7.00 |
| B2475 |
MEMPHIS
(50's Rock - written and recorded by Chuck
Berry in 1959, followed by Lonnie Mack's
instrumental version in 1963 and Johnny
Rivers' version in 1964 - tab is based on all
3 recordings and consists of intro (as per
Johnny Rivers), vocal simile, the classic
instrumental break and ending on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
57 measures |
4.00 |
| B2304 |
MILK COW BLUES
(30's Swing - first recorded by Sleepy John
Estes in 1930 - first 2 sections of tab are
as played by Snuffy Jenkins on upper neck
and 3rd section is arranged by Harold
Streeter on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B2791 |
MINOR SWING
(30's jazz swing - written and first recorded
by guitarist Django Reinhardt - tab is a
composite based on various recordings,
mixed in with a few "improv" inventions, and
consists of intro, 4 sections and ending on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
Am |
99 measures |
5.50 |
| B892 |
MINUET - Allegro, Op. 22
(Classical - composed by Fernando Sor
(1778-1839) - tab is adapted from classical
guitar and consists of 4 sections on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
81 measures |
5.00 |
| B2808 |
MISSISSIPPI SAWYER
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
clawhammer playing and consists of intro
and 4 sections on lower and mid-neck in
Double C tuning: gCGCGD) |
C |
35 measures |
3.00 |
| B1782 |
MISS THE MISSISSIPPI (And You)
(30's Country - 3/4 time - written by Bill
Halley, first recorded by Jimmie Rodgers
in 1932 - tab is based on Emmylou Harris'
recording and consists of intro and 2
sections on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
54 measures |
3.50 |
| B252 |
MISTER BOJANGLES
(70's Country/Pop - 3/4 time - written and
first recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968,
hit for the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" in 1971,
tab consists of intro, 2 verses, chorus and
ending on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
77 measures |
4.50 |
| B512 |
MISTY
(originally a slow ballad written and first
recorded by Erroll Garner in 1954, this is
an uptempo jazz treatment - tab consists
of 3 verses, bridge and ending on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
F |
66 measures |
4.50 |
| B1154 |
MISTY
(6/8 time - arranged to be played slowly
as per the original - tab consists of intro,
3 verses, bridge and ending on lower and
upper neck - Chord/Melody and Melodic
styles - G tuning) |
D |
64 measures |
4.50 |
| B258 |
MOLLY AND TENBROOKS
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Bill Monroe's
1949 recording and consists of 3 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
| B1048 |
MONK (Theme from)
(90's jazz - written by Jeff Beal - tab is an
adaptation of the TV series first season's
theme, based on Grant Geissman's guitar
recording, and consists of 3 sections on
lower and upper neck - Scruggs/Melodic
and Single-String styles - G tuning) |
D |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B780 |
MONROE'S HORNPIPE
(Bluegrass fiddle tune - first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1958 but held back for
inclusion on his 1965 album "Bluegrass
Instrumentals" - the tab is based on his
recording and consists of 8 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B1548 |
MOONGLOW
(30's jazz - written by Will Hudson, Irving
Mills and Eddie DeLange as a band theme
in 1934, recorded by the Dorsey Brothers
and Ethel Waters the same year - tab is
based on their recording and consists of 4
sections on lower and upper neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
G |
36 measures |
3.50 |
| B733 |
MOONLIGHT SONATA
(Classical - Beethoven's famous first
movement in the original key - this piece
may be slow, but it is challenging to say
the least - tab consists of the full piece
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C#m |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| B1466 |
MORNING HAS BROKEN
(Gospel - 3/4 time - also known as "Christ
Be Beside Me", the lyrics for this ancient
Gaelic melody were written by Eleanor
Farjeon (1881-1965) - Cat Stevens included
it on his 1971 "Teaser and the Firecat"
album - tab is based on his recording and
consists of intro, turnarounds and verses
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C and D |
75 measures |
4.50 |
| B1904 |
MOUNTAIN GREEN
(6/8 time jig - written by Harold Streeter,
tab consists of 5 sections and includes an
optional second banjo part on lower and
upper neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
4.00 |
| B2245 |
MUSIC BOX DANCER
(70's Pop - written and recorded by Frank
Mills in 1974, but not released until 1978,
tab is based on the original piano score
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - G Modal tuning: gDGCD) |
C and D |
57 measures |
4.00 |
| B262 |
MY GRASS IS BLUE (aka Doug's Tune)
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Doug Dillard - tab consists of 4 sections
on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.50 |
| B278 |
NASHVILLE BLUES
(Bluegrass - written and recorded by Earl
Scruggs in 1965 for Flatt and Scruggs
"Town and Country" album - the tab is
based on his recording and consists of 3
sections on lower and upper neck in
Dm tuning: aDFAD) |
Dm |
61 measures |
4.00 |
| B279 |
NASHVILLE SKYLINE RAG
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
playing from the 1970 Earl Scruggs Revue
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2010 |
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
(Gospel - tab is based on "Southern Rail's"
recording and consists of intro, backup for
2 verses and chorus, plus break and ending
on lower and upper neck - Scruggs style in
Modified G tuning: bDGBD) |
E |
102 measures |
5.50 |
| B2358 |
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
(tab is as played by Bob Black, and
consists of 9 sections and ending on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
84 measures |
5.00 |
| B276 |
NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE
(70's Country Rock - written by Carl Radle
and Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett - hit for
Delaney and Bonnie in 1971 - tab consists
of 2 verses and chorus on lower neck in
Modified G tuning: gBGBD) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B776 |
NEW CAMPTOWN RACES
(Bluegrass - written by Frank Wakefield in
1953 - tab is based on Ben Eldridge's
recording and consists of 3 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
| B1026 |
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
(Australian Bluegrass - tab is based on
Paul Kelly and the Melbourne Bluegrass
Band's recording from their 1999 "Smoke"
album with Peter Somerville on banjo, and
consists of intro and turnaround, plus verse
and chorus backup and 2 breaks on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
75 measures |
4.50 |
| B1801 |
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Earl
Scruggs in an early radio broadcast and
consists of one lower and one upper neck
break - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B2236 |
NOCTURNE, Op 9, No. 2
(Classical - composed by Frederic Chopin,
tab consists of 6 sections and ending,
ranging from lower to high upper neck in
C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
106 measures |
5.50 |
| B1039 |
NO EASY KIND OF BLUES
(Jazz blues - tab is as played by Jim
Smoak, and consists of 4 sections and
ending on lower and upper neck in
Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B516 |
NOLA
(20's Pop/Jazz - 6/8 time - written by Felix
Arndt on piano in 1916 for Fred Van Eps,
early 20th century classical 5-string banjo
player (Felix was Van Eps musical partner
until 1919, at which time he was replaced
by George Gershwin) - tab consists of 4
sections, ranging from lower to high upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B517 |
NOTHING TO IT
(fiddle tune - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
banjo and Doc Watson's guitar recording,
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - C tuning: gCDBD) |
C |
59 measures |
4.00 |
| B707 |
NO TITLE YET BLUES
(Folk - tab is based on Eric Weissberg's
1963 recording and consists of 3 sections
on lower neck - D6th tuning: aBF#AD) |
D |
59 measures |
4.00 |
| B845 |
NOWHERE MAN
(Beatles - tab is based on the Beatles'
1965 recording from their "Rubber Soul"
album and consists of 4 sections on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B1498 |
OFF TO CALIFORNIA
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck in Melodic
and Scruggs styles - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1815 |
OLD CAMP MEETING
(Gospel - tab is adapted from Grandpa
Jones' recording and consists of verse and
chorus on lower neck in Scruggs style,
plus verse and chorus on upper neck in
Scruggs/Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
68 measures |
4.00 |
| B2821 |
OLD GREY MARE CAME TEARING OUT OF
THE WILDERNESS
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Norman Blake's flat pick guitar recording,
and consists of 4 sections on lower neck
in Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1810 |
OLD HOME PLACE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
the Dillards in 1963 - tab consists of verse
and chorus on lower neck - verse and part
of the chorus is as played by J. D. Crowe,
remainder of chorus is arranged by Harold
Streeter - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
| B523 |
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 an early disability discharge - tab
is partially based on the playing of Tony
Ellis and Joe Stuart and consists of intro
and 4 sections on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B524 |
OLD JOE CLARK
(tab consists of 6 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B289 |
OLD SPINNING WHEEL
(traditional Country - composer is unknown,
tab is based on Chet Atkins' recording
and consists of verse and chorus on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B3097 |
ON AND ON
(50's Bluegrass - written and first recorded
by Bill Monroe in 1956 - tab consists of
simile of fiddle intro, lower neck break as
played by Rudy Lyle, and upper neck break
by Harold Streeter - G tuning) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
| B1799 |
ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OLD HOME
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe - tab is as played by J. D.
Crowe and consists of intro and break on
lower neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B1484 |
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
(80's Country - written and first recorded by
Willie Nelson for the movie "Honeysuckle
Rose" in 1980 - the tab is based on his
recording and consists of 3 verses and
chorus on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B519 |
ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
(fiddle tune - written by Ervin T. Rouse in
1938 (Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise also
claims authorship) - first recorded by Ervin
and Gordon Rouse in 1939 - tab consists of
3 sections, including "train sounds", on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
58 measures |
4.00 |
| B1958 |
OZARK NIGHTS
(Bluegrass - tab is based on the Dillards'
recording from their 1991 album "Let it Fly"
and consists of 3 intros, all backup and 3
breaks on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
91 measures |
5.00 |
| B2233 |
PACHELBEL'S CANON IN D MAJOR
(Classical - written by Johann Pachelbel
in 1680 - this was the main theme for the
1980 movie "Ordinary People" - the tab
consists of 9 variations, ranging from lower
to upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
74 measures |
4.50 |
| B534 |
PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections, ranging from lower to upper neck
in G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2529 |
PANCHO AND LEFTY
(70's-80's Country - written and first
recorded by Townes Van Zandt for his 1972
album "The Late Great Townes Van Zandt",
hit in 1983 for Merle Haggard and Willie
Nelson - tab is based on both recordings
and consists of intro, 2 verses, refrain, and
transcript of guitar break and ending from
the Nelson/Haggard recording, ranging from
lower to high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
73 measures |
4.50 |
| B772 |
PANHANDLE RAG
(Texas Swing - written and first recorded by
Leon McAuliffe with Bob Wills in 1949 - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2620 |
PANHANDLE RAG
(tab consists of intro and 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B645 |
PEACEFUL EASY FEELING
(70's Country Rock - written by Jack
Tempchin and first recorded by the Eagles
for their self-titled debut album in 1972 - tab
is based on their recording and consists
of intro, 2 verses and 2 choruses, plus full
instrumental break, ranging from lower to
high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
103
measures |
5.50 |
| B2374 |
PIANO ROLL BLUES
(50's Honky Tonk - written by Cy Coben in
1949, first recorded by Hoagy Carmichael
and Betty Hutton in 1950 - tab consists of
2 sections and ending on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
C |
24 measures |
2.50 |
| B294 |
PIG ANKLE RAG
(traditional Ragtime - composer unknown,
tab consists of 5 sections on lower and
upper neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
61 measures |
4.00 |
| B531 |
PIKE COUNTY BREAKDOWN
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
and Bill Monroe's 1952 recordings and
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B1969 |
PLANXTY IRWIN
(Celtic - 3/4 time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan (1670-1738) for Irish harp - tab
consists of 4 sections on lower and mid-
neck in Scruggs/Melodic and Chord/Melody
styles - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.00 |
| B2515 |
PLEASE DON'T TALK ABOUT ME (When I'm
Gone) - (40's moderate swing - tab is
based on the Mills Brothers' recording and
includes intro, 4 verses and 3 bridges on
lower to mid-neck - Single-string, Scruggs,
and Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
Eb |
68 measures |
4.50 |
| B533 |
POLKA ON THE BANJO
("Polka-Grass" - written and first recorded
by Earl Scruggs - tab is based on his 1960
recording and consists of 2 sections in 2
keys on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C and F |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| B773 |
PONY EXPRESS
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Eric
Weissberg and consists of 3 sections on
lower and upper neck - Scruggs style in
G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
| B3239 |
POOR ELLEN SMITH
(traditional Folk/Bluegrass - tab as played
by John Stewart with the Kingston Trio,
circa 1962, and consists of intro and solo
on lower and upper neck - Scruggs style in
D tuning - aDF#AD) |
D |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B3235 |
POUR ME ANOTHER ROUND
(Folk-Pop - written by Steve Martin and
Edie Brickell, this tab is as played by
Steve in his March 2014 performance in
Riverside, CA with the Steep Canyon
Rangers - tab consists of intro, backup
for verse and 2 choruses, plus 4 solos,
in C tuning (gCGBD) |
C |
82 measures |
5.00 |
| B3232 |
PRETTY LITTLE ONE
(Folk-Pop - written by Steve Martin and
Edie Brickell, this tab is as played by
Steve in his March 2014 performance in
Riverside, CA with the Steep Canyon
Rangers - tab consists of intro, backup for
6 verses and for 3 fiddle breaks, mainly
on lower neck - Gadd9 (aDGBD) tuning) |
G |
153 measures |
6.50 |
| B1037 |
PRETTY WOMAN
(60's Rock - written by Roy Orbison and
Bill Dees, first recorded by Roy Orbison in
1964 - this is a complete representation of
all sections on his recording, on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
186 measures |
7.50 |
| B3237 |
PROMONTORY POINT
(written by Tony Trischka and Steve Martin,
first recorded on Tony's 2014 album "Great
Big World" - Steve Martin's parts are in
clawhammer style, whereas Tony's cello
banjo parts are rendered in melodic style,
2 octaves higher than in the recording - tab
consists of 11 sections, on lower and
upper
neck - Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
129 measures |
6.00 |
| B297 |
PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN (Music, Music,
Music) - (Honky Tonk - first recorded in
1949 by Teresa Brewer - tab is based on
her recording and consists of verse and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B542 |
RANDY LYNN RAG
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Earl Scruggs in 1956 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - Scruggs style,
tuners are required - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.00 |
| B537 |
RAWHIDE
(Bluegrass - written and recorded by Bill
Monroe in 1952 - the tab is based on his
recording and consists of 6 sections on
lower and upper neck, including Rudy
Lyle's upper neck break - G tuning) |
G |
120 measures |
5.50 |
| B3117 |
RED APPLE RAG
(Bluegrass fiddle tune - break as played by
Don Reno in the mid-70's - tab consists of
one section, ranging from lower to upper
neck, a great single-string study in Reno
style - G tuning) |
G |
19 measures |
2.50 |
| B1862 |
RED HAIRED BOY (aka Little Beggarman)
(traditional fiddle tune - first recorded by the
Flanagan Brothers in 1921 - tab consists of
2 sections, arranged to be played in the
key of A without a capo, on lower and mid-
neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
A |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1802 |
RED ROCKING CHAIR
(Bluegrass - first recorded by Bascom
Lamar Lunsford in 1929 - tab is as played
by J. D. Crowe, and consists of intro and
2 breaks on lower neck - Scruggs style in
G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
| B3220 |
REMEMBER ME THIS WAY
(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, vocal backup for 3
verses, 3 choruses and bridge, plus 2
solos and reprise/ending, on lower neck in
clawhammer style - Double-C tuning) |
Cm and C |
152 measures |
6.50 |
| B544 |
REMINGTON RIDE
(Texas Swing and Bluegrass - written and
first recorded by Herb Remington (member
of Bob Wills' band (1946-1950) in 1950,
tab is based on Don Reno's 1956 recording
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B309 |
REUBEN (Reuben's Train aka "Train 45")
(Bluegrass and traditional fiddle tune - first
published in 1909, first recorded in 1924 by
Fiddlin' John Carson - tab is based on a
combination of Earl Scruggs' 1962
recording and Dan Crary's guitar recording
from his 1970 "Bluegrass Guitar" album,
and consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B543 |
RIPPLING WATER JIG
(6/8 time Irish jig - tab consists of 5
sections on upper and lower neck,
Melodic Style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B771 |
ROAD TO COLUMBUS
(Bluegrass - written by Bill Monroe,
recorded in 1977 by Kenny Baker with Bill
on mandolin - tab consists of 2 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2917 |
ROAD TO SPENCER
(Bluegrass fiddle tune - written and first
recorded by Ricky Skaggs with Kentucky
Thunder for his 2001 "History of the Future"
album - tab consists of 6 sections with a
mandolin simile in the first 2 sections in
single-string style, and sections 5 and 6
as played by Jim Mills - G tuning) |
G |
99 measures |
5.50 |
| B545 |
ROANOKE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1955 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B540 |
ROCKY TOP
(Bluegrass - written by Boudleaux and
Felice Bryant in 1967 - hit for Osborne
Brothers the same year - one of seven
Tennessee state songs - tab consists of
2 arrangements totaling 2 verses, 2
choruses and ending on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
86 measures |
5.00 |
| B539 |
ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
breaks from Flatt and Scruggs' 1951
recording, and consists of 3 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B2309 |
ROUGH AND READY
(Bluegrass - this is Tut Taylor's radio show
theme - tab is based on his recording and
consists of 2 sections; one at advanced
level as played on the recording, and one at
intermediate level, arranged by Harold
Streeter, on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B1748 |
SAIL ON TOWARD HOME
(Gospel Bluegrass - tab is based on Doyle
Lawson and Quicksilver's recording from
their 1988 "Hymn Time in the Country"
album, and consists of intro, verse, chorus
and backup on lower and mid-neck in
G tuning) |
G |
75 measures |
4.50 |
| B565 |
SAILOR'S HORNPIPE (aka College Hornpipe
and Jack's the Lad) - (traditional fiddle
tune - first printed as "College Hornpipe" in
1797 by J. Dale of London - featured in
Popeye cartoons beginning in the 1930s,
tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
mid-neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B548 |
SALLY ANN
(traditional fiddle tune - published in 1918
and first recorded by "The Hill Billies" in
1925 - tab is based on Earl Scruggs' 1962
recording and consists of 5 sections on
upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B549 |
SALLY ANN
(tab consists of 4 sections on upper and
lower neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B555 |
SALLY GOODWIN
(traditional fiddle tune - earliest known
recording is by Eck Robertson in 1922,
tab is based on the recordings of Joe
Stuart, Alan Munde, Butch Robbins, and
Earl Scruggs, and consists of 7 sections
on upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
59 measures |
4.00 |
| B556 |
SALLY GOODWIN
(tab consists of 6 sections on upper and
lower neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B1855 |
SALLY GROWLER
(traditional fiddle tune - written by Harry
Carleton, published in "Ryan’s Mammoth
Collection" in 1883 - tab consists of 2
sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1856 |
SALLY JOHNSON (Katy Hill)
(traditional fiddle tune - first recorded by
fiddler Leonard Rutherford and guitarist
John Foster in 1929 - tab consists of 2
sections on upper and lower neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
| B559 |
SALT CREEK
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Bill Keith's playing on Bill Monroe's 1964
recording and consists of 5 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B343 |
SALTY DOG BLUES
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
playing on Flatt and Scruggs' 1952
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B564 |
SAN ANTONIO ROSE
(Texas Swing and Bluegrass - music was
written by Bob Wills' and first recorded
instrumentally in 1938; when members of
the band added lyrics and retitled it "New
San Antonio Rose", it became Bob Wills'
first hit - tab is based on Don Reno's 1961
recording and consists of 2 verses and
chorus on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B883 |
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
(Christmas Pop - written by J. Fred Coots
and Haven Gillespie, first sung on Eddie
Cantor's radio show in 1934, first recorded
by George Happle and the Hotel Taft
Orchestra with Sonny Schuyler on vocals
same year - tab consists of 4 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B3213 |
SARAH JANE AND THE IRON MOUNTAIN
BABY
(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, vocal backup for 3
verses, 3 choruses, 2 refrains, solo and
reprise, on lower neck in clawhammer
style - Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
177 measures |
7.00 |
| B1737 |
SATAN'S CHOIR
(Bluegrass Gospel - tab is based on
Seldom Scene's recording from their 1988
"A Change of Scenery" album and consists
of intro, verse and chorus breaks, on lower
and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
52 measures |
3.50 |
| B1820 |
SATIN DOLL
(Jazz standard - written in 1953 by Duke
Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, with lyrics by
Johnny Mercer - tab consists of 3 verses,
bridge and ending, ranging from lower to
upper neck in Chord/Melody and
Scruggs/Melodic styles - G tuning) |
C |
39 measures |
3.50 |
| B3104 |
SCOTLAND
(50's Bluegrass fiddle tune - written and
first recorded by Bill Monroe in 1959 - tab
consists of 6 sections in Scruggs/Melodic
style on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B1819 |
SEA OF HEARTBREAK
(Country and Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by Don Gibson in 1961 - tab is
as played by J. D. Crowe and consists of
intro, chorus, bridge and 2 breaks on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
79 measures |
4.50 |
| B318 |
SHADY GROVE
(18th century mountain ballad, similar to
English ballad "Matty Groves" - the tab
consists of 5 sections on lower and upper
neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B319 |
SHADY GROVE
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower
neck (3 measures on upper neck) in
Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B320 |
SHADY GROVE
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - G Modal tuning: gDGCD) |
Gm |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2940 |
SHADY GROVE
(tab consists of 5 sections, ranging from
intermediate to advanced level, and ranging
from lower to upper neck; first 3 sections
are arranged in 3-finger picking style, with
the last 2 sections arranged in clawhammer
style - G tuning) |
Em |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B3218 |
SHAWNEE
(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, vocal backup for 3
verses and 5 choruses, plus solo, all on
lower neck in clawhammer style, in
Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
160 measures |
6.50 |
| B546 |
SHEIK OF ARABY
(20's Jazz/Pop - written by Harry Smith,
Francis Wheeler and Ted Snyder in 1921,
inspired by the Rudolph Valentino film
"The Sheik", first recorded by Fats Waller
in 1939 - tab is partially based on Merle
Travis' guitar recording and consists of
2 sections, ranging from lower to upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B781 |
SHENANDOAH BREAKDOWN
(Bluegrass - written by Joe Drumright - tab
is partially based on Bill Monroe's 1964
recording and consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B2456 |
SHE'S A WOMAN
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney,
released as the B-side to "I Feel Fine" in
1964 - tab consists of 2 verses, bridge and
ending on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
74 measures |
4.50 |
| B562 |
SHUCKIN' THE CORN
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Earl Scruggs in 1957 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 5 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
62 measures |
4.00 |
| B3194 |
SIAMESE CAT
(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 6
verses of vocal accompaniment and 4
solos, ranging from lower to upper neck
in Gadd9 (aDGBD) tuning) |
D |
160 measures |
7.00 |
| B572 |
SILVER BELLS
(Bluegrass - not the Christmas song - tab
is based on Don Reno's recording and
consists of 4 sections on upper and lower
neck in Scruggs/Melodic and "double-
thumb" styles - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B2983 |
SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE
(70's Folk - written and first recorded by
Bob Dylan for his 1975 album "Blood On
the Tracks" - tab is based on his recording
and consists of extended intro and 2
verses on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
51 measures |
3.50 |
| B705 |
SINKIN' CREEK
(Bluegrass fiddle tune - written and first
recorded by Doug Dillard for the Dillards'
1963 "Back Porch Bluegrass" album - tab
is based on his recording and consists of
4 sections and 2 endings on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
| B1478 |
SKITSY
(80's Jazz - written by Harold Streeter,
tab consists of 3 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
64 measures |
4.00 |
| B3158 |
SLEDD RIDIN'
(70's Bluegrass - written and first performed
by Dale Sledd some time during the 70's,
hence the spelling in the song title, the tab
consists of 5 sections, with the first 2 by
Harold Streeter, and the last 3 by Jim Mills,
as played on his 2002 "My Dixie Home"
album, on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
114 measures |
6.00 |
| B1864 |
SNOWBALL
(traditional fiddle tune - written in the 17th
century by Nichol Burne - tab consists of
4 sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B569 |
SNOWBIRD
(70's Country Pop - written by Gene
MacLellan, first recorded by Anne Murray
in 1970 - the tab is based on her recording
and consists of 2 verses on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
| B568 |
SOCKEYE
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Don Reno in 1959 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of intro, 4 sections
and ending on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
74 measures |
4.50 |
| B325 |
SOLDIER'S JOY
(traditional Revolutionary War fiddle tune,
popular during the Civil War - first recorded
by the Skillet Lickers in 1929 – the tab
consists of 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B326 |
SOLDIER'S JOY
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower neck
in C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B327 |
SOLDIER'S JOY
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck in mandolin and fiddle players
preferred key - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1961 |
SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL
(1920's Pop - written by Leo Wood in 1922
and first recorded by Ted Weems and his
Orchestra in 1923 - tab is as played by
Johnny Whiznant, consisting of 2 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
84 measures |
5.00 |
| B1464 |
SOMEWHERE MY LOVE ("Laura's Theme")
(60's movie theme - 3/4 time - from the
1965 movie "Doctor Zhivago" - tab consists
of extended intro, 3 verses, chorus and
ending on lower and upper neck in Scruggs
and Chord/Melody styles - G tuning) |
G |
84 measures |
5.00 |
| B797 |
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
(movie theme - written by Harold Arlen and
E.Y. Harburg for the 1939 movie "Wizard of
Oz" - tab consists of 2 Chord/Melody style
sections at slow tempo, plus 3 sections
in Scruggs/Melodic style at fast tempo on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
68 measures |
4.50 |
| B970 |
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
(tab consists of 4 sections in Chord/Melody
style at slow tempo, and 3 sections in
Scruggs/Melodic style at fast tempo, on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
79 measures |
5.00 |
| B3128 |
SONG OF PERFECT SPACES
(written and first recorded in 1981 by Steve
Martin for his album "The Steve Martin
Brothers" - tab is as played by Steve and
consists of 10 sections, ranging from lower
to upper neck, in the keys of D, Dm, Gm,
G, and Cm in Chord/Melody and Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
|
143 measures |
6.50 |
| B1230 |
SO RARE
(30's Jazz - written by Jimmy Dorsey in
1937, a Frank Sinatra standard - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
B |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1716 |
SOUTH
(30's Dixieland and Swing - tab is partially
based on Chet Atkins' guitar recording and
consists of 2 sections on lower and mid-
neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2932 |
SOUTH
(a longer arrangement than the above with
4 sections; the additional sections are in
a modern jazz vein - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
66 measures |
4.50 |
| B3099 |
SOUTHERN FLAVOR
(80's Bluegrass - written and first recorded
by Bill Monroe for his 1988 "Southern
Flavor" album - tab consists of 4 sections,
ranging from lower to mid-neck in
Gadd9 tuning: aDGBD) |
D |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B563 |
SPAGHETTI RAG
(Ragtime - written, played and introduced
by Lyons and Yosco in 1910 - tab is
adapted from 4-string banjo and consists
of intro and 4 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.50 |
| B796 |
SPANISH FANDANGO
(traditional 1890's parlor song - usually
associated with acoustic guitar played in
"Fandango" (Open G) tuning - tab consists
of 4 sections on lower and upper neck in
C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
40 measures |
3.50 |
| B2184 |
STEAM POWERED AEREOPLANE
(Folk and Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by John Hartford in 1971 - tab is
as played by the "New Grass Revival" and
consists of 4 sections, plus backup on
lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
97 measures |
5.50 |
| B3044 |
STEAM POWERED AEREOPLANE
(same as above except the first half of this
tab is as played by John Hartford, and the
second half is arranged by Harold Streeter,
with both halves on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.50 |
| B334 |
STEEL GUITAR RAG
(Texas Swing and Bluegrass - written by
Leon McAuliffe and first recorded by Bob
Wills and his Texas Playboys in 1936,
tab is based on Don Reno's recording and
consists of 3 sections, ranging from lower
to high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B2032 |
ST. LOUIS BLUES
(Blues standard - written by William C.
Handy and published in 1914 by his own
company - first recorded in 1920 by Marion
Harris - most well known early recording is
by Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong in
1925 - tab is based on Chet Atkins' guitar
recording and consists of 6 sections and
ending on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
78 measures |
4.50 |
| B1872 |
STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY
(30's Jazz - written by Edgar Sampson in
1934, recorded the same year by Benny
Goodman - named for the Savoy Ballroom
in Harlem - tab consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1527 |
STONEY CREEK
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Jim and Jesse McReynolds in 1963 - tab
consists of intro and 7 sections, ranging
from lower to upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
85 measures |
5.00 |
| B570 |
STUMBLING
(20's Honky Tonk - written by Edward
Elzear Confrey in 1922, early hit for Joe
"Fingers" Carr on piano - tab consists of 2
sections on mid to upper neck - Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
32 measures |
3.00 |
| B571 |
STUMBLING
(tab consists of 2 sections on lower to
mid-neck - Melodic style - G tuning) |
C |
32 measures |
3.00 |
| B552 |
SUGARFOOT RAG
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of
4 sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2459 |
SUMMERTIME
(30's Jazz standard - based on a Negro
spiritual, with music written by George
Gershwin and lyrics by DuBose and
Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, for the
1935 opera "Porgy and Bess", the original
title of this piece was "Sometimes I Feel
Like a Motherless Child" - tab consists of
intro, 2 verses and ending, with the second
verse arranged in an uptempo "improv"
setting in Chord/Melody and Melodic styles
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
Am |
46 measures |
3.50 |
| B1927 |
SWEET BABY JAMES
(Folk/Pop - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by James Taylor in 1970 - tab
consists of intro, verse, bridge and chorus
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
68 measures |
4.00 |
| B770 |
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
(20's Pop/Jazz - written in 1925 by Ben
Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Ken Casey,
first recorded in 1926 by Ben Bernie - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B2936 |
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
(same as the above, except in the original
key - G tuning) |
F |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B3102 |
SWEET LITTLE MISS BLUE EYES
(60's Bluegrass classic - recorded by Jim
and Jesse for their 1963 album "Bluegrass
Special" - tab consists of intro, 2 verses
and bridge on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
| B2905 |
TAKE ME IN YOUR LIFEBOAT
(traditional Bluegrass Gospel - tab is as
played by Steve Huber and consists of 3
breaks on lower and upper neck in Scruggs
style - G tuning) |
G |
56 measures |
4.00 |
| B775 |
TAKE THE A TRAIN
(40's Jazz - written by Billy Strayhorn in
1939, first recorded in 1941 by Duke
Ellington (his orchestra's signature song)
tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B357 |
TAKE THIS HAMMER
(Country Blues and Bluegrass - similar
lyrically to "Nine Pound Hammer", first
published in 1915 by Newman Ivey White,
tab is based on the Osborne Brothers'
1963 recording and consists of 3 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B3178 |
TAM LIN (The Glasgow Reel)
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is as played by
British banjo player Dave Hum on his 2011
"Celtic and Bluegrass 5-String Banjo"
album - Volume 2, and consists of 9
sections, ranging from lower to high upper
neck - Gadd9 (aDGBD) tuning) |
Dm |
147 measures |
6.50 |
| B2985 |
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
(70's Folk/Rock - written and first recorded
by Bob Dylan for his 1975 album "Blood On
the Tracks" - tab consists of intro, vocal
verse simile and mouth harp solo simile,
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.50 |
| B1590 |
TEDDY MALO'S JIG
(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 |
| B918 |
TEMPERANCE REEL aka Teatotaler's Reel)
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is as played by
Jim Mills on his 2005 "Hide Head Blues"
album and consists of 4 sections of backup
and breaks, ranging from lower to high
upper neck - G tuning) |
Em |
67 measures |
4.00 |
| B1974 |
TENNESSEE BANJO MAN
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Jim Mills
on Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver's 1992
album "Pressing On Regardless", and
consists of 4 breaks, ranging from lower to
high upper neck - Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
87 measures |
5.00 |
| B786 |
TENNESSEE BLUES
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Bill Monroe's
1941 mandolin and guitar recording and
consists of 3 breaks on lower and high
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
3.50 |
| B352 |
TENNESSEE STUD
(Country and Bluegrass - written by Jimmy
Driftwood, first recorded by Eddy Arnold in
1959 - tab is based on Doc Watson's and
Seldom Scene's separate recordings and
consists of intro, verse and chorus on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
37 measures |
3.00 |
| B353 |
TENNESSEE STUD
(tab is partly based on Ben Eldridge's
recording and consists of extended intro,
2 verses and chorus, ranging from lower
to upper neck - G tuning) |
D |
42 measures |
3.50 |
| B354 |
TENNESSEE STUD
(tab consists of extended intro, 2 verses
and 2 choruses, ranging from lower to upper
neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
53 measures |
3.50 |
| B1529 |
TEXAS BLUES
(40's Western - tab is based on the "Sons
of the Pioneers" recording and consists of
intro, 3 verses and chorus on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
62 measures |
4.00 |
| B2636 |
TEXAS GALES
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Norman Blake's flat pick guitar recording
and consists of 6 sections on lower and
mid-neck in Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B3091 |
THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
(70's Country - written by John Martin
Sommers in 1973, first recorded by John
Denver in 1974 for his "Back Home Again"
album - tab is based on John Denver's
1975 live recording (this one was the hit)
and consists of 2 verses, refrain, 2 solos
based on the 2 fiddle breaks with the latter
being a Sally Goodwin quote, plus ending,
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.50 |
| B3013 |
THE CROW - alternate version
(written and first recorded by Steve Martin
on his 2009 "The Crow" CD, this is an
alternate version on mostly upper neck,
including a section loosely based on Tony
Trischka's harmony part - tab consists of 4
sections - Double C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
80 measures |
5.00 |
| B3230 |
THE DANCE AT THE WEDDING
(Folk - written and first recorded by Steve
Martin - tab is as Steve played it on his
2014 recording in claw hammer style,
along with Graham Sharp in 3-finger style,
consisting of 13 sections, ranging from
lower to upper neck - Double-C tuning)
|
C |
173 measures |
7.00 |
| B2200 |
THE ENTERTAINER
(Ragtime - written and first published by
Scott Joplin in 1902, theme of the 1973
movie "The Sting" - tab consists of intro
and 4 sections, ranging from lower to high
upper neck - G tuning) |
C |
78 measures |
5.00 |
| B991 |
THE LUCKY ONE
(Country and Bluegrass - tab is based on
Alison Krauss' recording and consists of
extended intro, backup for 4 verses, 2
bridges, break and ending on lower and
mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
131 measures |
6.00 |
| B1175 |
THEME TIME
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Bill Emerson's
recording from his 1987 "Home of the Red
Fox" album and consists of 4 sections,
ranging from lower to high upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
69 measures |
4.00 |
| B2208 |
THE PEARLS
(Dixieland - tab arrangement is adapted
from Jim Cullum's Jazz Band recording and
consists of 5 sections, ranging from lower
to high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
123 measures |
6.00 |
| B3222 |
THE SLOW CROW
(Folk - written and first recorded by
Steve Martin for his April
2013 CD "Love
Has Come For You" - consisting of 10
sections, tab is as Steve recorded it,
except for 3 fiddle simile sections by
Harold Streeter, all on lower neck in
clawhammer style - Double-C tuning) |
C |
161 measures |
7.00 |
| B853 |
THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
(40's Jazz - written by Gordon Mack and
Warren Harry in 1942 for the musical
"Iceland" - tab consists of 2 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
Eb |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1499 |
THIRTY YEARS AGO (Hornpipe)
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - Melodic
style - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1479 |
THIS MASQUERADE
(70's Jazz - written by Leon Russell in 1976
and first recorded by George Benson same
year - tab is based on George Benson's
recording and consists of intro, 3 sections
and ending, ranging from lower to upper
neck - G tuning) |
Bm |
56 measures |
4.00 |
| B1790 |
THOSE MEMORIES
(Bluegrass - (written by Alan O' Bryant in
1978 and included on the 1987 "Trio" album
by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda
Ronstadt - tab consists of 2 breaks, ranging
from lower to high upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1575 |
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ('Round the Old
Oak Tree) - (70's Pop - Written by Irwin
Levine and L. Russell Brown, a hit in 1973
for Tony Orlando and Dawn - tab consists
of intro, verse and chorus on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
61 measures |
4.00 |
| B1041 |
TIRED OF BEING LONESOME (But Used to
Being Free) - (Bluegrass - tab is based
on Jim Smoak's recording and consists of
2 verses and refrain on lower neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
52 measures |
3.50 |
| B580 |
TOMAHAWK
(fiddle tune - tab is based on Tommy
Jackson's fiddle recording and consists of
4 sections on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B518 |
TOP OF THE WORLD
(70's Country and Pop - written by Richard
Carpenter and John Bettis, first recorded
by "The Carpenters", a hit for them as well
as for Lynn Anderson, both in 1973 - tab is
based on both recordings and consists of
intro, 2 verses, chorus and ending on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
56 measures |
4.00 |
| B669 |
TRAVELIN' PRAYER
(70's Country and Pop - written and first
recorded by Billy Joel for his 1973 album
"Piano Man", also recorded by Dolly Parton
for her 1999 album "The Grass is Blue",
tab is based on Billy Joel's recording and
consists of 6 sections on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
C |
80 measures |
4.50 |
| B1973 |
TROUBLE HANGING 'ROUND MY DOOR
(Bluegrass - tab is as played by Jim Mills
on Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver's 1992
album "Pressing On Regardless", and
consists of intro, backup for verse and
2 breaks on lower and upper neck in
Scruggs style - G tuning) |
G |
71 measures |
4.50 |
| B358 |
TURKEY CHASE
(fiddle tune - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
recording and consists of 2 sections, all
on upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| B665 |
TURKEY IN THE STRAW
(traditional fiddle tune - first performed by
blackface minstrels such as Bob Farrell
and George Washington Dixon during the
late 1820s - tab consists of 5 sections on
upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B575 |
TURKEY IN THE STRAW
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1097 |
TURKEY IN THE STRAW
(tab consists of 2 arrangements on lower
and upper neck, with optional second
banjo parts - 8 sections total - G tuning) |
G |
129 measures |
5.50 |
| B2473 |
TUXEDO JUNCTION
(30's Jazz Blues - written by Buddy Feyne
and Erskine Hawkins, first performed by
the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra - hit for
Glenn Miller in 1939 - tab consists of intro,
3 verses and bridge, on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
| B2479 |
TWILIGHT TIME
(40's Pop - written by Buck Ram and "The
Three Suns" in 1944, first recorded by the
Three Suns the same year, a big hit for
"The Platters" in 1958 - tab is based on
The Platters' recording and consists of 3
verses and bridge on lower and mid-neck
in C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
36 measures |
3.50 |
| B585 |
UNCLE PEN
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded in
1950 by Bill Monroe - tab is based on Bill
Monroe's recording and consists of 2 fiddle
simile sections and 2 vocal simile sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B1532 |
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 as played by John
Hickman and consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
82 measures |
5.00 |
| B3011 |
UP 18 NORTH
(written by Jens Kruger and first recorded
by the Kruger Brothers band in 2002, it's
hard to categorize this piece because it's
a mixture of so many elements; let's just
call it a "fantastic banjo instrumental" - tab
is as played by Jens and consists of 8
sections, ranging from lower to high upper
neck - Double-C tuning: gCGCD) |
C |
230 measures |
8.50 |
| B1811 |
VIRGINIA DARLIN'
(Bluegrass fiddle tune - tab consists of
lower neck break as played on "The
Bluegrass Cardinals" recording, and an
upper neck break arranged by Harold
Streeter - G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B1876 |
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 is as played on "Front Porch's"
recording and consists of one continuous
break on upper and lower neck - G tuning) |
D |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| B986 |
WAGON WHEEL
(partially written as a sketch by Bob Dylan,
later completed by Ketch Secor of "Old
Crow Medicine Show, first recorded for their
2004 album O.C.M.S. - tab is based on
their recording and consists of intro, all
backup and 4 breaks on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
100 measures |
5.50 |
| B590 |
WALKING THE STRINGS
(guitar rag written by Merle Travis - tab is
based on Merle's 1956 guitar recording and
consists of intro and 3 sections on upper
and lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
| B2241 |
WALKING ON THE WATER
(Gospel - tab is as played on Michael
Card's recording and consists of 2 breaks,
plus verse and chorus backup on lower and
upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
71 measures |
4.50 |
| B2696 |
WALK RIGHT BACK
(60's Pop - written by Sonny Curtis and first
recorded by the Everly Brothers in 1961,
tab consists of intro, 3 sections and ending
on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
| B588 |
WASHINGTON AND LEE SWING
(official fight song of Washington and Lee
University, written in 1910 by Mark Sheafe,
Clarence Robbins, and Thornton Allen,
recorded by both Glenn Miller and Louis
Armstrong - tab is based on Don Reno's
1962 recording, with 2 arrangements on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G and C |
68 measures |
4.00 |
| B1406 |
WATCHING THE RIVER RUN
(70's Folk/Pop - 3/4 time - written by Kenny
Loggins, recorded by Loggins and Messina
on their 1973 "Full Sail" album - the tab
consists of intro, 2 verses and 3 choruses
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
165 measures |
7.00 |
| B2415 |
WAYFARING STRANGER
(traditional Gospel - first published in 1816
by Ananias Davisson in his "Kentucky
Harmony" tunebook - tab consists of slow
Chord/Melody style arrangement on upper
neck, and uptempo Scruggs/Melodic style
arrangement on lower neck - G tuning) |
Em |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B380 |
WHEEL HOSS
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Bill Monroe in 1955 - tab is based on his
recording and consists of 5 sections on
lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
40 measures |
3.50 |
| B366 |
WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG, MAGGIE
(Folk/Bluegrass - written by George
Washington Johnson, published in 1864
and first recorded in 1905 by Corinne
Morgan and Frank C. Stanley - tab is
based on Don Reno's 1957 recording and
consists of 2 verses and 2 choruses on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B3206 |
WHEN YOU GET TO ASHEVILLE
(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 2 verses,
backup for 2 refrains and reprise,
on lower neck in claw-hammer style;
Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
174 measures |
7.00 |
| B789 |
WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based in part
on Norman Blake's 1976 flat pick guitar
recording and consists of 3 sections on
lower and mid-neck - f#DGBD tuning) |
D |
25 measures |
2.50 |
| B3203 |
WHO YOU GONNA TAKE
(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, chorus and reprise, plus 2
interludes and solo, ranging from lower to
mid-neck - Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
161 measures |
7.00 |
| B2861 |
WILD HORSES AT STONEY POINT
(traditional fiddle tune - popular among
clawhammer players but arranged here in
Scruggs/Melodic style - tab consists of 3
sections on lower to mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
50 measures |
3.50 |
| B378 |
WHOA, MULE, WHOA
(traditional fiddle tune - first recorded by
Alan Lomax in 1941 as played and sung by
Sidney Stripling, an African-American folk
musician from Georgia - tab is partly based
on Walter Hensley's 1964 recording and
consists of intro, 5 sections and ending on
lower and upper neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
81 measures |
4.50 |
| B379 |
WHOA, MULE, WHOA
(tab consists of 3 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: f#DF#AD) |
D |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B689 |
WHOA, MULE, WHOA
(tab consists of 5 sections and ending on
lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
48 measures |
3.50 |
| B1806 |
WHOSE SHOULDER WILL YOU CRY ON
(50's Country-Bluegrass - written by Kitty
Wells and Billy Wallace, first recorded by
Kitty Wells in 1956 - tab consists of intro,
2 breaks and chorus simile, plus alternate
break as played on Red Allen's recording,
all on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
67 measures |
4.50 |
| B373 |
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
(traditional Gospel - first titled "Can the
Circle Be Unbroken - first recorded by the
Carter Family in 1935 - tab consists of 3
verses on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
49 measures |
3.50 |
| B1845 |
WILL YOU BE READY ("Ready to Go Home")
(Gospel - written and first recorded by Hank
Williams, released posthumously in 1957,
tab is partly based on the "Lone Mountain
Band's" recording and consists of intro,
verse and chorus on lower neck - G tuning) |
G |
55 measures |
3.50 |
| B387 |
WINDY AND WARM
(Country blues rag - written by guitarist
John D. Loudermilk during the 60's for Chet
Atkins (one of two instrumentals he wrote),
tab is based on Chet's guitar recording and
consists of 5 sections on lower and mid-
neck - Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
51 measures |
3.50 |
| B2307 |
WINDY AND WARM
(tab consists of 2 sections as played by
Eddie Adcock, with 3rd section arranged
by Harold Streeter (Eddie didn't play on this
section) on lower and mid-neck in single-
string style - G tuning) |
Gm |
60 measures |
4.00 |
| B890 |
WINTER WONDERLAND
(Christmas Pop - written in 1934 by Felix
Bernard and Richard Smith, first recorded
by Richard Himber and his Hotel Carelton
Orchestra the same year - tab consists of
verse and chorus on lower and upper
neck - G tuning) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B579 |
WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
(40's Pop - written by Gene Lockhart and
Ernest Seitz in 1918, recorded by Les Paul
and Mary Ford in 1949 - tab is based on
Don Reno's 1962 recording and consists of
2 sections, ranging from lower to high upper
neck - G tuning) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| B383 |
WORRIED BLUES
(traditional 12-bar Blues - tab is based on
Doc Watson's and Ben Eldridge's recording
and consists of 3 sections on lower and
upper neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
37 measures |
3.50 |
| B2240 |
WSU (Washington State) FIGHT SONG
(tab consists of one slow Chord/Melody
style section and one fast Scruggs style
section on lower and upper neck in
G tuning) |
G |
66 measures |
4.00 |
| B3225 |
YELLOW-BACKED FLY
(Folk - written and first recorded by Steve
Martin for his 2011 "Rare Bird Alert" CD,
tab consists of intro, vocal backup for 4
verses and 3 choruses, plus 4 solos, all
on lower neck in clawhammer style, in
Double-C (gCGCD) tuning) |
C |
156 measures |
7.00 |
| B3196 |
YES SHE DID
(Folk-Pop - 6/8 time - 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, 4 verses
of accompaniment and one for refrain,
plus short interlude - note: the tab doesn't
include guitar and bass accompaniment
modules because Steve recorded the
piece with banjo only - lower neck with
the highest fret being the 7th - G tuning) |
C |
97 measures |
5.50 |
| B592 |
YESTERDAY
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney and
first recorded on the Beatles' 1965 album
"Help!" - tab is arranged to be played at
fast tempo and consists of 3 verses and
bridge on lower and mid-neck - G tuning) |
C |
59 measures |
4.00 |
| B2416 |
YESTERDAY
(tab consists of 2 intros in slow 4/4 and 3/4
time and one slow tempo ending on lower
and upper neck - arranged to segue into
the faster B592 version described above for
lengthening your performance - all sections
are in Chord/Melody style - G tuning) |
C |
37 measures |
3.50 |
| B854 |
YOU CAME TO ME OUT OF NOWHERE
(30's Jazz - written by Edward Heyman and
John Green in 1931, first recorded by Ruth
Etting the same year and by Lena Horne in
1941 - tab is based on Johnny Smith's
guitar recording and consists of 2 sections
on lower and upper neck - G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| B1789 |
YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Jimmy Martin in 1960 on his "Good 'n'
Country" album - tab consists of one intro
and break as played by J. D. Crowe, one
intro as played by Ben Eldrige, and one
break arranged by Harold Streeter, on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
72 measures |
4.50 |
| B2011 |
YOUNG JOE
(Bluegrass - tab is based on "Fire On the
Mountain's" recording and consists of intro,
all backup, 3 breaks and ending on lower
and mid-neck - G tuning) |
G |
82 measures |
5.00 |