Order # |
TITLE and DESCRIPTION
(All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter, are in G tuning, 4/4 time, and are in
Scruggs/Melodic style unless otherwise stated)
|
Key |
Number of Measures |
Tab Price |
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 |
46 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
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,
with 2 measures on upper neck) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
50 measures |
3.50 |
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") |
D |
35 measures |
3.00 |
B395 |
ARAB BOUNCE
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Jimmy
Martin's 1970 recording and consists of 2
sections on lower to mid-neck) |
G |
35 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 and C |
59 measures |
4.00 |
B671 |
ARKANSAS TRAVELER
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - predominantly Melodic style
in 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) |
D |
37 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
20 measures |
2.50 |
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) |
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 and C |
50 measures |
3.50 |
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) |
D |
33 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 |
102 measures |
5.50 |
B425 |
BANJO SIGNALS
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Don Reno's
1958 recording and consists of 4 sections
on lower and upper neck) |
G |
45 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
50 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 |
29 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 |
69 measures |
4.50 |
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 |
65 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 |
71 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 |
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 |
67 measures |
4.00 |
B416 |
BILL CHEATHAM
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of
intro and 4 sections on upper and lower
neck) |
G |
34 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 |
40 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) |
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 |
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 |
57 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
56 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
87 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) |
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 |
40 measures |
3.50 |
B107 |
BONAPARTE'S RETREAT
(traditional ballad and fiddle tune with
Cajun feel - tab consists of 4 sections on
lower and upper neck) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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) |
D |
43 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
37 measures |
3.50 |
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 natural harmonics) |
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 |
41 measures |
3.50 |
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) |
Cm |
69 measures |
4.50 |
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 - CD demo is at slow tempo only:
purchase South Bound's recording for
normal tempo timing reference) |
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 |
45 measures |
3.50 |
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 ending on lower and upper neck) |
G |
66 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 |
53 measures |
4.00 |
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) |
Em |
65 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 specifically for a
Cakewalk dance - tab consists of 2
sections on lower to upper neck) |
C |
34 measures |
3.00 |
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) |
G |
42 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
32 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
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) |
G |
101 measures |
5.50 |
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 |
44 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) |
C |
49 measures |
3.50 |
B670 |
DILL PICKLE RAG
(tab consists of first 2 sections on upper
neck - Melodic style) |
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 |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B448A |
DIXIE, LOOK AWAY
(tab consists of verse and chorus on lower
and mid-neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 3 verses, one bridge and
ending on lower and upper neck) |
G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
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) |
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 |
88 measures |
5.00 |
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 |
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 |
105 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 |
106 measures |
6.50 |
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) |
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 |
28 measures |
3.00 |
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 to play this tab) |
G |
92 measures |
5.00 |
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 |
75 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 |
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 |
50 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) |
A, D and G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
69 measures |
4.50 |
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 this tab) |
G |
80 measures |
4.50 |
B464 |
FLOP EARED MULE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of
5 sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style) |
G |
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 |
85 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 this tab) |
G |
61 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) |
G |
61 measures |
4.00 |
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) |
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" - tab consists of 3
breaks and backup on lower neck) |
G |
44 measures |
3.50 |
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 and C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B799 |
GEORGIA CRACKER
(Bluegrass - composer unknown - tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and mid-
neck) |
G |
30 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
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) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
68 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
49 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
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) |
C |
25 measures |
2.50 |
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) |
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 7, ranging
from lower to upper neck) |
G |
63 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
65 measures |
4.00 |
B483 |
HAMILTON COUNTY BREAKDOWN
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Tommy Jackson's 1950's fiddle recording,
plus Doug Dillard's 1963 recording, and
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck) |
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 |
94 measures |
5.00 |
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 |
38 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
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 |
65 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
57 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
69 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
50 measures |
3.50 |
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) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
43 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 |
31 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 |
61 measures |
4.00 |
B220 |
JOHN HENRY
(traditional Folk and Bluegrass - the tab
consists of 2 sections on lower and upper
neck) |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
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 |
49 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 |
111 measures |
5.50 |
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) |
Dm |
62 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 |
65 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
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 |
36 measures |
3.00 |
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) |
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 |
32 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
65 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
51 measures |
3.50 |
B1720 |
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 4
sections on lower and upper neck) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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, Ab and A |
52 measures |
3.50 |
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 high upper neck) |
G |
56 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) |
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) |
D |
79 measures |
5.00 |
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 |
82 measures |
5.00 |
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 |
59 measures |
4.00 |
B1501 |
McDERMOTT'S HORNPIPE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - Melodic
style - f#DGBD tuning) |
D |
19 measures |
2.00 |
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 |
37 measures |
3.50 |
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) |
C |
80 measures |
5.00 |
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 |
53 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 |
75 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) |
F |
68 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 - Scruggs style) |
G |
40 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 4 sections on
lower and upper neck) |
G |
39 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
34 measures |
3.00 |
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) |
C and D |
74 measures |
4.50 |
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 |
42 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
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) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
49 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 |
64 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 |
58 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) |
C |
65 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 |
38 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 |
37 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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
49 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
61 measures |
4.00 |
B534 |
PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections, ranging from lower to upper neck) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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) |
C |
25 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 |
65 measures |
4.00 |
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) |
C and F |
69 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) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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) |
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 to play this tab) |
G |
68 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 |
102 measures |
5.50 |
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 |
65 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 |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
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 and C |
85 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 |
48 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 is at advanced
level as played on the recording, and one is
at intermediate level, arranged by Harold
Streeter, on lower and mid-neck) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
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 |
41 measures |
3.50 |
B549 |
SALLY ANN
(tab consists of 4 sections on upper and
lower neck - D tuning: aDF#AD) |
D |
37 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 |
58 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
51 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
45 measures |
3.50 |
B319 |
SHADY GROVE
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower
neck (3 measures on upper neck) in
Gm tuning: gDGBbD) |
Gm |
32 measures |
3.00 |
B320 |
SHADY GROVE
(tab consists of 4 sections on lower and
upper neck - G Modal tuning: gDGCD) |
Gm |
32 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
75 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 |
64 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
35 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
38 measures |
3.50 |
B1478 |
SKITSY
(80's Jazz - written by Harold Streeter,
tab consists of 3 sections on lower and
upper neck) |
Em |
64 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
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 |
74 measures |
4.50 |
B326 |
SOLDIER'S JOY
(traditional Revolutionary War and Civil War
fiddle tune, first recorded by the Skillet
Lickers in 1929 - tab consists of 4 sections
on lower neck - C tuning: gCGBD) |
C |
34 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 |
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 |
54 measures |
4.00 |
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) |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
52 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
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 |
72 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) |
D |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
32 measures |
3.00 |
B552 |
SUGARFOOT RAG
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of
4 sections on lower and upper neck in
Melodic style) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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) |
D |
67 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,
theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters,
tab consists of 2 sections on lower and
upper neck) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
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 |
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 |
49 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
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 |
37 measures |
3.50 |
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) |
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 |
4.00 |
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 |
30 measures |
3.00 |
B1175 |
THEME TIME
(Bluegrass - tab is based on Bill Emerson's
recording from his 1987 "Home of the Red
Fox" album and consists of 2 sections and
ending on lower and high upper neck in
Scruggs style) |
G |
38 measures |
3.50 |
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) |
Eb |
32 measures |
3.00 |
B1499 |
THIRTY YEARS AGO (Hornpipe)
(traditional fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections on lower and mid-neck - Melodic
style) |
G |
19 measures |
2.00 |
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) |
Bm |
41 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
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 |
62 measures |
4.00 |
B580 |
TOMAHAWK
(fiddle tune - tab is based on Tommy
Jackson's fiddle recording and consists of
4 sections on lower and upper neck) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
B358 |
TURKEY CHASE
(fiddle tune - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
recording and consists of 2 sections, all
on upper neck) |
G |
33 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 |
43 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 |
45 measures |
3.50 |
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 |
50 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 and C |
68 measures |
4.50 |
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) |
Em |
65 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 |
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 |
65 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
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 |
80 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 |
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 |
49 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) |
Gm |
57 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) |
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 |
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 |
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) |
C |
59 measures |
4.00 |
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 |
33 measures |
3.00 |