| Order # |
Title and
Description
(All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter,
and are in standard tuning, 4/4 time, unless otherwise
specified)
|
Key |
Number of
Measures |
Tab
Price |
| G2603 |
A GOOD WOMAN'S
LOVE
(Bluegrass - 3/4
time - written by Cy Coben
in 1950, first
recorded by Bill Monroe - tab
is based on
David Peterson's and 1946's
recording, and
consists of 4 breaks in
Single-string
and Carter styles) |
G |
63
measures |
4.00 |
| G1515 |
ALABAMA
JUBILEE
(fiddle tune -
written by Jack Yellen and
George Cobb in
1915 - tab consists of 2
sections -
Chord/Melody and Single-
string
styles) |
A |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2206 |
AMAZING
GRACE
(traditional
Gospel - 3/4 time - written by
John Newton and
published in 1779 - tab
consists of 3
verses in Chord/Melody
and Carter
styles) |
C and D |
56
measures |
4.00 |
| G2348 |
AMERICA THE
BEAUTIFUL
(Patriotic -
lyrics were written by Katharine
Lee Bates in
1893, with music written by
Samuel A. Ward
in 1895 - tab consists of
one verse -
Chord/Melody style) |
A |
20
measures |
2.50 |
| G2757 |
AMIE
(70's
Country/Rock - written by Craig Fuller
and first
recorded by Pure Prairie League
on their 1972
"Bustin' Out" album - tab
consists of
intro, backup and break - (note:
see G1587 in the
advanced section for an
exact
transcription of Pure Prairie League's
recording -
Single-string style) |
G |
73
measures |
4.50 |
| G101 |
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 - Chord/Melody style) |
C |
55
measures |
3.50 |
| G2749 |
ANGELINE THE
BAKER
(traditional
fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections, with 2
in the basic-intermediate
level range, and
2 in the intermediate to
advanced level
range - Single-string style) |
C |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G2324 |
ANGELS WE HAVE
HEARD ON HIGH
(traditional
Christmas - derived from the
French carol
"Les Anges dans nos
campagnes"
("Angels in our countryside"),
translated into
English by James Chadwick
in 1862 - the
tab consists of 2 sections in
Chord/Melody
style) |
C |
22
measures |
2.50 |
| G2440 |
ASH GROVE ("Sent
Forth By God's Blessing")
(traditional
Welsh melody - 3/4 time - the
tab consists of
3 sections and includes an
optional
second (harmony) guitar part
in
Single-string style) |
C |
49
measures |
4.00 |
| G2381 |
ASHOKAN
FAREWELL
(fiddle tune -
3/4 time - written in 1982
by Jay Ungar,
this was the theme heard
throughout Ken
Burns' PBS Civil War
series - the tab
consists of 4 sections
and ending -
Chord/Melody style) |
D |
72
measures |
4.50 |
| G1224 |
AWAY IN A
MANGER
(traditional
Christmas - 3/4 time - published
in 1885, based
on the folk melody of "Saint
Kilda" - tab
consists of 2 verses and chorus,
Single-string
and Chord/Melody styles) |
C |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G2362 |
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 verse and 2 refrains
in
Chord/Melody style) |
C and G |
29
measures |
3.00 |
| G2386 |
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,
lyrics written
by Jimmie Driftwood in 1936
describe the
battle - hit for Johnny Horton
in 1959 - tab
consists of intro, verse and
2 choruses -
Single-string style) |
D |
30
measures |
3.00 |
| G1975 |
BEAUMONT RAG
(traditional
fiddle tune - first recorded by
"Smith's Garage
Fiddle Band" in 1928 - tab
consists of 2
sections in Single-string and
Cross Picking
styles) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2746 |
BEAUMONT RAG
(tab consists of
4 sections, including all of
G1975 above,
plus a basic to intermediate
level
arrangement - Single-string and
Cross Picking
styles) |
C |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G2111 |
BEAUTIFUL
OHIO
(early
Pop and official state song of Ohio,
3/4 time -
written by Mary Earl and Ballard
MacDonald in
1918 - tab consists of 8
sections in 2
arrangements - Single-string
and Chord/Melody
styles) |
C |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G1516 |
BE READY FOR
TOMORROW MAY NEVER
COME -
(traditional Gospel - tab consists
of intro, verse
and chorus - Carter style) |
C |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G1960 |
BE THOU MY
VISION
(8th
century Irish hymn - 3/4 time - written
by Dallan
Forgaill, with lyrics translated to
English in 1905,
with additional lyrics
provided by
Eleanor Hull in 1912 - the tab
consists of 2
intros, 2 verses, and ending
in
Single-string, Cross Picking and
Chord/Melody
styles) |
G and C |
58
measures |
4.00 |
| G940 |
B-I-BICKEY-BI,
BO-BO-GO
(50's Rock - tab
is as played by Cliff Gallup
on Gene
Vincent's 1957 recording and
consists of 3
breaks - Single-string style) |
D |
57
measures |
4.00 |
| G1227 |
BILLY IN THE LOW
GROUND
(traditional
fiddle tune - recorded by Eck
Robertson in
1922 and Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
between
1925-1928 - the tab consists of 4
sections -
Single-string style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G793 |
BILLY
PATTERSON'S FAVORITE
(traditional
Irish Jig - 6/8 time - tab consists
of 2 sections
and includes an optional
second guitar
part - Single-string style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.50 |
| G2102 |
BIRTH OF THE
BLUES
(40's
Pop/Jazz - published in 1926, with
music by Ray
Henderson and lyrics by
Buddy DeSylva
and Lew Brown, first
recorded by Cab
Calloway in 1943 - tab is
based on Sammy
Davis Jr's and Chet
Atkins' guitar
recordings, and consists of 3
verses and
bridge - Single-string style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1976 |
BLACKBERRY
BLOSSOM
(traditional
fiddle tune - written by fiddler
Arthur Smith
(not same as Arthur “Guitar
Boogie” Smith),
first recorded by the Arthur
Smith Trio in
1929 - the tab consists of 4
sections -
Single-string style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2211 |
BLESSED
ASSURANCE
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written by Fanny
Crosby and
Phoebe Knapp in 1873 - tab
consists of 4
verses - Cross Picking
and Carter
styles) |
C |
99
measures |
5.50 |
| G600 |
BLUE FESCUE
("Blue Grass")
(Texas Swing and
Blues - written by Harold
Streeter - tab
consists of 4 sections and
ending -
Single-string style) |
G |
61
measures |
4.00 |
| G601 |
BLUE FESCUE
(tab consists of
accompaniment only for 2
sections plus
ending for G600 above, in
Carter
style) |
G |
27
measures |
2.50 |
| G121 |
BLUEGRASS
STOMP
(12-bar Blues -
written and recorded by
Bill Monroe in
1949 - tab consists of 3
sections -
Single-string style) |
D |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G606 |
BLUEGRASS STOMP
(easier to play than G121 above - tab
consists of 2 sections - Single-string
style) |
D |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G1511 |
BLUE MOON
(30's Pop - written in 1932 by Lorenz Hart
and Richard Rodgers, first recorded by
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
in 1935 - tab is based on The Ventures
1961 recording and consists of intro and 3
verses - Chord/Melody and Single-string
styles) |
C |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G2966 |
BLUE RIDGE CABIN
HOME
(Bluegrass -
written by Gladys Stacey and
Louise Certain -
the tab is based on both
J.D. Crowe's
banjo version from his 1980
"Bluegrass Album
Band" album, and on
Flatt and
Scruggs' recording from their
1957 "Foggy
Mountain Jamboree" album,
and consists of
verse and chorus breaks
in
Single-String style) |
G |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G612 |
BOIL THE CABBAGE
DOWN
(traditional
fiddle tune and satirical song,
composer is
unknown - tab consists of 2
sections -
Single-string style) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G108 |
BONAPARTE'S
RETREAT
(traditional
ballad and fiddle tune with
Cajun feel - tab
consists of 4 sections in
Carter and
Single-string styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G937 |
BOP STREET
(50's Rock - tab
is as played by Cliff Gallup
on Gene
Vincent's 1957 recording, and
consists of 3
breaks, including "pseudo
Travis picking"
break - Single-string style) |
G |
26
measures |
2.50 |
| G112 |
BUFFALO GALS
(traditional
American Folk - written and
published as
"Lubly Fan" in 1844 by the
blackface
minstrel John Hodges, who
performed as
"Cool White" - tab consists of
5 sections -
Single-string style) |
G |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G2311 |
BURY ME BENEATH
THE WILLOW
(19th century
Folk - performed by Bradley
Kincaid in the
1920's, recorded by the
Carter Family in
1927 - tab consists of 2
sections -
Cross Picking and Single-
string
styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G132 |
BY THE TIME I
GET TO PHOENIX
(60's Pop -
written by Jimmy Webb and first
recorded by
Johnny Rivers in 1965 - hit for
Glen Campbell in
1967 - tab consists of 2
verses -
Chord/Melody style) |
D |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G988 |
CAMPBELL'S
FAREWELL TO RED CASTLE
(traditional
Scottish march in the key of
A-Mixolydian -
located on the Beauly Firth,
it is the oldest
inhabited castle in Scotland,
built in 1179 -
tab consists of 3 sections,
Single-string
and Chord/Melody styles) |
A |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G1207 |
CHRISTMAS TIME'S
A-COMIN'
(Bluegrass - tab
is based on Bill Monroe's
1951 recording,
and on Patty Lovelace's
and Rhonda
Vincent's later recordings, and
consists of 2
breaks plus accompaniment
for chorus -
Carter style) |
C |
27
measures |
2.50 |
| G151 |
CLINCH MOUNTAIN
BACKSTEP
(written and
first recorded by Ralph Stanley
in 1959, this
popular Bluegrass tune is
based on a much
earlier piece called
"Lonesome John"
- tab consists of 4
sections -
Single-string style) |
G |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G2227 |
CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP
(easier to play than G151 above - tab
consists of 2 sections - Single-string
style) |
G |
18
measures |
2.00 |
| G137 |
CLOSE TO YOU
(70's Pop - written by Burt Bacharach and
Hal David, first recorded in 1963 by Richard
Chamberlain, then by "The Carpenters" for
their first hit from their 1970 debut album
"Close to You" - tab consists of 3 verses
and chorus - Chord/Melody style) |
A |
35 measures |
3.00 |
| G020 |
COLUMBUS
STOCKADE BLUES
(traditional
Country - tab consists of verse
and chorus -
Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G017 |
COTTON
FIELDS
(Blues and
Bluegrass - written and first
recorded by
Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly)
in 1936 - tab is
based on the Osborne
Brothers'
recording and consists of verse
and chorus -
Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G018 |
COTTON
FIELDS
(bluesier
version than G017 above - tab
consists of
verse and chorus - Single-
string and Cross
Picking styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G134 |
COUNTRY ROADS
(Take Me Home)
(70's Country -
written by John Denver, Bill
Danoff and Taffy
Nivert, first recorded by
John Denver on
his 1971 album "Poems,
Prayers and
Promises" - tab consists of
verse, bridge
and 2 choruses - Carter and
Single-string
styles) |
G |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G939 |
CRAZY LEGS
(50's Rock - tab
is as played by Cliff Gallup
on Gene
Vincent's 1956 recording, and
consists of
intro and 2 breaks in
Single-string
style) |
A |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1254 |
CUCKOO'S
NEST
(traditional
fiddle tune from early 18th
century - tab
consists of 4 sections in
Single-string
and Cross Picking styles) |
D |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2865 |
CUMBERLAND
GAP
(traditional
fiddle tune - based in part on
Don Reno's 1959
banjo recording, and on
Earl Scruggs'
1962 banjo recording - tab
consists of 6
sections, ranging from basic
to advanced
level - Single-string style) |
G |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G985 |
DANCE ON THE
CLOUDS
(Country - 3/4
time - written and first
recorded by Tony
Ellis on his 2005 "The
Quest" album in
honor of John Hartford,
tab is based on
his banjo recording and
consists of 2
sections - Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G246 |
DANNY BOY
(Londonderry Aire)
(Irish lament -
tab consists of 2 sections
in
Chord/Melody style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G783 |
DARK HOLLOW
(traditional
Folk - first recorded by Bill
Browning in 1958
- tab consists of one
verse -
Carter and Cross Picking styles) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2507 |
DARK HOLLOW
(arrangement
differs from G783 above - tab
consists of one
verse - Carter and Cross
Picking
styles) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2097 |
DARLIN BOYS
(Bluegrass -
about the group played by the
Dillards on the
60's Andy Griffith Mayberry
R.F.D. TV show -
tab consists of verse and
chorus
accompaniment, plus 2 breaks in
Carter and
Single-string styles) |
C |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G1655 |
DIXIE BANNER
(fiddle tune - written and first recorded by
Tony Ellis on his 1987 banjo album "Dixie
Banner" - tab is based on his recording and
consists of 2 breaks - Single-string style) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| G3135 |
DON'T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE
(50's Bluegrass - written and first recorded
by Don Reno and Red Smiley in 1952 - tab
is based on Ricky Skaggs' version and
consists of basic level intro, basic and
intermediate level break, and intermediate
level break - Single-string and Carter
styles) |
C |
41 measures |
3.50 |
| G2539 |
DOUG'S TUNE
(Bluegrass - tab consists of 2 breaks to
compliment Doug Dillard's banjo tune,
written and first recorded by Doug in 1963,
Single-string and Cross Picking styles) |
G |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| G3150 |
DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN
(traditional Appalachian mountain ballad,
3/4 time - tab consists of 2 verses and 2
choruses at basic and intermediate levels,
in Single-string and Cross Picking styles) |
G |
65 measures |
4.00 |
| G1031 |
D BLUES SCALE
STUDIES
(tab
consists of 4 exercises on lower and
upper neck -
Single-string style) |
D |
16
measures |
FREE |
| G442 |
DOWN YONDER
(fiddle tune -
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert,
published in
1921 and first recorded in 1951
on piano by Del
Wood and Joe ´Fingers´
Carr - tab
consists of 2 sections - Carter
and
Single-string styles) |
C |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G2921 |
DUSTY MILLER
(traditional
fiddle tune - tab consists of 3
sections -
Single-string style) |
G |
25
measures |
3.00 |
| G3142 |
EAST VIRGINIA BLUES
(traditional Appalachian ballad, composer
is anonymous - tab consists of intro and 2
verses at intermediate level and 2 verses at
basic level - Single-string style) |
G and C |
70 measures |
4.50 |
| G165 |
EBB TIDE
(60's Pop -
written in 1953 by Carl Sigman
and Robert
Maxwell, first recorded by Frank
Chacksfield and
his orchestra the same
year, then by
the Righteous Brothers in
1965 - tab
consists of one verse in
Chord/Melody
style) |
C |
29
measures |
3.00 |
| G022 |
EDELWEISS
(50's Folk - 3/4
time - written by Rodgers
and Hammerstein
for the 1959 musical
"The Sound of
Music" - title refers to the
"edelweiss", a
white flower that grows in
the Alpine hills
- tab consists of 2 verses
and 2 choruses -
Chord/Melody style) |
A |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G167 |
EIGHT MORE MILES
TO LOUISVILLE
(Bluegrass -
written and first recorded by
Grandpa Jones
during the 40's - tab
consists of
verse and chorus - Single-
string and
Carter styles) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G164 |
EL PASO
(60's Country -
3/4 time - written and first
recorded by
Marty Robbins for his 1959
"Gunfighter
Ballads and Trail Songs" album
with Grady
Martin on guitar - tab consists
of 3 verses and
chorus - Single-string
and Carter
styles) |
C |
62
measures |
4.00 |
| G025 |
FADED LOVE
(Texas Swing - a
hit for Bob Wills in 1950,
based on an old
fiddle tune melody he
learned from his
father - tab consists of 2
verses -
Carter and Chord/Melody styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G915 |
FAR SIDE BANK OF
JORDAN
(Gospel -
tab consists of intro/break as
played on the
1994 Alison Krauss and
Cox Family CD -
Single-string style) |
G |
18
measures |
2.00 |
| G173 |
FIREBALL
MAIL
(Bluegrass - tab
is based on Don Reno's
and Mac
Wiseman's recordings, and
consists of 2
arrangements (one verse
each) -
Carter and Single-string styles) |
D and G |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G1620 |
FIREBALL
MAIL
(bluesier
approach than G173 above - tab
consists of 2
breaks - Single-string style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1253 |
FISHER'S
HORNPIPE
(traditional
fiddle tune - tab consists of
4 sections -
Single-string style) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1648 |
FLAT PICK GUITAR
IMPROVISATIONAL
EXERCISES - for
G, C, and D chords
(8 sections of
improv exercises for 3-chord
songs in the key
of G - Single-string style) |
G |
67
measures |
4.00 |
| G631 |
FOGGY MOUNTAIN
BREAKDOWN
(Bluegrass -
written by Earl Scruggs and
recorded in 1949
by Flatt and Scruggs - tab
consists of one
break - Single-string style) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G1221 |
FOLSOM PRISON
BLUES
(50's
Country - partly written by Johnny
Cash, with
portions taken from a song by
Gordon Jenkins
on Jenkin's 1953 "Seven
Dreams" album -
recorded by Johnny Cash
in 1955 - tab
consists of intro, break and
rhythm in Luther
Perkins style - Carter and
Single-string
styles) |
E |
30
measures |
3.00 |
| G171 |
FOUR STRONG
WINDS
(Folk
- written by Ian Tyson in 1961, first
recorded by "The
Brothers Four" in 1964,
then by Ian and
his wife Sylvia the same
year - the piece
has an unusual ending; it
ends on the
dominant (D) chord - tab
consists of 3
verses - Carter style)
|
G |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G178 |
FREIGHT
TRAIN
(Country -
written by Elizabeth Cotten in
1907 at age 12 -
tab is based on Chet
Atkins'
fingerstyle guitar recording, and
consists of 2
sections - Carter and
Single-string
styles) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2110 |
GEORGIANNA WALTZ
(traditional Country waltz - 3/4 time - tab
consists of 2 sections - Single-string
style) |
A |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G806 |
GET BEHIND ME,
SATAN
(traditional
Gospel - tab consists of 2
verses and 2
choruses - Single-string,
Carter and Cross
Picking styles) |
G |
71
measures |
4.50 |
| G185 |
GODFATHER LOVE
THEME ("Speak Softly
Love") -
(theme of the 1972 movie "The
Godfather" -
written by Larry Kusik and
Nino Rota - tab
consists of 3 verses and
chorus -
Chord/Melody style) |
Am |
30
measures |
3.00 |
| G190 |
GRANDFATHER'S
CLOCK
(Country -
written in 1876 by Henry Clay
Work - tab
consists of verse, chorus and
bridge ("ticking
clock" with harmonics)
in
Single-string and Carter styles) |
C |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G2417 |
GREAT SPECKLED
BIRD
(Gospel
- based on Jeremiah 12:9, written
by Reverend Guy
Smith, first recorded by
Roy Acuff in
1936 - tab consists of one
verse at
intermediate level and one verse
at advanced
level - Single-string style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G192 |
GREEN GRASS OF
HOME
(Country -
written by Claude Putman Jr,
recorded by
Porter Wagoner in 1964, hit for
Tom Jones in
1966 - tab consists of 2
verses -
Chord/Melody style) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G636 |
HARD TIMES COME
AGAIN NO MORE
(traditional
Folk - written by Stephen Foster
in 1854 - tab
consists of verse and refrain
in
Chord/Melody style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1577 |
HE'S EVERYTHING
TO ME
(Gospel - based
on Larry Sparks recording
from his 1969
"Green Pastures in the Sky"
album - tab
consists of intro and 2 breaks,
plus
accompaniment for chorus and 2
verses -
Single-string style) |
D |
81
measures |
4.50 |
| G2538 |
HOBO'S
MEDITATION
(Country - 3/4
time - first recorded in 1932
by Jimmie
Rodgers, also by Dolly Parton,
EmmyLou Harris
and Linda Ronstadt on
their 1987
"Trio" album - tab consists of
intro and 2
sections - Single-string and
Carter
styles) |
G |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G1536 |
HOLD FAST TO THE
RIGHT
(traditional
Gospel - first recorded in 1937
by the Carter
Family - tab consists of intro,
verse and chorus
- Single-string and
Carter
styles) |
D |
37
measures |
3.00 |
| G033 |
HOME, SWEET
HOME
(Folk -
adapted from the 1823 opera "Clari,
Maid of Milan"
with melody by Sir Henry
Bishop and words
by John Howard Payne,
American folk
piece for over 150 years - tab
consists of
verse and chorus - Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1510 |
HONKY TONK
(50's Rock/Pop
and 12-bar Blues - written
by Billy Butler,
Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott
and Berisford
"Shep" Shephard - hit for Bill
Doggett in 1956
- tab consists of 5 sections
in
Single-string style) |
E |
123
measures |
5.50 |
| G214 |
I AIN'T GONNA
WORK TOMORROW
(Bluegrass - tab
is based on Flatt and
Scruggs' 1961
recording and consists of 2
verses -
Single-string and Carter styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2289 |
I AM A
PILGRIM
(traditional
Gospel Blues - tab consists of
basic melody,
lyrics, and one break in
Cross Picking
and Single-string styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2389 |
I AM A
PILGRIM
(tab
consists of one break in
Single-string
style) |
D |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2347 |
I KNOW WHO HOLDS
TOMORROW
(Gospel - tab
consists of transcription of
guitar break and
adaptation of mandolin
break from the
title song of Alison Krauss
and the Cox
Family's 1994 album in
Single-string
style) |
A |
52
measures |
3.50 |
| G2282 |
I'LL FLY
AWAY
(Gospel
- written by Albert Brumley in
1929, first
recorded in 1946 by James and
Martha Carson -
tab consists of verse and
chorus -
Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2107 |
I'M FEELING LIKE
AN OLD PAIR OF SHOES
(80's Country -
tab is based on Randy
Travis' 1982
recording and consists of intro,
verse and chorus
- Single-string style) |
E |
44
measures |
3.50 |
| G034 |
I'M SO LONESOME
I COULD CRY
(50's Country -
3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Hank
Williams in 1949 - tab
consists of 2
verses - Chord/Melody and
Carter
styles) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1211 |
I'M WORKING ON A
BUILDING
(Gospel - tab is
based on Bill Monroe's
1954 recording
and consists of verse and
chorus -
Single-string and Carter styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G203 |
I SAW THE
LIGHT
(Country Gospel
- written by Hank Williams
in 1948 - tab
consists of verse and chorus
in
Single-string and Carter styles) |
D |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G2342 |
I SAW THE
LIGHT
(tab
consists of verse and chorus in
Single-string
and Carter styles) |
C |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G2108 |
I'VE GOT MY MOJO
WORKING
(60's Blues/Rock
- written and first recorded
by Muddy Waters
in 1961 - tab is based on
his recording
and consists of 2 sections in
Single-string
style) |
E |
48
measures |
3.50 |
| G2319 |
I'VE HAD IT
('50's Rock -
recorded by the Bell Notes,
tab consists of
intro, break and ending in
Single-string
style) |
E |
29
measures |
3.00 |
| G782 |
I WONDER HOW THE
OLD FOLKS ARE AT
HOME ("Homestead
on the Farm")
(Bluegrass - tab
consists of 2 verses and is
based on Mac
Wiseman's 1952 recording in
Carter and
Cross Picking styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G228 |
JAMBALAYA
(50's Country -
written and first recorded by
Hank Williams in
1952 - tab is based on his
recording and
consists of verse and chorus
in Carter and
Single-string styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G226 |
JEAN
(60's Pop - 3/4
time - written and recorded
by Rod McKuen
for the 1969 movie "Prime
of Miss Jean
Brodie" - a hit the same year
for Oliver
(William Swofford) - tab consists
of intro, 3
verses, chorus and ending in
Chord/Melody
style) |
C |
69
measures |
4.00 |
| G233 |
JESSE JAMES
(19th century
ballad - tab consists of verse
and chorus -
Carter style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2254 |
JESUS HELP ME TO
STAND
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written by Ron Block
and included on
Alison Krauss’ and Union
Station’s 1992
“Every Time You Say
Goodbye” CD -
tab consists of intro as per
recording plus
verse and chorus breaks in
Carter and
Cross Picking styles) |
C |
57
measures |
4.00 |
| G1503 |
JESUS SAVIOR,
PILOT ME
(traditional
Gospel - also known as the
"Sailor's Hymn"
- written and published in
1871 - tab is
based on Lester Flatt and Earl
Scruggs' 1958
recording and consists of
verse and
refrain - Carter and Cross
Picking
styles) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1474 |
JOHNNY B.
GOODE
(50's
Rock - written by Chuck Berry in
1955 and first
recorded by him in 1958, his
guitar intro is
a note-for-note copy of the
opening
single-note solo on Louis Jordan's
1946 recording
"Ain't That Just Like a
Woman", played
by guitarist Carl Hogan,
tab consists of
intro, rhythm section and
break -
Single-string style) |
A |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G938 |
JUMPS, GIGGLES
AND SHOUTS
(50's Rock - tab
is as played by Cliff Gallup
on Gene
Vincent's 1956 recording and
consists of 3
breaks, plus a bass break in
Single-string
style) |
D |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G2341 |
JUST A CLOSER
WALK WITH THEE
(Gospel -
composer is anonymous - first
popularized
during the 1930's and first
recorded by the
Selah Jubilee Singers in
1941 - tab
consists of 2 arrangements at
intermediate and
advanced levels - Single-
string and Cross
Picking styles) |
C |
67
measures |
4.00 |
| G039 |
KEEP ON THE
SUNNY SIDE
(traditional
Gospel - written in 1899 by Ada
Blenkhorn, first
recorded by the Carter
Family in 1928 -
tab consists of verse and
chorus -
Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2463 |
KEEP ON THE
SUNNY SIDE
(tab is based on
"The Whites" recording,
with melody and
chord progression differing
slightly from
G039 above, and consists of
verse and chorus
- Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1650 |
KENTUCKY
WALTZ
(40's
Bluegrass - 3/4 time - written and first
recorded by Bill
Monroe in 1946, this was
the first song
named for a state - tab
consists of 2
verses - Single-string style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1251 |
KNOXVILLE
GIRL
(3/4
time - 19th century mountain ballad,
tab consists of
one verse - Carter style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1538 |
LADY OF
SPAIN
(40's
Pop - written in 1931 and recorded on
accordion in
1947 by Dick Contino - hit for
Eddie Fisher in
1952 - the tab consists of
accompaniment
only for 2 sections in
Carter
style) |
C |
38
measures |
3.00 |
| G2928 |
LAST THING ON MY
MIND
(60's
Folk - written by Tom Paxton in the
early 60's,
first recorded by Paxton in 1964,
melody is
similar to that of the traditional
British folk
song "Leaving of Liverpool" - tab
consists of
verse and chorus - Carter and
Single-string
styles) |
G |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G2305 |
LET ALL MORTAL
FLESH KEEP SILENCE
(French hymn -
composed in Greek in the
4th century, set
to the French folk melody
"Picardy" in the
17th century - tab consists
of 3 sections -
Chord/Melody style) |
Em and Am |
30
measures |
3.00 |
| G1148 |
LET THE LOWER
LIGHTS BE BURNING
(Gospel -
written by Phillip Bliss in 1871,
tab consists of
intro, verse and chorus in
Single-string
and Cross Picking styles) |
G |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G805 |
LIFE'S EVENING
SUN
(Gospel
- written by William Golden in
1918 - tab
consists of verse and chorus,
Carter and
Cross Picking styles) |
G |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G1539 |
LIFE'S EVENING SUN
(tab consists of verse and chorus,
Carter and Cross Picking styles) |
D |
34 measures |
3.00 |
| G3126 |
LITTLE BIRD OF HEAVEN
(Appalachian-style ballad, written in 2009
by Martha Scanlan, and first recorded by
Martha and the Reeltime Travelers same
year - tab is based on their recording and
consists of intro and 4 sections, in
Single-String style) |
C |
46 measures |
3.50 |
| G2541 |
LITTLE CABIN
HOME ON THE HILL
(Bluegrass -
written by Bill Monroe and
Lester Flatt,
first recorded by Bill Monroe
in 1948 - tab
consists of verse and refrain
in
Single-string style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1007 |
LITTLE ROSEWOOD
CASKET
(traditional
Folk - first recorded by the
Carter Family -
the tab is based on Dolly
Parton's, Linda
Ronstadt's and Emmy Lou
Harris'
recording and consists of intro, verse
and bridge -
Carter style) |
C |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G2397 |
LOCH LOMOND
(Celtic - tab
consists of 2 arrangements;
one in
flatpicking and one in fingerstyle,
in
Chord/Melody style) |
G and C |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G2975 |
LONE PILGRIM
(traditional
Gospel - tab consists of intro
and 2 verses, at
basic and intermediate
levels -
Single-string style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1977 |
LONESOME INDIAN
(aka "Lost Indian",
"Indian Girl",
"Gone Indian")
(traditional
fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections -
Single-string style) |
D |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G2412 |
LORD OF THE
DANCE ("Simple Gifts")
(Shaker Gospel
song - written in 1848 by
Elder Joseph
Brackett Jr, with new lyrics
written in 1963
by Sydney Carter - tab
consists of 2
sections - Single-string
and Cross
Picking styles) |
C |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G713 |
LOUISIANA
MAN
(Cajun -
written by Doug Kershaw - a hit
for Rusty and
Doug in 1961 - tab consists
of 3 verses and
2 choruses - Single-string
and Cross
Picking styles - Drop D tuning) |
D |
46
measures |
3.50 |
| G256 |
MAIDEN'S
PRAYER
(Texas Swing -
lyrics written by Bob Wills
set to
traditional fiddle tune melody, first
recorded in 1935
- tab consists of 2 verses
in 2 keys -
Carter style) |
C and G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2257 |
MAIDEN'S
PRAYER
(Texas Swing
chord accompaniment study,
tab consists of
one verse in "Vamp" style) |
G |
16
measures |
2.00 |
| G1987 |
MAN OF CONSTANT
SORROW
(traditional
Folk - first recorded by fiddler
Dick Burnett as
the "Farewell Song" and
included in his
1913 songbook, then by
Emry Arthur in
1928 - tab is based on the
“Soggy Bottom
Boys” version from the 2000
movie “O Brother
Where Art Thou”, and
consists of
intro and 2 breaks - Single-
string and Cross
Picking styles) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G267 |
MARIA ELENA
(Latin ballad -
written by Lorenzo Barcelata,
first recorded
by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
in 1941 - tab
consists of 2 sections in
Chord/Melody
style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G249 |
ME AND BOBBY
McGHEE
(60's
Country - written by Kris Kristofferson,
first recorded
by Roger Miller, then Gordon
Lightfoot in
1969, then Janis Joplin in 1970,
tab consists of
2 verses - Single-string
and Carter
styles) |
G |
45
measures |
3.50 |
| G1514 |
MEMPHIS
(50's Rock -
written and first recorded by
Chuck Berry in
1959, then by Lonnie Mack
as an
instrumental in 1963, then by Johnny
Rivers in 1964 -
the tab is based on all 3
versions,
consisting of intro and ending as
per Johnny
Rivers, plus Lonnie Mack and
Chuck Berry
breaks - Single-string style) |
E |
80
measures |
4.50 |
| G255 |
MICHELLE
(Beatles -
written by Paul McCartney, first
recorded on the
Beatles' 1965 "Rubber
Soul" album -
tab is partly based on Chet
Atkins'
recording, and consists of intro, 2
vocal similes,
plus solo based on George
Martin's lead
guitar break, and ending in
Single-string
and Chord/Melody styles) |
D |
45
measures |
3.50 |
| G2792 |
MINOR SWING
(30's jazz swing
- one of Django Reinhardt's
signature songs
- tab is based on various
recordings,
mixed in with a few "improv"
ideas, and
consists of intro, 3 sections and
ending -
Single-string style) |
Am |
82
measures |
5.00 |
| G1153 |
MUSIC BOX
DANCER
(written and
recorded by Frank Mills in
1974, but not
released until 1978 - tab is
based on
original piano score and consists
of intro, 6
sections in 2 keys, and ending,
in
Single-string and Cross Picking styles) |
G and A |
61
measures |
4.00 |
| G695 |
MY LITTLE
GEORGIA ROSE
(Bluegrass -
written and recorded by Bill
Monroe in 1952 -
tab consists of verse and
chorus -
Single-string and Carter styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2812 |
NEARER MY GOD TO
THEE
(Gospel
- 3/4 time - written by Sarah Flower
Adams in 1841,
this piece is purported to
be the last song
played by the band on the
Titanic - tab is
as played by George
Shuffler on his
and James Shelton's 2001
"The Legacy
Continues" CD - consisting of
5 sections, the
tab is a good cross picking
and triplet
study - Cross Picking style) |
G |
81
measures |
5.00 |
| G1132 |
NEAR THE
CROSS
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written in 1869 by
Fanny Crosby -
tab is based on Jim
Smoak's
recording and consists of verse
and chorus -
Carter style) |
C |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G277 |
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 - Single-string
and Carter
styles) |
D |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G273 |
NINE POUND
HAMMER
(traditional
Country Blues and Bluegrass,
first recorded
by the "Hill Billies" in 1927,
found its way
into Bluegrass after Merle
Travis recorded
it in 1944 - tab consists of
4 sections -
Single-string style) |
E |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G287 |
NOWHERE MAN
(Beatles - tab
is based on the Beatles'
1965 recording
from their "Rubber Soul"
album and
consists of 3 verses and
chorus -
Chord/Melody style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2334 |
OLD IRISH
BLESSING
(Celtic Gospel -
tab consists of intro and
2 sections -
Chord/Melody style) |
Em |
29
measures |
3.00 |
| G2382 |
OLD RUGGED
CROSS
(Gospel - 3/4
time - written in 1912 by
George Bennard,
this great old standby is
regarded as the
most popular hymn of the
20th century -
tab consists of verse and
refrain -
Carter and Chord/Melody styles) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G055 |
OLD TIME
RELIGION
(traditional
Gospel - circa 1873 - published
by Charles Davis
Tillman - tab consists of 2
verses -
Single-string and Carter styles) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2244 |
ONLY THE
LONELY
(written by Roy
Orbison and Joe Melson in
1960 and first
recorded by Roy Orbison the
same year (his
first hit) - tab is as played
by Sonny James
and consists of vocal
accompaniment in
2 keys - Single-string
and Carter
styles) |
Eb and E |
68
measures |
4.00 |
| G2104 |
PANHANDLE RAG
(Texas Swing - written and first recorded by
Leon McAuliffe with Bob Wills in 1949 - tab
consists of 2 sections - Single-string
style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2623 |
PANHANDLE
RAG
(tab
consists of intro and 2 sections in
Single-string
style) |
D |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G1473 |
PERFIDIA
(40's Latin Pop and 60's Rock - written in
1939 by Alberto Domínguez, hit for Xavier
Cugat in 1940, recorded by the Ventures in
1960 on their "No Trespassing" album - tab
is based on the Ventures' recording and
consists of 2 sections - Single-string
style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G916 |
PESCADOR de
HOMBRES (Lord, You Have
Come) -
(Spanish Gospel - written by
Cesareo Gabarain
in 1979 - tab consists of
verse and
refrain - Single-string and
Chord/Melody
styles) |
D |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1509 |
PIPELINE
(60's Rock - recorded by the "Chantays" in
1962 - tab is based on their recording and
consists of 4 sections - Single-string
style) |
Em |
64
measures |
4.00 |
| G2509 |
PLANXTY
IRWIN
(Celtic - 3/4
time - written by Turlough
O'Carolan
(1670-1738) - tab consists of 2
sections -
Chord/Melody style) |
D |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G381 |
PRECIOUS
MEMORIES
(traditional
Gospel hymn credited to J.B.F.
Wright in 1925,
but may have been written
as early as 1877
- tab consists of intro as
played by Norman
Blake, plus verse and
chorus -
Single-string style) |
G |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G2446 |
PURPLE ROBE
(traditional
Gospel - tab is partly based on
the Village
Singers' recording, and in part
on the Stanley
Brothers' 1959 recording,
and consists of
intro and 2 breaks in
Single-string
and Carter styles) |
G |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G1764 |
PUT ANOTHER
NICKEL IN (Music, Music,
Music) -
(40's Honky Tonk - first recorded
in 1949 by
Teresa Brewer - tab consists of
accompaniment
only for verse and chorus
Carter style
rhythm with bass runs) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1504 |
PUT YOUR HAND IN
THE HAND
('60's Pop
Spiritual - written by Gene
MacLellan - tab
consists of one verse in
Single-string
and Carter styles) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G311 |
RAINDROPS KEEP
FALLIN' ON MY HEAD
(60's Pop -
written by Hal David and Burt
Bacharach for
the 1969 movie "Butch
Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid", sung by
B. J. Thomas -
tab is based on that
recording and
consists of 2 verses and 2
choruses -
Chord/Melody style) |
C |
39
measures |
3.50 |
| G1513 |
RAM-BUNK-SHUSH
(60's Rock - tab
is as played by the
Ventures on
their 1961 "Lonely Heart"
album and
consists of intro and 4 sections
in
Single-string style) |
G and A |
69
measures |
4.00 |
| G750 |
RED RIVER
VALLEY
(traditional
Western - circa 1879, with new
lyrics added in
1896 by James Kerrigan,
first titled "In
the Bright Mohawk Valley",
tab consists of
one verse in Single-string
and Carter
styles) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G305 |
RED WING
(traditional fiddle tune - written in 1907 with
lyrics by Thurland Chattaway and music by
Kerry Mills - the tab consists of verse and
chorus - Single-string and Carter styles) |
C |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| G3132 |
RED WING
(same as above except this tab consists of
accompaniment only in jazz chord modern
swing style - verse and chorus) |
G |
33 measures |
3.00 |
| G313 |
RIDING ON THE
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
(70's
Folk/Country - written by Steve
Goodman and
first recorded by Arlo Guthrie
in 1972 - tab
consists of verse, bridge and
chorus -
Single-string and Carter styles) |
G |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G1151 |
SAINT ANNE'S
REEL
(traditional
fiddle tune - tab consists of 4
sections; 3 are
arranged at intermediate
and advanced
levels - 4th is advanced level,
based on Michael
Cleveland's fiddle
recording -
Single-string style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2949 |
SAINT JAMES
INFIRMARY
(traditional
blues based on an 18th century
English folk
song called "The Unfortunate
Rake", composer
is anonymous - one of
the earliest
recordings was by Louis
Armstrong in
1928 - tab is based on both
Josh White's and
Arlo Guthrie's recordings,
and consists of
intro and 2 breaks in
Single-string
style) |
Am |
25
measures |
3.00 |
| G768 |
SALTY DOG
BLUES
(Bluegrass
standard - written by the Morris
Brothers in
1935, recorded by Flatt and
Scruggs in 1951
- tab consists of 2 sections
in
Single-string style) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G067 |
SCARLET
RIBBONS
(40's Folk - 3/4
time - tab consists of verse
and chorus -
Chord/Melody style) |
E |
35
measures |
3.00 |
| G317 |
SECRET LOVE
(50's Pop -
written in 1953 with music by
Sammy Fain and
lyrics by Paul Francis
Webster, first
performed by Doris Day in
the movie
"Calamity Jane" the same year,
tab consists of
verse and chorus in
Chord/Melody
style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2942 |
SHADY GROVE
(18th century
mountain ballad, similar to
the older
English ballad "Matty Groves",
tab consists of
4 sections, at basic and
intermediate
levels - Single-string style) |
Em |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G704 |
SITTING ON TOP
OF THE WORLD
(traditional
Blues and Bluegrass - first
recorded by the
"Mississippi Sheiks" in
1930, then by
Bill Monroe in 1957 - tab
consists of one
verse - Single-string style) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G329 |
SOLDIER'S
JOY
(traditional
fiddle tune dating from the
Revolutionary
War but popular during the
Civil War -
first recorded by the Skillet
Lickers in 1929
- tab consists of 4
sections -
Single-string style) |
C |
36
measures |
3.00 |
| G2668 |
SOMETHING
BEAUTIFUL
(Gospel -
written and first recorded by Bill
Gaither in 1974
- tab consists of intro, 2
verses, bridge
and reprise - Single-string
and Chord/Melody
styles) |
C |
60
measures |
4.00 |
| G322 |
SOMEWHERE MY
LOVE ("Lara'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 -
Chord/Melody style) |
A |
83
measures |
5.00 |
| G071 |
SOUNDS OF
SILENCE
(60's Folk/Pop -
written by Paul Simon
in 1964 after
President Kennedy was shot
on November 22,
1963 - first recorded by
Simon and
Garfunkel for their first album
"Wednesday
Morning, 3 A.M." - the tab
consists of 2
verses - Chord/Melody style) |
Am |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2223 |
STAR OF THE
COUNTY DOWN
(traditional
Irish air - 3/4 time - lyrics written
by Cathal Garvey
(1866-1927) set to older
English melody -
tab consists of 2 sections,
Single-string
and Chord/Melody styles) |
Am |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1017 |
STAR OF THE
COUNTY DOWN
(tab consists of
2 sections in 3/4 time, and
2 sections in
4/4 time - Single-string style) |
Em |
49
measures |
3.50 |
| G1220 |
STEEL GUITAR
RAG
(Texas Swing - written by Leon McAuliffe,
first recorded by Bob Wills and his Texas
Playboys in 1936 - the tab consists of 6
sections, with the last 3 at advanced level,
in Single-string and Cross picking styles) |
E |
101 measures |
5.50 |
| G3144 |
STRAWBERRY ROAN
(Cowboy folk - 3/4 time - written in 1931 by
Curly Fletcher - tab is based on Marty
Robbins' recording from his "Gunfighter
Ballads and Trail Songs" 1959 album, and
consists of 2 verses in 2 keys, in Single-
string and Carter styles) |
G and C |
69 measures |
4.50 |
| G1585 |
STREETS OF LAREDO (Cowboy's Lament)
(traditional Western - 3/4 time - based on
the 18th century folk song "The Unfortunate
Rake" - tab consists of intro, 2 verses and
chorus - Single-string and Chord/Melody
styles - Drop D tuning) |
D |
61 measures |
4.00 |
| G3136 |
SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
(60's Bluegrass - not sure of the composer,
but this tab is based on Jimmy Martin's
1965 recording, and consists of a basic
level intro, one basic level break, and one
intermediate/advanced level break, in
Single-string style) |
G |
60 measures |
4.00 |
| G1933 |
SWEET BUNCH OF
DAISIES
(traditional
1890's waltz - 3/4 time - first
recorded by "The
HillBillies" in 1926 - tab is
as played by R.
Shafer and R. Kessinger
and consists of
intro and 3 sections in
Single-string
style) |
C |
100
measures |
5.50 |
| G1934 |
SWEET BUNCH OF
DAISIES
(3/4
time - tab consists of intro, verse and
chorus -
Single-string style) |
G |
36
measures |
3.00 |
| G2151 |
SWEET SUNNY
SOUTH
(traditional
American ballad - first recorded
by the North
Carolina Ramblers in 1927,
next by Charlie
Poole in 1929 - the tab
consists of 2
sections at basic and
intermediate
levels - Single-string style) |
C |
37
measures |
3.00 |
| G355 |
TENNESSEE
STUD
(Country and
Bluegrass - written by Jimmy
Driftwood, first
recorded by Eddy Arnold in
1959 - tab is
based on Doc Watson's
recording and
consists of extended intro,
2 verses, 2
choruses and ending in
Single-string
and Carter styles) |
D |
63
measures |
4.00 |
| G1512 |
TEQUILA
(50's Rock -
written as an end-of-session
jam tune by
Daniel Flores, first recorded in
1958 by "The
Champs" - also recorded by
Larry Carlton on
his 1983 album "Friends",
plus recordings
by Wes Montgomery and
by "The
Ventures" - tab is based on Larry
Carlton's and
the Ventures' recordings, and
consists of
intro, 6 sections and ending
in
Single-string style) |
A and D |
64
measures |
4.00 |
| G2109 |
THAT'S IT
(Country -
composer unknown, but good
Circle of Fifths
practice tune - tab consists
of 5 sections -
Single-string style) |
G |
41
measures |
3.50 |
| G350 |
THE WAY WE
WERE
(70's
Pop - written by Alan and Marilyn
Bergman,
recorded by Barbra Streisand for
the 1973 movie
"The Way We Were" - the
tab consists of
3 verses and chorus in
Chord/Melody
style - Drop D tuning) |
A |
43
measures |
3.50 |
| G2260 |
THE STORMS ARE
ON THE OCEAN
(traditional
Folk - 3/4 time - first recorded
by the Carter
Family in 1928 - tab is as
played by Bryan
Sutton and consists of
both breaks -
Single-string style) |
C |
65
measures |
4.00 |
| G2923 |
THE STORMS ARE
ON THE OCEAN
(portions of
this version are much easier to
play than G2260
above - tab consists of 3
sections, one
each at basic, intermediate
and advanced
levels, with 3 verses and 3
refrains per
section - Single-string and
Carter
styles) |
G |
97
measures |
5.50 |
| G361 |
THIS GUY'S IN
LOVE WITH YOU
(60's Pop -
written by Burt Bacharach and
Hal David, first
recorded by Herb Alpert in
1968 - tab
consists of 2 verses and ending
in
Chord/Melody style) |
C |
43
measures |
3.50 |
| G076 |
THIS LAND IS
YOUR LAND
(40's Folk -
lyrics written in 1940 by Woody
Guthrie to the
melody of the Baptist hymn
"Oh, My Loving
Brother" - his first title was
"God Blessed
America for Me" - the tab
consists of 2
sections - Carter style) |
G and C |
37
measures |
3.00 |
| G2393 |
THOSE
MEMORIES
(Bluegrass -
written by Alan O' Bryant in
1978, recorded
by Dolly Parton, Linda
Ronstadt and
Emmylou Harris on their
1987 "Trio"
album - tab consists of one
break -
Single-string style) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G074 |
TRUCK DRIVIN'
MAN
(50's
Country and Bluegrass - written and
first recorded
by Terry Fell in 1954, then by
Jim and Jesse in
1967 - tab consists of 2
verses -
Single-string style) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2465 |
TURN YOUR RADIO
ON
(Gospel -
written by Albert Brumley in
1937, published
in 1938, hit for both Ray
Stevens and the
Blackwood Brothers - tab
consists of
intro, verse and chorus in
Single-string
style) |
G |
37
measures |
3.00 |
| G365 |
UNCHAINED
MELODY
(50's
Pop - written in 1955 by Alex North
and Hy Zaret -
first recorded same year by
Todd Duncan -
hit for Righteous Brothers in
1965 - tab
consists of verse and chorus in
Chord/Melody
style) |
D |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G2548 |
WABASH
CANNONBALL
(traditional
Folk song about a fictional train,
first published
in 1882 as "The Great Rock
Island Route",
written by J. A. Roff and
first recorded
by the Carter Family in 1929,
hit for Roy
Acuff in 1936 - tab consists of
one break -
Single-string style) |
G |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G1472 |
WALK, DON'T
RUN
(60's
Rock - written and first recorded by
Johnny Smith in
1955 - tab is based on the
Ventures'
recording from their 1960 "Home"
album and
consists of intro and 4 sections
in
Single-string style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G084 |
WALK RIGHT
IN
(60's
Folk/Pop - written by Gus Cannon,
first recorded
by Cannon and His Jug
Stompers in the
late 1920s - tab is based
on the "Rooftop
Singers" 1962 recording
and consists of
one verse - Single-string
and Chord/Melody
styles) |
A |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G971 |
WALK RIGHT
IN
(tab
consists of transcription of the two
12-string guitar
breaks from the "Rooftop
Singers" 1962
recording - Single-string
and Chord/Melody
styles) |
A |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G2550 |
WAYFARING
STRANGER
(traditional
Spiritual - published in 1816 by
Ananias Davisson
in his shape-note tune
book "Kentucky
Harmony" - tab consists of
3 verses and
chorus - Chord/Melody style) |
Am |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2101 |
WHEELS
(60's Pop -
written and first recorded by
"The
String-A-Longs in 1961, this was their
biggest hit -
tab consists of 7 sections in 3
keys: G, A
and D - Single-string style) |
|
116
measures |
5.50 |
| G367 |
WHEN YOU AND I
WERE YOUNG, MAGGIE
(Folk - written
by George Washington
Johnson -
published in 1864, first recorded
in 1905 by
Corinne Morgan and Frank C.
Stanley - tab
consists of verse and chorus
in Carter
style) |
C |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1541 |
WHERE THE ROSES
NEVER FADE
(Gospel -
written by Janie West and Robert
Metzgar in 1929
- recorded by Jim and
Jesse in the
1960's on their "Old Country
Church" album -
tab consists of intro, verse
and chorus -
Carter style) |
C |
42
measures |
3.50 |
| G987 |
WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based in part
on Norman Blake's 1976 recording and
consists of 2 sections - Single-string
style) |
C |
16
measures |
2.00 |
| G804 |
WHO WILL SING
FOR ME
(traditional
Gospel - tab is based in part
on Lester Flatt
and Earl Scruggs' 1959
recording and
consists of verse and chorus
in
Single-string and Cross Picking styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2202 |
WHO WILL SING
FOR ME
(a
little easier arrangement than G804
above - tab
consists of verse and chorus in
Carter,
Single-string, and cross picking
styles) |
G |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G2969 |
WIDE RIVER TO CROSS
(Country Gospel - 3/4 time - written and
first recorded by Buddy and Julie Miller on
their 2004 album "Universal United House
of Prayer" - tab is based on Buddy Miller's
and Emmylou Harris' version, and consists
of intro as played on the recording, a
second intro that's easier to play, and vocal
similes of verse and chorus - Single-string
and Carter styles) |
C |
54
measures |
4.00 |
| G093 |
WILDWOOD
FLOWER
(written and
published in 1860 as "I'll Twine
'Mid the
Ringlets" - first recorded by the
Carter Family in
1928 - tab consists of 3
verses and 3
choruses; the last verse and
chorus consists
of a Texas Swing treatment
in
Single-string and Carter style) |
C |
58
measures |
4.00 |
| G2268 |
WILDWOOD
FLOWER
(tab
consists of 2 sections - Carter and
Cross Picking
styles) |
C |
34
measures |
3.00 |
| G375 |
WILL THE CIRCLE
BE UNBROKEN
(traditional
Gospel hymn first titled "Can the
Circle Be
Unbroken - first recorded by the
Carter Family in
1935 - tab consists of 2
arrangements in
2 keys - Carter style) |
C and G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G2476 |
WILL THE CIRCLE
BE UNBROKEN
(tab consists of
2 sections - Carter and
Cross Picking
styles) |
G |
33
measures |
3.00 |
| G1032 |
WILL THE CIRCLE
BE UNBROKEN
(tab consists of
one blues-oriented section
in
Single-string style) |
D |
17
measures |
2.00 |
| G2105 |
WINDY AND
WARM
(Country Swing
rag - written by John D.
Loudermilk in
the 60's for Chet Atkins - tab
is based on
Chet's recording and consists
of 7 sections -
Single-string style) |
Am |
68
measures |
4.50 |
| G2782 |
WORRIED
BLUES
(Country Blues -
not the same as "Worried
Man Blues", this
is a traditional 12-Bar
Blues based on
Doc Watson's recording,
tab consists of
3 breaks with one at basic
level and 2 at
intermediate level in
Single-string
style) |
D |
37
measures |
3.50 |
| G372 |
WRECK OF THE OLD
97
(traditional
Folk song about a train called
the "Fast Mail"
that left the track near
Danville,
Virginia on Sept. 27, 1903 - first
recorded by
Vernon Dalhart in 1924 - tab is
based on Flatt
and Scruggs version and
consists of 2
verses with double ending,
in
Single-string and Carter styles) |
G |
38
measures |
3.50 |
| G801 |
WRECK OF THE
1262 (The Freight Wreck at
Altoona) -
(traditional ballad - written by
Carson Robison
in 1926 about a 1925 train
wreck - first
recorded the same year but
was later
recorded by Riley Puckett in
1935 - tab is as
played by Doc Watson on
his 1971 "Doc
Watson On Stage" album,
consisting of
one verse - Carter style) |
C |
21
measures |
2.00 |
| G784 |
YOU ARE MY
FLOWER
(Country -
written by Maybelle Carter and
first recorded
by the Carter Family in 1938,
tab is based
partly on Lester Flatt and Earl
Scruggs' 1964
recording and consists of 2
verses -
Single-string, Carter and Cross
Picking
styles) |
C |
25
measures |
2.50 |
| G2267 |
YOU'LL NEVER
LEAVE HARLAN ALIVE
(written and
first recorded by Darrell Scott
for his 1997
debut album "Aloha from
Nashville"
album, also recorded by Patty
Lovelace and
Brad Paisley - tab is based
on Darrell
Scott's recording and consists of
verse and chorus
- Single-string style) |
Em |
34
measures |
3.00 |
