Six Easy Clawhammer Banjo Tabs – Key of D, Volume 2
Author(s): David Brooks (Author)
Publication Date: April 7, 2013
Language: English
Print length: 17 pages
ISBN-10: B00C9FUKX6
Book Description
This ebook contains six easy-to-play clawhammer banjo tabs for traditional tunes commonly played in old-time jams across the U.S. The tunes use Double-C tuning raised to the key of D, the predominate key in old-time music. These tab arrangements will help make the transition to Double-C tuning easier for the clawhammer player with limited jamming experience. These tunes will also give beginning clawhammer player the opportunity to hone their playing skills on tunes arranged for their skill level while expanding their list of known tunes. David Brooks arranges tunes and writes tablature that is easy to understand and that helps you unlock the secrets of clawhammer banjo. Brooks has taught at Kentucky Music Week and leads old-time jams in Louisville, KY. Tunes include:
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss Mississippi Sawyer St. Anne’s Reel Sugar Hill Year of Jubilo Yellow Rose of Texas
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Six Easy Clawhammer Banjo Tabs – Sawmill Tuning Volume 2
Author(s): David Brooks (Author)
Publication Date: May 12, 2012
Language: English
Print length: 15 pages
ISBN-10: B0082YWUAE
Book Description
Six Easy Tabs for Clawhammer Banjo – Sawmill Tuning Volume 2 contains six more easy-to-play clawhammer banjo tabs for traditional tunes commonly played in sawmill or “mountain minor” tuning. Some of the tunes feature musical phrases that sound like drop thumb but use left-hand pull-offs to make these tunes accessible to the new clawhammer player. The haunted, lonesome sound of sawmill tuning is unique to the banjo and perfect for solo and group performances. David Brooks arranges tunes and writes tablature that is easy to understand and that helps you unlock the secrets of clawhammer banjo. Brooks has taught at Kentucky Music Week and leads old-time jams in Louisville, KY. Tunes include:
Clinch Mountain Backstep Growling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman Kitchen Girl Pretty Little Dog Pretty Polly Wild Bill Jones
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Revised: Thanks to reader feedback, I have been able to make the tabs larger and darker to improve their readability.
This ebook contains easy-to-play clawhammer banjo tabs for 6 traditional tunes commonly played in sawmill or “mountain minor” tuning. The haunted, lonesome sound of sawmill tuning is unique to the banjo and perfect for solo and group performances. David Brooks arranges tunes and writes tablature that is easy to understand and that helps you unlock the secrets of clawhammer banjo. Brooks has taught at Kentucky Music Week and leads old-time jams in Louisville, KY. Tunes include:
Cluck Old Hen The Cuckoo (Coo Coo Bird) Frosty Morning Little Sadie Shady Grove Wayfaring Stranger
This book is best viewed by the Kindle Fire or the Kindle app running on the iPad, Mac, or PC.