Clawgrass Banjo
Clawgrass Banjo
Clawgrass Banjo
Basic Frailing
Tuning: gDGBD
4 œAå
0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 3
2 2 0 0 0 0
4 0
0
1 1
(2) 0
0
0
1 1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
(2)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0 2 3
2 2 0 0
00
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0 2 2
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4
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0 0 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 (3)
0 0
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 23 23
0
3 5 5 5 (3) 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0
0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Note: Thumb plays only the 5th string as a drone; Middle finger brushes chords and partial chords
0
2
3
2
2
0
3 0 1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 2
2
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
2
Frailing with a Different Embellishment
œAå
0
2
3
2 2 0 0
0
2
3
2 2
0 ..
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1 1 1 1 1 .
3
2
0
2
J 0 0 (2)
0
J J
0 2
2 3
2 2 0 0
10 1 1 1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0 0
0
2
2
0
0
0 0 0 0
(2) (2) 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.. ..
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0
0
M T M T throughout
To make this exercise more interesting, use some basic chords to change the sound:
C D Am Em A D‡
3
More Drop Thumb Exercises
Again, use only the middle finger and the thumb, which plays the “inside strings” as well as the 5th string.
1-2-1-5 1-3-1-5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.. 0 .. .. ..
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M T M T throughout
0 2 2
3 0 0 0
0
0 0
0
1 1 1 0 0
2 0
0
J 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0
J
M T M M T T M M T M T M T
œBå
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 3
3
0 1 0 0 0
2
1 1
5 3
0
0
2 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M SL M T M M T
0 0
0
0 0
3 0
0 1 0 0 0
5
0 2 0 0
0 0 0
2 5 3 0
0 0 0 0 0
M SL M T M M T M T M T M T M T
4
Old Joe Clark — Harmony Part
œAå .
7 7 5 7 7 .
.. 7J 8 8 8
8 5 0 7 8 5 5
6 7 0 7
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
J J
M H T M P M T M T M T M M H T M T M P M T M T M
1.
7 7 5 3 3 (0 ) 1 0
..
7 8 5 0 0 5 0 0
6 1 0 3 8
0 0 0 0
0
0
0
0
2. œBå
0 0 5 5 7 7
0 1 ..
0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 8 5 0
3 3
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
0
M H M T M T M M P M T M M T
4 5
5 0 2
3
3
3 4 .
5 7
8
8 7 .. 5
0 1
2 1 8
J
6 3
0
0
J
M H M T M T M SL M
1. 2.
8 10 0 0
8 10 8 10 .. 8
12 10
10 8
0
0 0
0
0
0
.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
..
0 0
0 0 0 0
I (I) T (I) T I (I) T (I) T I (I) I (I) T (I) T I (I) T (I) T I (I)
5
More Drop Thumb Exercises
Here we use only the middle finger and the thumb, plsying on the “inside strings.”
2-3-2-5 2-4-2-5
.. 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 .. .. 0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0 ..
0 0
0 0 0
0
0 0 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
M T M T M T M T
Combination
.. 0 0 0
0
0 0 0
0
0
0 ..
0 0
0
0
0
0
M T M T
I T M T I I T M T I I T M T I I T M T M
Cadd· Ffl·
M T I T M T I T M T I T
Note: In the following transcriptions, the notes in parentheses are played very quietly,
and are generally more “timekeeping” notes to keep the right hand in rhythm than they
are melody notes. The brush strokes on the “on beat” are generally muted.
6
Cherokee Shuffle
Tuning: gDGBD, capo 2 (aEAC≥E)
4 œAå
(0)
0
(0) (0)
2 0 0
4 0 2 4
0
(0)
2 4 0 2
2 0
2 0
(0)
0 2
(0)
0
0
0
2
(0) 0 0
(0)
2 2
2
0 4 0 ‰ . 0
0 2
0 2 2 0
0
0
0
0
1 2
0 0
(0) 0 0
2 0 0
2 (0 ) 0 1 0
0 2 0 0 0
2 0 2
0
(0)
0 0
0 0 (0) 0 0
0 2 4 5 5
5
5 0
0
0
0 0 5 0
2
0
1
4
4 0 2
0
0
0
0 0 0
œBå
2
4
5
0
2 4 5 5 5 5 5
5
1 3 5 0
0
1
2
0 1 3 5 5 3 3
0 0
0
1
2 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 (2) 2 2
3 5 5 0
1
2
0
1
2
1 0
0
0
0
2
0 0
7
0 0
0
2
4
5
5 0 2
0
0
1 0 1 3 5
0 1 0 1
4
0 2 0 2 0 2
0 0
0
.
(2) 4
3 5
5 5 5
3 .
5 5 0 2 2
5
5 5
5
5
3
5
0 0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0
J
. 2 0
. 0
0 0 0 2 0 0 2
1 0
0
0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
4
0 2
0
J
Ending
2 2
3
5 (5) 2 2 0 3 0
0
0
. 0
0
0 50
2 0 2
(0 ) 0 0 0 0
4
J
4
3 5
5
0
4 0
0
0
0
3
5
5
3
‰
0
J
œAå
0
(0) 0 (0) (0) (0) (0)
0 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 3
0
0 3 3 3
0
0
(0) (0) (0) (0)
>
8
(0)
0 (0) (0)
Á 0 2 2 0 0
3 0 5 5 0 5 0
0 3 3 2
0 3 0 3
0 0 0 J 0
J
(0) (0) (0)
0 (0)
(0) (0)
0 Á
3
0 2 0
2 3 3
2
0
0 3
0 >
0
0
3 0
(0)
(0) (0)
œBå
5
0 5 5 5 7 7 0
5
0
2
3
2 0 2 (0 )
5 0
3Á
0
0 0 0
(0) (0)
(0) (0) (0) (0) 0 3 3
0
(0)
0 0 2 0
2 0
3 3 0
3 3
0
(0) (0) (0) (0) 0 0
(0)
0
5 5 5 8 7 5 0
2
3 2
0
(0)
Œ 0
3 Á
0 2
(0) (0)
(0) (0) (0) (0) 0 3 3
0
(0)
0 0 2 0
2 0
3 3 0
3 3
0
(0) (0) (0) (0) 0 0
(0)
9
Angeline the Baker
Tuning: gCGCD, capo 2 (aDADE)
4
4
4
J
0
5
0
0
5
0
5
0
5 4
J
0
5
0
0
5 0
5 0
5
4
J
0
5
0
0
5 0
5
0
5
4
J
0
5
0
0
5
(0 )
0
5
(0 )
0
5
(0)
œA⁄¡å
(0) (0)
(0) (0) 3 (3) (3 )
0 2 0
0 2
0
2 0 2
0
2
(0)
2
J (0) (0)
(0) (0) (0) (0)
J
(0)
(0)
(0) (0)
3
(3) (3 )
(0)
0 2 . 0
0
2
0
2 0 2 0
2
0
J (0) (0)
(0) (0)
(0) (0) 0 5 5 7 0
5
0 . (0) (0 )
0 2 0 2 4 4 0
2
0 0
(0) 0 0 0
0
0
0
J
œB⁄¡å
.
gg
5
0
0
5 0
2
J 0 gg
5
0
0
2 0
0
2
0
(0)
5
(0)
(0)
0 (0) (0 )
J J
5 . 0 0 5
00
5 2 2 0 2 0 0 (0) 2
0 0
2 0 0
0
0 0 0 0
J
10
5 . 0
gg
00
5 2
J
0 gg 5
0
0
2 0 (0)
0
0 (0)
2 0
0 (0 ) 0 (0 )
5
J J
0
5 5 2 0 0 (0) 0 2 2 0
0 0
2 0
0 0 (0) (0) (0)
œA¤¡å
(0) (0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
((00 )) 0 .
0 2
0 2 0
2 4 2
J
4
(0) (0) 0
(0) (0) (0) (0)
(0)
(0) (0) (0) 2 2
3
0 2 0 (0 )
0
0 0 2
0 0
2
0
2
2 4
(0)
(0) (0) (0) 0 (0)
5
. ..
J
7
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
2 2 0 (0) 0
0
(0)
0
7
0
2 0 2
0 0 (0) (0)
J
11
5 5 .. 0 0 5 0
7 5 2 7 2 3 3 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5
5
0
0 0 0 0 0
J
.
00
7
7
0 .
5
0
2 0 0
0 2
0
2
0
0
0
0 (0 )
(0)
0 (0)
2
0
(0)
(0) 0
(0)
(0)
J
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(0) (0) (0) (0)
3 (3) (3 )
0 2 0
0 2
0
2 0 2
0
2
(0)
2
J
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
J
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
(0)
0 2 0
0 2
0
2 0 0 2
J 4 0 2 4 5
(0 )
4
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
J
(0)
0 0
0 0
J
œB‹¡å
5
. . ..
J
7
0 .
5
0
2
0
0
0 7
0
5 5 7 9 10
9 .
(0) (0 )
0
10
0 (0) 0 0
0 0
J J
7 5
. .
0J .
5
0
0 0
2
0
2 2 2
0 0
0
0 0
2 0 (0 )
0
2
0 (0) (0) (0) (0)
0 (0)
J
12
5
. .
J
7
0 .
5
0
0 0
2
0
7
0 5 5 7 9 10 10
9
12 14
0
(0) 0 0 0 0
J
14 12 10 (10)
(10 )
10 9 (0 )
(0) (0) 0 0
(9) 9 7
10 9 10
12
12
12
0
0
0 0 (0)
(0) 0 0
0
œA›¡å
(0)
(0)
(0) (0) 10 7
7 7 0
0 2
0
7 9
7
7 9
7
0 0
0 0
0
0
(0) 0
10 7 5 5 7 5 5 0
5 0 0
2 0 (0 )
7 9 7 7 J 4 0 0
0 0
0
0
(0) (0) (0)
J
5
7
(0) (0) 0 (0) 10 7 7 5
7 9 7
7 9
0
7 9
7 4
0
(0) (0)
0 0 0 0
5
7 5 5
7 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
2
4 0
2
0 0
0
0 0 0 0
(0)
0
13
14 12 10 (10)
(10 )
10 9 (0 )
(0) (0) 0 0
(9) 9 7
10 9 10
12
12
12
0
0
0 0 (0)
(0) 0 0
0
œA›¡å
(0)
(0)
(0) (0) 10 7
7 7 0
0 2
0
7 9
7
7 9
7
0
0
0 0
0
0
(0) 0
10 7 5
5 7 5 5 0
5 0 0
2 0 (0 )
7 9 7 7 J 4 0 0
0
0
0
0
(0) (0) (0)
J
5
9 7
(0) (0) 0 (0) 10 7 7 5
7 9 7
7
0
7 9 7 4
0
(0) (0)
0 0 0 0
5
7 5 5
7 5 0 2 2
0 2 0 0 0
2
4 0
2
0 0
0
0 0 0 0
(0)
0
14
Heartbroken
Tuning: gCGCD, capo 2 (aDADE)
4 %
4fr.
5 (5 ) 5 (5 ) 0 2 0 5
0
7 5 0
4 0 0 2
J J
(0)
0
(0)
4
4 J
0
4 Œ ‰
0
0
J J J
2 3 2 3
3 7 .. 5
.
.
Œ 0 2 4
0 Œ 0
2
0 Œ 5 4
0 0 2 4 3 2
3
3
4fr.
.
gg
0 2 (2) 0 2 0 7 5 10 9
0
0
0 0 0 0
4 J 4 Œ J
0 0 0 0
3 4
(0)
J
5
0
(5) 7 7
5
5 0 2
3
ggg ....
3
0
2
0 2 0
0 ggg ....
3
0
5
0 3
(0) 0 0 0 3 2
0 3 5
0 0
0
J J
. 0 5
0
0 (3) 3 3 5 5 (5)
0
2 4
0
5
0
0 0 2
(0) 4 5
J
To Coda fi
5 .
3
0
3
(0)
5
5 (5)
4 0 0 0
2 4 5
2 4 5
0 0 (0)
J
Coda
D.S. al Coda
0 1
fi ggg
5 5 3
0 2 ‰ 0 2 4 0 2 4
0
0
5
0 0
J 0
0 5
3
3
15
John Wilkes Booth
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Tuning: gCGCD, capo 2 (aDADE) arr. Mark Johnson
4 Intro
.. 0 0
2 3 3 0
3 3 (0)
(0)
0
..
4 0 0
0 4
0
4 5
0
0 2
0
0
2 0
0
0
0
2 2 (3 ) 3
.. 00
2 3 0 3 (3) (3) (3) 3
0 (0)
2
0
2
2 2
0 0 0 (0 ) (0 ) (0 ) 0
2 0 .. 6 (3 )
(3)
(3) 0 0 2 (2) 2 (2)
0 4
0
5
5 .
0
4 (0)
(0)
0
(0)
0
0
2
(0) (0)
0
4 0
4
J
4 2
1. 2.
0 2 3 3 0 3 3 (0) (0) 0
..
4 0
0
0
0 4
0
4 5
0
0 2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0 4 0
4 gg
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4 g
5 7 7 5
5
7 9
gg ....
10 10 10
12 10 10 10 9 5 ..
.
g J
0 5 9 9 0
0 9 0
0
0
9
0 0
0
(0)
0
J J J
5
5 0
3 2 (0 ) (0) 0
0 0 0
gg
5 7 5 5 7
g
4 0 2 0 0 5
0 0
0
0
0 (0) 0 0
0
0
0
16
7 9
gg ....
10 6
12 10 10
12 10 10 0 4 0 2
2
0
0
g
9
9
9
0 4 0
0
0
4
0
0
0
J
5 7 . 4 .
5 2
3 3 3
3 3 3 2 2
3 3 2
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2 2
J
5 4
J
2
J 0
0 0 0 0
0
J
2 (0 )
(0) 3
(0) (0)
(0)
0 2 3 3
2 0
2 0 0 2
0 ‰ 4 0
0
0 0 (0) 0 0 J 0
0 0
0
3 3 (0) (0) 0 54
3
5
3
0 4 4 5
0 2 0
2
0
0
2
J
2
0
0 0 0 0 0
J
(3 ) 2 2
2 3 (3) (3) (3) 3 3 0
0 (0)
2 2
0
2
2 4
(0) (0) (0) (0)
0
0J 2
(0) 0
(0)
0 (0) (0)
6
5 5
5 3 .
J 4
4
0
0
0
2
0
2 4
0 4 0
0 (0 )
0
4
J
4 ..
3
..
3 3
0
0 2
2 2 0
0
4 0
5
5
0
0
0
0 0
2
0
0
0
4 0
17
.
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gg
5 7 7
7
9 10
9 10
10 9
7
(0) 9 (0 ) (0)
g J
0 7 7
0
0
0
0
0
0 (0) 0 (0)
J J
(0) 9 (0 )
(0) (0)
10 12 .
14 12 .
7 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 J
0
0
0
0 (0)
(0) (0) (0)
J J J
10 9 10 . 6 10 9 .
7
0 2 4
0 2 2
(0) 4 J
(0) (0) 4 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
J J J
5 7 . 4 5 . 2 3 3 3
3 3 3 2 3 3 2 (2 )
3
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2 0
J
5 4
J
2
J 0 0
0 0
0 0
J
(2 )
(2) 0
2 3
3
3
(0) 0
0 2 3 3
2 0
2 0
0
0 2 4
0
0 0
0 0
0 0 0
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0 4
0
4
5
0 2
3 3
0
2 0
(0) (0)
0
0
ggg 5 7
0
0
7 5 5
5
0
0 0
0 0 0
.. .
7 9 10
..
10 10 10 10 10 9
J
10 5 3 0
9 9 0 4
9
9
0 0
0 (0) 0
J J J
18
0J 2
(0)
0
0 6 5 7
7 5
5
0 4
2
0 0
0
0
0
0
0 0
4
0
0
0
0
0
(0)
4
J
4 2
0
(2) (2)
(0) (0) (0) (0)
4 J 2
0
2
(0)
0 (0)
0 2 2 4
0
0
4
(0)
J
2
0 (0) (0 )
0 0 . (0) 2 2
3
0
2 0 0 J 0 .
J 5
2 0
0 0 (0) 0
0
J J
Ending
4 2
(0) (0) (0) 0 0 2 3
0 2
0
4
0
0
4 5
4
(0) (0) J
0 0 0 0
J
0
3 0 2 3 0
0 2 0
0 (0 ) 0 2 0 4
4 5
2
2
J 0 0
0 0 0
J >
0
3 3 0 2 3 0 0
0 2 0
0 0 2 0 4 4 5
0 2
2
0 0
0
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0 2
3
5
5
5
3
2
0
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0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19
Mosby’s Rangers
Tuning: gCGCD
4 % œAå
0 7 (0) 0 3
0
3 3 2 0
4 9
7 7
5 4 5
4
5
(0)
4
(0)
3
2
Ó
3
0
(3)
(3)
(0) 2
3
0 (0) (0) (0)
0 2 . J . 0
0 J (0)
J
(0)
0 2 4
(0)
(0)
(0)
J
3
7 0
0 (0) (0) (0) 3 3 2 0
4 5 5
4 0
3 2 ‰ 0
(0) (0)
0 (0) (0)
(0)
3
.
0 2 0 3 3
0 0 5 7 (7)
.
5
0
5
0 5 5
0
3
0
2
0
J
0 (0)
0
J J 3
..
(0 ) 3
0
0 0 0 3 3 2 0
0 0
0
0
3 ‰ 0
0
(0)
0 0 2
(0)
(0) (0) 3
J J
3
(0)
2
3
0 (0) (0) (0)
0 2 0
J . 0 0 J 0
J
0
0 2 4
(0)
(0)
(0)
J J
7 . 3
‰ 0J
0 0 3 3 2 0
4 5 5
4 5
4
4
5 (5) (3) 0 0
(0 )
0 2 3
(0) (0) (0)
J
20
.
(0) 0 . (0) .
0 2 0 J . 0 0 0
4
2 0 0
J (0) J 5
(0)
J
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.. 0 3
.. ‰ 2
2 3 3 3 2 0 0 2
0
0 .
0
0
2
0 2
0 0
J J
0
0
2
(0) 0 0
J J J J
3 2 2 2 0 3 3
(3) 0
0 5 7
5 0 2
0
0 2
0 0 0 J 2
0
0
0 0 0
J
1.
2 0 3 3 3 0
2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0
0
0 ..
5 5 4
5 5
5 5
0 0 0 0 0
2 5 5 2 5 5 5
2.
D.S.
0
.
05 0 0
5
0
5 4 0
5
0 0
5
0 0 ‰
0 0 0 0
5 5 2 5
Last time
05 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5
5
5
5
4
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
0 0 0 0 0 0
05 0 0 0 0
5
5
5
5
0 0
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Chords for Double C Tuning
gCGCD
1st Position
C F G Am
C F G Am
C F G Am
C F G Am
1st Position
C‡ F‡ G‡
C‡ F‡ G‡
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7fr. 8fr. 7fr.
3rd Position
C‡ F‡ G‡
C‡ F‡ G‡
5fr.
C C F Am
5fr.
Csus F B≤
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