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3 Finger MP3 Descriptions and Links
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Taste Of Honey by Tom Adams. Tab in BNL Nov. '02
Ain’t No Grave as played by Greg Liszt with Crooked Still.
Riff;
Banjo break. Stream:
http://www.signaturesounds.com/ulf/multimedia/101/ain%27t_no_grave_edit.mp3.
Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL. From “Shaken By A Low Sound”
by Crooked Still, Signature Sounds, 2006. For more info go to
www.crookedstill.com
America the Beautiful by Harold Streeter. (Scruggs-style part, slow)
Tab in Feb. 2002. To contact Harold, call 208 773 0645, or e-mail
lewalt@icehouse.net. Each file size: 900 K.
Angeline the Baker by Sammy
Shelor. From "Sammy Shelor: Bluegrass Banjo; A Demonstration
and Analysis of an Award Winning Style," AcuTab video. Tab
in August 2001. Contact Acutab at www.acutab.com,
or call 540 776 6822. File size: 1.1 MB
Annie's Song by Harold Streeter.
This 3-finger arrangement was tabbed out in March '87. File size:
1.8 MB
April’s
Fool as played by Daniel Grindstaff. Stream:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/grindstaff.
Tabbed out in the August 2007 BNL.
Arab Bounce by Pete Kelly.
3-finger tab in Sept. 2002. Source: Bear Family Jimmy Martin
box set. By Vernon Derrick, recorded on May 2, 1969, with Chris
Warner on banjo. E-mail: pskelly@mail.com, 18A Houghton Blvd.,
Stony Brook, NY 11790. File size: 600 K.
Ashokan Farewell as played
by by Tom Adams. Tab in March 2002. Size: 787 K
Au Privave by Scott Vestal. Three-finger
jazz tune, from "Millennia," 2000, Pinecastle 1096.
http:/pinecastle.com. Tab in BNL August 2000. File size: 3.9
MB
Autumn Leaves by Janet Davis. This
jazzy arrangement was tabbed out by Janet Davis in July 1979.
File size: 836 K.
Baby I'm Gone by Lynwood Lunceford
and the Misty Valley Boys. Tab in May 2002. Extract from "A
Portrait of the Blues" by Lynwood Lunceford and the Misty
Valley Boys (Hay Holler Records 1355), 2000. (540) 552-7959,
hayhollr@usit.net, www.hayholler.com.
File size: 670 K janne.viksten@siba.fi
Balls in the Corner by Svat'a
Kotas. Svat'a Kotas plays banjo in the Czech-Slovak group Fragment.
Kotas, and his tune Gul'e V Rohu (or "Balls in the Corner")
is featured in the June 2000 BNL. Just the first break, this
file is 480 K.
Banjo On The Run by Ron Rigsby.
Bill Evans featured the tab to this terrific tune in the July
BNL 2000 issue, from Ron's recent recording of the same name,
on RRRainbow Records (RRR0210), 2000, published by American Music
Group/BMI. Order the record from amazon.com and other record
sellers. This file consists of the entire cut (3.29 minutes),
and is 2.7 MB.
Bear Hug by Jens Kruger. Jens is featured
in the June 2000 issue of BNL (which includes this tab). This
excerpt is from "Profile" by Jens Kruger, doubletime
music 005, 1998. www.doubletime.com Variable Bit MP3. File size:
1 MB
Bela's Breakfast by Thomas
Toman. Three Irish jigs for 3-finger. Tab in Oct. 2001. From
Xii Records 1998 release "Banjo Influences: World's Banjo
Tour." Contact Jonathan at tomanjonathan@hotmail.com.
Benny's Revenge by
Tom Adams
Big Country as played
by Pete Kelly
Big Sciota as played and arranged
by Ian Perry. Traditional, tabbed out in March 2002. Inspired
by the arrangement from the 1993 "Skip, Hop and Wobble"
release on Sugarhill by Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer and Russ Barenberg.
File size: 480 K.
Bigfoot as played by Matthew Menefee.
Matthew is the 2000 National Banjo Champion at Winfield, and
this is his break to Bela Fleck's tune Bigfoot. (tab in April
2001 issue). File size: 596 K. Contact Matthew at randall.menefee@petrofac.com
The Biting Sow
by Tom Adams
Black and Tan by Ron Stewart
(excerpt). From Ron Stewart's "Time Stands Still" on
Rounder, 82161-0479. Info:info@rounder.com Tab in Jan. 2002.
Black Diamond Strings
as played by David Talbot. Tab in Sept. 02. Written by Larry
Cordle and Larry Shell. Also on "Murder on Music Row"
by Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time. Shellpoint Records.
The Blarney Pilgrim by Alan Johnson. Tab in March 2003. File size
1 MB
Blue Moon of Kentucky by Eddie Collins
Blue Skies by Beth Mead
Bluesy Lick (#4) by David
Talbot. Tab in Oct. 2002. A bluesy intro for slower tunes in
2/4 time. File size: 224 K
Bolinas by Tony Furtado. This 3-finger
excerpt from Tony's 1997 Rounder recording "Roll My Blues
Away" (0343) was tabbed out in BNL
Both Sides Now by Harold Streeter.
This 3-finger arrangement was tabbed out in August 1984. File
size: 452 KMay 1999. File size: 660 K
Bow Shuffle
by Pete Kelly. This is mentioned in the text of the interviewwith
Chris Warner, August 2002. File size: 300 K
The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe
Corn by Ron Block and Union Station
Tab in May 2002 (by Ron Block and Janet Davis). Banjo lead break
by Ron Block; from Alison Krauss and Union Station's "New
Favorite" (Rounder CD 11661-0495-2A), 2001. This excerpt
starts approximately 3 minutes and 20 seconds into the song.
File size: 350 K.
Bright Sunny South
by Mike Seeger. Tab in Sept. 02. From "Southern Banjo Styles"
by Mike Seeger, Vol. 3, Homespun Tapes, video with tab book.
www.homespuntapes.com
Bring Back My Blue Eyed Boy by
Bill Evans and the Bluegrass Intentions
Excerpt; tab in May 2002. By A.P. Carter (though this version
is from the
Lilly Brothers); as played by Bill Evans on "Old As Dirt"
by The Bluegrass
Intentions (Native and Fine 906-4), 2002. 888-599-2233, info@nativeandfinerecords.com
or www.nativeandfinerecords.com
File size: 712 K
Brown's Ferry Blues by Harold
Streeter. This 3-finger arrangement was tabbed out in January
1981. File size: 332 K
Buckner's Breakdown
as played by David Talbot and Bryan Sutton. Tab in Oct. 2002.
Source: from Aubrey Haynie's upcoming album on Sugar Hill
Records, due in January 2003. www.lonesomestandardtime.com File size: 276
K
Bull Run by Tom Adams
Burns Breakdown by Greg Cahill.
Tabbed out in the July 2007 BNL. From “The Trail of Aching Hearts” by
Special Concensus. Contact Greg at
gcahillspc@aol.com
Buzz Saw by Kelly Emerson.
Tab in the April 2003 issue. From "Big Daddy's Barn Burner
Blues" by Kelly Emerson. For more info, go to www.banjofever.com
or E-mail: bsmart@tampabay.rr.com
By The Millpond by Jens Kruger. Jens
is featured in the June 2000 BNL (which includes this tab). This
excerpt is from "Profile" by Jens Kruger, doubletime
music 005, 1998. www.doubletime.com Variable Bit MP3. File size:
1.4 MB
By Stealth (solo) by Scott Vestal.
John Lawless of AcuTab sent in this recording of Scott playing
"By Stealth" solo. The official version by Scott is
from "Knee Deep in Bluegrass: The AcuTab Sessions,"
Rebel Records 1096. Tab in BNL August 2000. File size: 360 K
Carpal Tunnel Breakdown by Jody
King. Jody King, banjo player for New Vintage, has just released
his solo record "Another Day" on After 5 Records (AFR
1005), which includes this tune, which he wrote while recovering
from surgery. Tab featured in BNL May 2000. The first break,
file size: 540 K. Contact Jody King at banjojess@worldnet.att.net.
Charlie and the M.T.A by George Grove
and the Kingston Trio
This excerpt, tabbed out in BNL April 2001, is from the 1994
recording "Live at the Crazy Horse," by the Kingston
Trio. File size: 1 MB. Contact George Grove on his website at
www.timbergrove.com
Christ Be Beside Me"(Morning
Has Broken) by Harold Streeter. Tab in July 2001. File size:
1.1 MB
Cleared for Takeoff by Mark
Wallace. Tab in June 2002. As played by Mark Wallace on "Bluegrass
State of Mind" (available from County Sales). Mark¹s
website is http://www.mcwbluegrass.com.
Contact him. File size:
576 K
Cooley's Reel by Leon Hunt. Cooley's
Reel, a traditional Irish tune, is from The Daily Planet's 1996
release "Clark's Secret." Leon is featured in BNL May
2000 (which also includes the tab). Contact Leon at leon@leonhunt.demon.co.uk
File size: 720 K.
Coventry Carol" by Bill Evans.
Three-finger arrangement tabbed out in December 1999 issue (both
versions). File size: 863 K
Creation #4, C minor by Rex McGee. Tab
in July 2001. File size: 1.5 MB
Crossroad Breakdown by Angel
Ruiz. Crossroad Breakdown was incorrectly titled "Crossville
Breakdown" in BNL Jan. 2000, and should not be confused
with the tune "Crossville B." by Tony Trischka off
his Rounder release "Hill Country" Angel's tune was
featured in Jan. 2001. It is from his yet-to-be released CD "Banjo
Stories." File size: 822 K. Contact Angel at esquitarna@yahoo.com
Cry of the Whippoorwill by Tom
Adams. Tab in Sept. 2001. Banjo break. Original recorded source:
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage's 2001 Rounder release "The
Storm Still Rages." By Terry Herd and Rhonda Vincent. File
size: 396 K
Cuttin' Melons by Scott Anderson.
Tab in Oct. 2001. From Scott's 2001 CD "Rivers," produced
by Scott Vestal. To get this record, contact Scott Anderson at
mato65@msn.com Size: 554 K
Dakota
by Bill Evans and Due West By Bill Evans. Tab in the April 2003
issue. From "These Boots" by Due West" Native
and Fine Music. To hear this track (or purchase the CD) log on
to http://www.nativeandfinerecords.com/TheseBoots/
Dancer by Jack Hatfield. Jack will
feature his tune "Dancer" in an upcoming Concepts &
Systems column. File size: 1,000 K.
Dancing in the Boat by Steve Huber.
Steve Huber wrote and performed this tune on his excellent 1995
release "Pullin' Time" on Strictly Country Records
(SCR-41). Steve was profiled in BNL Aug. 1996. E-mail Steve at
huber@nashville.net. File
size: 1.9 MB
Dancing in the Hog Trough by Lynn
Morris. This one minute excerpt is from Lynn's 1995 Rounder recording
"Mama's Hand" (RO 0328), tab in BNL Feb. 1996. File
size: 584 K.
David Talbot Lick #1.
Tab in Oct. 2002. Source: from Sweeping Off the porch, an instrumental
on the latest Larry Cordle record, "Songs from the Workbench"
on Shellpoint. File size: 68 K
David Talbot Lick #3. Tab
in Oct. 2002. Source: From "I'm Not the First." File
size: 68 K
Dawg's Due by Bela Fleck. From Homespun
Tapes "Banjo Picking Styles" by Bela Fleck. For more
info, contact Homespun at homespuntapes@aol.com. Tab in Jan.
2002.
The Dead March as
played by Chip Arnold. Two-finger arrangement in the June 2003
issue. Contact Chip at chipa@alltel.net. File size: 600 K
Ding Dong Merrily on High performed
by Bill Evans
Traditional carol, arrangement by Bill Evans, Fifth Child Music,
BMI, All Rights Reserved, copyright 2001. Contact Bill at www.nativeandfine.com,
www.billevansplaysbanjo.com. Tab in Nov. 2001. File size: 1 MB
Don't Ever Take
Your Eyes Off The Game, Babe by John Hartford. Tab in BNL
Dec. '02. Excerpt from "Steam Powered Aereo-takes"
by John
Hartford, Rounder 82161-0480-2.
Don't You Call My Name
by Tom Adams
Do You Feel Like I Do
as played by Tom Adams
Do You Feel Like I Do
backup
Down the Line by Sammy Shelor and the Lonesome River Band
(excerpt)
Tab in BNL Jan '03. From the Doobie Shea 2002 release "Window
of Time" by the Lonesome River Band (DS 4006). To order,
go to www.doobieshea.com (also check out www.lonesomeriverband.com)
File size: 516 K
Drunkard's Path by Ron
Cody. This Celtic tune was tabbed in June '01. File size: 444
K
The Drunken
Landlady by Alan Johnson. Tab in March
2003 Beginner's Corner. File size 1 MB
Eight More Miles
to Louisville by Ian Perry. Tab in
March 2003 Beginner's Corner. File size 500 K
El Condor Pasa" by
Harold Streeter. Tab in June 86. File size: 430 K
El Cumbanchero by Ross Nickerson.
Ross Nickerson plays this blazing version of M.R. Hernandez's
El Cumbanchero on his 1977 release "Blazing The West".
We profiled Ross in Jan. 1999 issue of BNL (which included the
tab). Contact Ross at (301) 891-3240. File size: 1.9 MB.
Exploring the Fingerboard
Melodic Examples by Ian Perry.
Tabbed out in the August 2007 BNL. Back to Top
Faded
Love by Harold Streeter. Tab in Feb. 1991. File size: 800
K
Fairchild's Passage
by Rolf Sieker. Tab in BNL Nov. '02. From "Texas String
Drive" by Texas String Drive (CD), Austin 2002. Contact:
Rolf Sieker (512) 733-2857, TheSiekers@aol.com, www.a-teamrecords.de
File Size: 750 K
Feta Cheese and Meatballs by Janne
Viksten. One of our favorite three-finger banjo tunes of the
past couple of years, "Feta Cheese and Meatballs is from
(Finnish) banjo player Janne Viksten's excellent 1998 release
"Blue Harbor" (SeitaCD003). It was tabbed out in the
August 1997 BNL (which included a profile of Viksten) This file
is 540 K (just the first break).
Fire On The Banjo, as played by Chris Warner. No tab. By Bobby
Thompson. From Chris Warner's 1986 Webco "Pickin' and Singin'".
File Size: 500 K. Chris still has LPs of this recording available,
and will part with them for $10 each, including postage. Send
toChris Warner, 4931 West Canal Rd., Dover PA 17315 or call 717-292-7412
Five Alive by Mark Vann. Tabbed
out in Dec. 2000, this 30 second excerpt of the initial banjo
break is from Leftover Salmon's "The Nashville Sessions,"
on Hollywood Records, (HR-62142-2). Mark was featured in BNL
Dec. 2000. File size: 468 K.
Five on Five by Jimmy Cox and Raymond
Fairchild. This three-finger tune by Jimmy Cox was tabbed out
in May 2001. It is from the 1994 cassette "Twin Banjo Jubillee"
By Jimmy Cox and Raymond Fairchild. Contact Jimmy Cox at the
5-string Music Studio, 4 Garden Lane, Topsham, ME 04086. File
size: 836 K.
Five Speed by Tom Adams. Tabbed out
in BNL March 2001. MP3 contains all three breaks. File size:
1.2 MB
Foggy Mt. Special by Earl
Scruggs. Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL. Written by Earl Scruggs.
Recorded Source: SH 612
“Classic Bluegrass From 1956 to 1962 Vol 2” “Best of the Flatt & Scruggs TV
Show” Tab by Bob Piekiel
For The Sake
of Old Decency by Alan Johnson. Tab
in March 2003. File size 620 K
Four Wheel Drive by Bela
Fleck. Mandolin Back-up.
Stream:
http://www.amazon.com/Inroads-Béla-Fleck/dp/B0000002HB/ref=m_art_li_17/105-6710493-7190041.
Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL. By Bela Fleck, from “Inroads”, Rounder
1986. www.belafleck.com
Fred Wilson's Clog
by Clark Buehling. Minstrel tune from "Wait for the Wagon"
by the Skirtlifters, 1996, PO Box 744, Fayetteville, AR 72702,
(501) 442-5368. Tab in Oct. 1990. File size: 970 K
Freeborn Man as played
by Pete Kelly. Tab in BNL Dec. '02. Includes two intro examples.
As played by Chris Warner. Source: Bear Family Jimmy Martin box
set. E-mail: pskelly@mail.com, 18A
Houghton Blvd., Stony Brook, NY 11790. File size: 9400 K.
Frost by Casey Henry. This cut, from Casey's 2001 release
on Arrandem Records, "Real Women Drive Trucks" (AR
1378), is tabbed out in April 2001. File size: 1.9 MB. To order
this CD, go to www.murphymethod.com,
or call (800) 227-2357.
God’s Own Singer as
played by Dan Graper.
Tabbed out in the August
2007 BNL
Gold Rush by Tom Ivey. (Second Break). Tom Ivey was featured
in Feb. 2001. These two breaks are both about 400 K.
Hamilton County Breakdown by Almn Munde (streaming)
http://alanmundegazette.com/audio/index.htm.
Tabbed out in
the July 2007 BNL. From “Alan Munde Gazette”, Munde’s Child Records,
2004.
Tab for second break.
For more info
go to
www.alanmundegazette.com.
Here Comes The Sun as
played by Tom Adams (tune banjo to A = 450). Tabbed out in the June 2007
BNL. By George Harrison. Key of A. Contact Tom at
adams.tom@comcast.net
High Noon (first break) by Geoff
Scroggins
Hit Parade of Love
(half break) as played by Pete Kelly
Hit Parade of Love
(full break). Tab in July 2002. By Jimmy Martin and Wade
Birchfield. As played by Sam "Porky" Hutchins. Source:
Bear Family Records' Jimmy Martin boxed set (BFCD 15705 EI) and
"Jimmy Martin: King of Bluegrass" (AUD-CD-8123). File
sizes: 256 K and 400 K
Homestead on the Farm as
played by Sonny Osborne. TablEdit
file. Tabbed out in the July 2007 BNL. From "The Osborne Brothers
and Mac Wiseman" CD on the CMH label.
How Great Thou Art by
Harold Streeter. Tab in June 2002. As played by Harold Streeter.
File size: 856 K
Howdown
at Alice's by Steve Martin (no tab).
From "The Steve Martin Brothers," (Warner Bros., 1981).
The Hunt (excerpt)
by Kristin Scott Benson. Tab in Oct. 2002. Source: From her 2002
release on Pinecastle, "Straight Paths" (PRC 6502).
www.pinecastle.com File size: 256 K
(I
Used to Love Her But) Its All Over Now
by Richard Sparks. Tab in Feb. 2003 BNL. By Bobby and Shirley
Womack. Contact; rphsparks@aol.com File size: 1 MB
If I Fell by Harold Streeter.
Tab in March 1981. File size: 334 K
I'll See You In My Dreams by Harold
Streeter. This 3-finger arrangement was tabbed out in March '84.
File size: 312 K
In The Nettles by Jaromir Jahoda.
Czech banjo player Jaromir Jahoda plays with Monogram, who released
their CD "Bluegrass Music" on Ji-Ho Music (010-2) in
1997. Jahoda's tune can be heard on that CD, and also on Jean-Marie
Redon's 1998 banjo compilation "Banjo Influences: World's
Banjo Tour" on xiiibis Records. (Contact xiiibis at xiiibis@ind-cat.com). Tab
in the Sept. 2000 BNL. Banjo break. File: 540 K.
In The Bleak Mid-winter by Bill
Evans. Three-finger arrangement tabbed out in December 2000 issue.
File size: 1.6 M
In The Garden by Harold Streeter
In Walked Bud as played by Pat Cloud. Tab in Sept. 2002. By
Thelonious Monk. File size: 1.2 MB;
Intro by Ryan Cavanaugh. From
Spacestation Integration's's 2000 release "back from earth."
Contact Ryan at spacestationintegration@hotmail.com.
Tab in August 2001. File size: 568 K
Jakebrakes by Jake Jenkins
with Karl Schifflet and the Big Country Show.
Tab in Oct. 2002. Source: "In Full Color" by Karl Shifflett
and Big Country
Show, Rebel, 2001. www.rebelrecords.com
File size: 396 K
Jalapeno Flashback by Jeff Scroggins.
Jeff was Banjo Champion in 1989 at Winfield. This 3-finger tune
is from Mel Bay's CD/Tab collection "Winfield Winners: The
National Banjo Champions" (2000), and was tabbed out in
BNL August 2000. Contact Mel Bay at www.melbay.com. File size:
1.5 MB
Jerusalem Ridge by Janet Davis
Jerry's Breakdown by Jerry Garcia and Old and In The Way
Tab in BNL Jan '03. From "Breakdown" by Old and In
The Way, Acoustic Disc 1997 (ACD-28). http:www.dawgnet.com File
size: 770 K
Jesse James,
by Ross Nickerson. Tab in August 2002. From Ross's "Blazing
the West" CD, 1997. Contact Ross about the CD and tab book
at rossnickerson@aol.com, www.banjoteacher.com File size: 500
K
Jitterbug Waltz by Ron Cody
and Bill Keith. Ron Cody and Bill Keith arranged this Fats Waller
tune for two banjos, from Fretwater's 1999 recording "Balance"
on Jarica Records. To contact Ron, fretwater@aol.com, http://hometown.aol.com/fretwater/Page1.html.
The complete cut, this file is 3.5 MB.
John Henry by John Hartford.
Tab in BNL Dec. '02. Excerpt from "Steam Powered Aereo-takes"
by John Hartford, Rounder 82161-0480-2.
Joy To The World by Tom Adams
Just A Closer Walk With Thee by
Harold Streeter. Harold featured this tune in his Gospel Banjo
column in BNL July 2000. The complete cut, this file is 1.1 MB.
Bryan Lander's arrangement of the Bulgarian Folksong
Kentucky Waltz by
Bill Monroe, as played by Eddie Collins. Tab in BNL Nov. '02.
File Size: 750 K
Kesh Jig by Mike McCarthy.
Tab in March 2002. For more info, (208) 733-7925 or mccarthy1@onewest.net,
Size: 292 K
Knee Deep in Bluegrass by Terry Baucom. Tabbed out in Jan.
2001, this excerpt is from AcuTab's release "Knee Deep in
Bluegrass." File size: 475 K.
Back to Top
Lady of Spain
by Janet Davis. Tabbed in Aug. 84 and Oct. 84. File size: 1 MB.
The Last Song as played by Pete Kelly (with 10 second leader)
Living Without
You, second Break by Walter Hensley.
Tab in March 2003. From "James Reams, Walter Hensley and
the Barons of Bluegrass", Copper Creek Records (CC-0214).
To order, go to
http://www.coppercreekrecords.com/cart/shop/hensley.htm. File
size 450 K
Linus and Lucy
as played by Tom Adams. Tabbed out in the June 2003 issue. File
size:
Living Without
You, Kickoff by Walter Hensley. Tab
in March 2003. From "James Reams, Walter Hensley and the
Barons of Bluegrass", Copper Creek Records (CC-0214. To
order, go to
http://www.coppercreekrecords.com/cart/shop/hensley.htm. File
size 620 K
Lone Star by Greg Cahill. Greg
included this tune on "Special Consensus: 25th Anniversary"
on Pinecastle, 1101. Tab in BNL Oct. 2000. File size: 1.2 MB
Long Cold Winter by David
Talbot. Tab in Sept. 02. By Kenny Baker. This sample features
with Bryan Sutton on rhythm guitar, and will be on Aubrey Haynie¹s
bluegrass fiddle album, to be released January 2003 on Sugar
Hill records.
Long Journey Home by Tom Adams.
Tab in July 2001. File size: 916 K
Long Texas Highways
by Eddie Collins
Tabbed out in May 2003. By Eddie Collins, from his CD "Rise
Up and Shine". Contact Eddie at eddiec@jump.net or go to
his website at
http://www.eddiecollins.biz
Look What the Dog Brought Home
banjo break by Rob McCoury
This 3-finger excerpt, played by Rob, is from Jason Carter's
1996 Rounder release "On The Move" [0387]. David Alan
Grier wrote the tune (Fine Flatpicking Music, ASCAP, adm. by
Bug Music). File size: 276 K
Looking Out My Back Door by
Harold Streeter. Tab in Sept. 1989. Song by John Fogarty and
the Credence Clearwater Revival. File size: 320 K
Love Grown Cold by Tom Adams.
From Tom's February 2001 column. File size: 568 K.
The Lucky One as played by Tom Adams.
Tabbed out in the July 2007 BNL. By Robert Lee Castleman. Contact Tom at
adams.tom@comcast.net.
Lullaby of Birdland by Harold
Streeter. Tab in June 1991. Song by George Shearing. Jazz. File
size: 540 K
Ma Yofs (How Wonderful) by
Pete Rushefsky. Tab in Nov. 99. As played by Pete Rushefsky (klezmer
banjoist and tsimbl [cimbalom/hammered dulcimer] player) . Author:
The Essentials of Klezmer 5-String Banjo, Volume I (available
from Elderly Instruments, $12). New CD (with Elie Rosenblatt):
Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer and Violin
(distributed by Hatikvah Music). e-mail: klezbanjo@yahoo.com
File size: 1 MB
Mack the Knife by Harold Streeter.
Tab in June '89. File size: 1.4 MB
McCormick's String Picnic
by the McCormick Brothers. Tab in July 2002. As played by Haskell
McCormick. From "The Very Best of the McCormick Brothers"
(Varese Sarabande 302 066 322 2). File size: 1.2 MB
Meadows of Dan by Bill Evans. Tab
in Sept. 2001. By Bill Evans. Recorded Source: "Bill Evans
Plays Banjo" by Bill Evans, Might Fine Records 906-3. To
get this record, call 888 599-2233, or visit www.mightyfinerecords.com.
Also, contact Bill Directly at 1185 Solano Ave., PMB #157, Albany
CA 94706, 510 559-8879.File size: 648 K
Milwaukee Here I Come as played by Pete Kelly. Tab in August 2002.
Based on the playing of Chris Warner. File size: 1 MB
Miniature II by Geoff Freed.
Geoff Freed plays this classic banjo waltz on Black-Tie Banjo's
latest release "Centennial Souvenir" (BTB-1102). Ira
Gitlin reviews that release in BNL April 2000, which also includes
the tab for this selection. The complete cut, File size: 1.7
MB.
Molly and Tenbrooks as played
by Eddie Collins. Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL. For more info go to
www.eddiecollins.biz
Mom and Dad's Waltz by Eddie
Collins. Tab in Oct. 2001. Size: 1.2 MB
Moon Dance by Tyne Replogle.
Tab in July 2002. By Tyne Replogle. E-mail: tyniebubbles@yahoo.com.
On the web: www.homestead.com/banjotyne/, File size:
720 K
"Morning Would" by Leon
Hunt. Leon Hunt plays banjo with the British group Daily Planet,
whose CD "The Big Scoop..." came out on Get Real Records
(GRPCD004) in 1998. We published the tab to Leon's tune "Morning
Would" in BNL June 1999, and will feature an interview with
him in an upcoming issue. File: 840 K. (Contact Leon at
leon@leonhunt.demon.co.uk).
Native and Fine by Bill Evans.
This excerpt is the title cut from Bill's 1995 Rounder release
(0295), and was tabbed out in BNL July 1996. Contact Bill at
bevans@dnai.com. File size:
600 K
Navvy on the Line by Alan Johnson.
From Alan's "An Introduction to Celtic Tunes for the 5-String
Banjo." The book/CD is available directly from Alan, 1804
Beechwood Ave., Nashville, TN 37212. Contact him by e-mail at
alanjohnson55@comcast.net. Tab in March 2002. Size: 680 K
Nedscape Navigator by Ned Luberecki.
Tabbed out in Dec. 2000, this two-minute excerpt is from The
Rarely Herd's 2000 Pinecastle release "Part of Growing Up"
(PRC 1103). File size: 1.1 M.
Night in Tunisia by Bill Keith. This
portion of Bill Keith's performance of the jazz standard "Night
in Tunisia" is from a live performance that Bill gave, along
with Don Reno and the Tennessee Cut-Ups, at Montclair State College
on September 30, 1977. File size: 1.5 MB
Nola by Chris Sands. This classic banjo
piece is from Chris's 2001 Mel Bay publication "Banjo Classics:
Outstanding Solos on Rags, Marches, Jazz Tunes and Classics"
(CD/Tab). Contact Mel bay at www.melbay.com,
or call 800 863-5229. Tab in August 2001. File size: 1.4 MB
Old Irish Blessing by Harold
Streeter. Tabbed out in BNL March 2001. File size: 528 K.
Off To California by Harold Streeter.
Tab in January 1988. File size: 448 K
On A Cold Winter's Night by Ian Perry.
Tabbed out in Jan. 2001. Contact Ian at itperry@hotmail.com
File size: 1.3 M.
Pachysandra by Gordon Stone. We
published the 3-finger tab for Pachysandra in BNL May 1996. It
is from Gordon Stone's 1998 release "Even With The Odds."
Contact Gordon at stonegor@aol.com.
File size 2.6 MB.
Petersburg Gal by Bill Evans.
From Bill's "Bill Evans Plays Banjo" 2001 release on
Native and Fine Records. Tab in March 2002. Contact Bill at bevans@nativeandfine.com.
Size: 1.5 MB
Pitken County Breakdown by Steve Martin. From "The Steve Martin
Brothers," (Warner Bros., 1981). By Steve Martin, tab in
Feb. 2003 BNL. File size: 1 MB
Poe's Pickin' Party by Alison
Brown. This tune, featured in BNL August 2000, is from Alison's
2000 release "Fair Weather" on Compass Records, 7 4292-2
(www.compassrecords.com). File size: 1.8 MB
Prayer Bell of Heaven,
as played by Pete Kelly. Tab in Feb. 2002. Contact Pete at pskelly@ic.sunysb.edu
Size: 260 K
Punkey Red Mulet by Philippe Bourgeois.
Tabbed out in July 1999, this one-minute excerpt is from "Banjo
Influences: World's Banjo Tour," on xii bis Records, www.ind-cat.com. File
size: 472 K.
Ramblin' Fever as played by Eddie
Collins. Tab in May 2002. By Merle Haggard; from Eddie Collions'
"Rise and Shine" (Mozo City CD 0103), 2002. (512) 836-8255
or 5sq@jump.net or www.jump.net/~5sq. File size: 1.4 MB
Red Rooster, as played by Pete
Kelly. Tabbed out in June 2002. As played by J.D. Crowe with
Jimmy Martin, 1966. Recorded source: Bear Family Records' Jimmy
Martin boxed set (BFCD 15705 EI). Contact Pete Kelly at Pete
Kelly, pskelly@mail.com File size: 678 K.
Release Me by Harold Streeter. Tab
in June 1988. File size: 624 K
Return To Dismal
Swamp by John McEuen (excerpt). This excerpt is by John and
William McEuen, Colorado Music (ASCAP)/ Hoffner Haus Music (BMI),
and the transcription (which John wrote himself) is from "The
Best of John McEuen: String Wizards Picks," 1997, Vanguard
Music, 79501-2. Tab in the April 2003 issue.
Rhythmic Example by Pete Kelly. This is mentioned in the text
of the interview with Chris Warner, August 2002. File size: 270
K
Ride the Wild Turkey
by Ned Luberecki. Tab in Feb. 2002. Contact Ned at nedski@juno.com
Size: 680 K
Rock Hearts as played
by Pete Kelly. Tabbed out in the June 2003 issue. File size:
775 K
Rockwood Deer Chase by Don Stover.
This excerpt from one of Don's classic instrumentals is from
his 1972 recording "Things In Life" on Rounder (0014).
It was tabbed out in BNL March 1996. File size: 540 K (one minute)
Rose of Old Kentucky as played by Pete Kelly
Tab in BNL Jan '03. File size: 816 K
Rosewood and Pearl by
Ira Gitlin. Winfield-winner Gitlin was featured, along with his
lovely waltz, in Sept. 1993. File size: 1.7 M.
The Runaround (Banjo Break) by Terry McGill (File size: 204
K)
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Samois
by Hiro Arita. Hiro's jazzy tribute to Django Reinhart was tabbed
out in Sept. 99. This one-minute excerpt is from the excellent
anthology "Banjo Influences: World's Banjo Tour," on
xii bis Records, www.ind-cat.com.
Contact Hiro at chata@postpet.so-net.ne.jp,
or go to his webpage at www02.so-net.ne.jp/~trueblue/
File size: 636 K.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Ian
Perry
Scraps From Your Table by Ron
Stewart. Ron plays this on Lynn Morris's 1999 recording "You'll
Never Be The Sun" (RO 0458). Excerpt, tab in BNL Oct. 2000.
File size: 550 K.
Shoot the Moon by Terry Baucom. Terry
Baucom is one of the cleanest, hard-drivingest, and most infuential
bluegrass banjo players of the past two decades. Shoot the Moon,
written by Alan Bibey and Ronnie Bowman, is from Blueridge's
1999 release on Sugarhill, "Common Ground" (SH 3895).
Terry's break was tabbed out in BNL Oct. 1999, which also includes
Ira Gitlin's interview with Baucom. www.sugarhill.com File size:
1.4
Sidewinder by Scott Walker. Scott
Walker plays banjo with the group Fastest Grass Alive, who have
just released their CD "Starting Over" on FSA 991.
"Sidewinder," from that recording, was featured in
the April BNL 2000. File size: 2.6 MB. Contact Scott at megscott@visuallink.com.
Sister by Jayme Stone. Stream entire
cut:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/stonejayme.
Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL. From “The Utmost” by Jayme
Stone, JS 100. For more info go to
ww.jaymestone.com
Softy Morning Sun
by Pat Cloud. No tab. File Size: 2.2 MB
Soldier’s Joy by Ian Perry.
Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by
Janet Davis. Tabbed out in January 1978 and September 1978. File
size: 696 K
Sonata in A by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. As played by Bob Piekiel, tab in June 2002. File size:
424
Sophronie played slow
Sophronie as played by Pete
Kelly. Tabbed out in March 2002. Written by Alton Delmore and
D.C. Mullins. As played by J.D. Crowe, 1958. Recorded source:
Bear Family Records, Jimmy Martin boxed set (BCD 15705 EI) or
Jimmy Martin: The King of Bluegrass (AUD-D-8123). Played here
by Pete Kelly, 18A Houghton Blvd. Stony Brook, NY 11790, to contact:
pskelly@mail.com
Straight Time
Example by Pete Kelly. This is mentioned
in the text of the interviewwith Chris Warner, August
2002. File size: 270 K
Suite in C minor by Michael
J. Miles and Bela Fleck. Michael's duet with Bela on Michael's
tune "Suite in C minor" which will be included on Michael's
upcoming recording. Tab in upcoming issue. File size: 1.3 MB.
Sunnyside of the Mountain as played
by Pete Kelly. This Jimmy Martin classic, as originally played
by Mike Miller, was tabbed out in BNL Jan. 02. File size: 378.
Contact Pete at pskelly@ic.sunysb.edu
Sunday Driver by Gordon Stone.
This 3-finger workout is from Gordon's 1998 recording "Even
With The Odds." Contact Gordon at stonegor@aol.com
Tab in BNL May 1999. File size: 1.9 MB, 3.44 minutes
Straight Drive by Terry McGill. Tab in BNL Jan '03. By Terry
McGill (File size: 1.1 MB). From his 2000 album of the same name,
Contact Terry by e-mail at terrymcgill@cabinwoodmusic.com, or
order his CD from www.cabnwoodmusic.com
Sweet Georgia Brown by Janet
Davis. Tabbed out in Dec. 2000.
Sweet Georgia Brown by Janet Davis.
Eddie Shelton's version, tabbed out in Nov. 2000
The Sweet Spot by
Ben Freed. Tabbed out in the June 2003 issue. Contact Ben at
BenFreed@aol.com. File size: 600 K
Syncopation Exercises
by Ben Freed. Tab in Jan. 2002.
Tennessee as played by
Pete Kelly
Tennessee (slow version).
Tab in March 2002. Contact Pete at pskelly@ic.sunysb.edu Size:
760 K.
Texas Blues by Harold Streeter.
Tab in Sept. '88. File size: 980 K.
That's Why They Call
'Em The Blues as played by David Talbot and Bryan
Sutton. Tab in Oct. 2002. By Larry Cordle and Randy Scruggs.
Source: "Songs from the Workbench" by Larry Cordle
and Lonesome Standard Time on Shellpoint Records. www.lonesomestandardtime.com File size: 220
K
Thinking About You by David Peterson
and 1946 with Steve Huber. By Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs,
Peer Int., BMI. Tab in October 2001. Recorded Source: "David
Peterson and 1946," (DP1946CD01), with Steve Huber on banjo.
Excerpt, file size: 1.2 MB. For more info, go to www.1946band.com
or contact Dave Peterson at ptrsn1946@aol.com
Those Were the Days (Theme
to All In The Family) as played by Ned Luberecki. Tab in BNL
Dec. '02. By Lee Adams and Charles Strouse. Arranged and performed
by Ned Luberecki, Banjo Player, Downtown Bentonville, Arkansas.
www.nedski.com E-mail: nedski@juno.com. Size: 900 K
Timber Tree Branch by
Josh McMurray. Tab in Feb. 2002. From his 2002 Copper Creek release.
Contact Gary Reid at copcrk@aol.com
or 540 563 5937. Size: 760 K.
Time in a Bottle by Harold Streeter.
This 3-finger arrangement was tabbed out in Feb. '81. File size:
728 K
Togary Mountain by John McEuen.
Tab in Sept. 02. By John McEuen. Source: "Will The Circle
Be Unbroken," Columbia, UAS 980. For info about John¹s
schedule and recordings, go to www.johnmceuen.com
Touch and Go by Janne Viksten. From
Janne's 1998 CD "Blue Harbor" on Seita Records (CD003),
this tune was tabbed out in BNL Aug. 99. File size: 1.1 MB. Contact
Janne at janne.viksten@siba.fi
Traveling Home by Pete Wernick.
Stream entire cut:
http://www.drbanjo.com/av/av02audio.html.
Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL. From “Up All Night” by Pete Wernick and
Flexigrass. For more info go to
www.flexigrass.com
Trimotor Reel by Chris Grotwohl
Turn the Page - arrangement by Tom
Adams
This 3-finger arrangement of the Bob Seger composition was tabbed
out by Tomin May 2001. File size: 688 K. Tabbed out in Jan. 2001,
this reel is from Sunrush's 2000 release "Horse of a Different
Color." File size: 612 K. Contact Chris at cessna@primenet.com
Twilight by Bela Fleck. Stream:
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6948314/a/Crossing+The+Tracks.htm.
Tabbed out in the June 2007 BNL. From “Crossing the Tracks” by Bela Fleck,
Rounder 1979. www.belafleck.com
"Twisted Teen" by Bela Fleck.
This 30-second excerpt is from Bela and Tony Trischka's 1992
Rounder release "Solo Banjo Works" (RO 0247). Tab in
April 2001. File size: 352 K.
Two Heads are Better than One by
Chris Sands
Chris performs this classic-style tune by Tarrant Bailey Jr.
on Mel Bay's "Banjo Classics: Outstanding Solos on Rags,
Marches, Jazz Tunes and Classics" (MB96606BCD), their 16-tune
book/CD package from 1998 ($19.95). The book was reviewed in
BNL Apr. '99, which including this tab. To contact Chris Sands:
"Bee Boles," Far Sarey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LQ,
England. Phone: 015394 46742. Visit Mel Bay on the web at www.melbay.com
File size: 840 K. Tab in March 1978. File size: 1.1 M
Walk
Softly On This Heart of Mine as played
by Red Wine with Silvio Ferretti. Tab in March 2003. By Bill
Monroe. From Red Wine's "Italian Cats" CD. Contact
Silvio at Silvioferretti@libero.it. File size: 2.3 MB
Walking In The Big Country by Jake Jenkins with Karl Schifflet
and the Big
Country Show. Tab in Jan. 2000. Source: "The Karl Shifflett
and Big Country Show, Rebel 1752, 1999. www.rebelrecords.com
File size: 268 K
Wearing of the Green
(2-finger) as played by Chip Arnold. Tabbed out in May 2003.
Contact Chip at chipa@alltel.net
Weary Days
by Sammy Shelor and the Lonesome River Band (excerpt)
Tab in BNL Jan '03. From the Doobie Shea 2002 release "Window
of Time" by the Lonesome River Band. (DS 4006) To order,
go to www.doobieshea.com (Also check out www.lonesomeriverband.com)
File size: 516 K
We'll Meet
Again Sweetheart as played by Pete Kelly. This song is by
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, as played by J.D. Crowe with Jimmy
Martin. Tab in the April 2003 issue. File size: 500 K.
When I’m
64 as played by Jake Schepps. Stream:
www.cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/schepps-03.m3u.
Tabbed out in the August
2007 BNL.
Whispering by Janet Davis
Which Way to Turn by Tom Adams.
Tab in June '01. File size: 1 MB
White Christmas by Ira Gitlin. This
arrangement was tabbed out in December 1994. File size: 884 K.
Why Don't You Go Back to the Woods, by Ian Perry. Tab in August 2002. By Edgar
Meyer, from the 1993 Sugar Hill release "Skip, Hop and Wobble,"
(SH 3817) File size: 640 K
With Love to Laban
by Kristin Scott. Kristin was featured in BNL Oct. '97, which
also contained the tab to this tune. Originally recorded on her
self-titled cassette. File size: 432 K.
Worried Blues
as played by Harold Streeter.
Harold's
description of Worried Blues. Tabbed out in BNL August 83.
Contact Harold at lewalt@icehouse.net
You Are My Flower
as played by Tom Adams.
Intro;
Break.
Tabbed out in the August 2007 BNL.
We plan to present many more MP3 files in the months ahead,
so bookmark this page and check back. If you have requests for
song files to tabs that have appeared in BNL, contact Donald
Nitchie at bnl@tiac.net
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