Banjo Tablature

Hello, due to popular request I have created this page simply for tablature. If you are looking for the tab to one of our lessons it will show up here soon. I will also be archiving tabs to licks and songs that we have worked on in the past. These tabs are in PDF format. I appreciate your patience as this will take some time to complete; however, I am certain that it will be a helpful tool for all of us.

Thanks,
Ryan

John Hardy

Foggy Mountain Ending

Bile Them Cabbage Down (easy version)

Bile Them Cabbage Down (advanced version)

50 Dollar Lick (my personal favorite!)

Fancy Lick

Brush Ending

Bluesy Pull-off

Members can download our 1st Tablature Book here. This file contains .tef files (tabledit.com files of tablature). These tabs can be viewed on tabledit software. Click here to download tabledit.

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scott June 20, 2009 at 1:31 am

Ryan:I have been playing the guitar for a little over 1 year. I have found tabs through (guitar pro) which light-up numbers(frets) on the strings as the music plays. My father-in-law is practicing the banjo and I was wondering if there are any similar tab CD’s for banjo songs.

Ryan August 14, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Good Question. My recommendation for banjo tab would be banjohangout.org. They simply have a tone of it. Great site!

Strummin' Babe August 17, 2009 at 8:06 pm

Ryan,
I’m a beginner and love your site. It would help me if you mentioned what tuning you’re using for your songs and licks. Unless I have a keyboard and can hammer out the tune, I don’t know how it should sound. So, just tell us you’re in “open G” or “double C” or whatever, and that would be great. Thanks!!
S.B.

Ryan August 19, 2009 at 1:35 am

Sounds great! We’ll do it.

Jim Risner August 25, 2009 at 3:16 pm

thanks for the tab stuff i am a new (1 week) player and i dont have a clue what the tabs even mean is it fingers(#) or frets ?

Ryan August 29, 2009 at 12:36 am

The numbers that you are seeing that might look like music notation are the numbers of frets for the particular note being fretted.

perrydavis September 7, 2009 at 11:47 pm

Ryan I would like to see a tab of criple creeck that I could learn from.. Perry Davis..

Ryan September 9, 2009 at 1:21 am

Good idea, we’ll put it on the to do list. I’ll post a simple version and a expert version. Thanks for the request.

perrydavis September 10, 2009 at 11:24 pm

Thanks….

perrydavis October 3, 2009 at 3:14 pm

I got two questions; 1 Where are the information on the straps you mentioned awhile back?? 2 Information on the strap you are wearing in the veidos??

Ryan October 4, 2009 at 2:19 pm

Perry, I’m still working on getting the straps in stock. I’ll let you know when they arrive. Hopefully soon! You’re going to like them. Thanks so much, Ryan

joe October 17, 2009 at 12:13 pm

yea I can’t find any tab at all for a tenor other then a few lessons here and there how about a few tabs ahms-ahms for the needy lol

banjosammo December 16, 2009 at 9:56 pm

Ryan, my friend and I play hymns every week as volunteers at a local prison. I play banjo, my friend plays acoustic. We play any hymn with just chords. Roll patterns don’t work, so I have learned to constantly improvise to what sounds good with the timing. Do you have any tricks or simple, mid-song licks, that could replace my tradition chord improv. Thanks, Banjosammo.

Ryan December 17, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Absolutely! I have quite a few ideas for you. I tell you what, record one of your sessions and send it to me. I’ll put together a little lesson for you with my banjo along with your recording and give you some tips that you could use. Very cool thing that your doing at the prisons. Keep it up. I would like to hear more about what is happening and if the prisoners are enjoying the music. Thanks, Ryan

Mark March 6, 2010 at 7:24 pm

hi ryan i mark lambert have had some lessons over last 2years, but strugle with playing along with some onelse, i get lost. myformer teacher realy pushed this on me. iwas taught scruggs style creeple creek, banjo in hollow, but when i hear an see anyone else playing or tableture its played different, like creeple creek i was taught different. will slow me down in learning different styles?

Mark March 10, 2010 at 2:56 am

hi ryan, hope to hear from you soon, i am looking forward to learning somethings, dont quite know how everything here works, hope u help me . i love picken on my banjo. mark

rabbit April 24, 2010 at 3:01 am

so i litterily just got this banjo the day before yeaterday and i can say ima good beginier ,partily becaust of the 2 years of guitar expirence, and i cant find any dueling banjo tabs and i saw u on youtube …er can you help me out i just need the tabs :)
much appericiated

dannybrown May 23, 2010 at 6:27 pm

Ryan, I am looking for tab for “1952 Vincent Black Lighting”. Can you help?
Thanks
Danny Brown

Ryan June 26, 2010 at 7:55 pm

Hmmm… I haven’t seen tab to that yet but maybe someone will comment here that has it or you might find it on banjohangout.org. Thanks Ryan

Retha July 1, 2010 at 11:23 pm

Ryan,
I’ve been looking for the tabs to “Pardon Me” by the Cox family. Is there any available???
Thank you!
Retha Cole

kevin gibson July 23, 2010 at 4:24 pm

hello ryan,,i just wanted to introduce myself,and say music is what feelings sound like and i myself is feelin th banjo buddy. My grandad played one his is home made.i play drums myself but when my grandpa died last year and i seen his collection of string instruments i was inspired to get my own .im 40 now and i have a little more patience to learn new things .I have dozens of instruments now but my fullerton banjo puts a smile on my face just takin it outa th case an puting it on,strum a G chord an off i go to blue grass heaven .so thank you 4 your tutorials an website.

Ryan August 17, 2010 at 8:44 pm

Thanks for your involvement Kevin. I’m glad to have you hear. Great comments!

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