120 Banjo Chords



Little Sadie is an American folk ballad in Dorian mode in the 20th century. It is also known in different ways as 'Bad Lee Brown,' Cocaine Blues', 'East St. Louis Blues,' 'Transfusion Blues', 'Late One Night', 'Penitentiary Blues' and other titles. It tells the story of a man apprehended and sentenced by a judge, after shooting his wife/girlfriend. The song's first published history goes back to 1922. Transcribed in Joplin, Missouri, this lyric fragment is recorded in Ozark Folksongs, Vol, 1948. II. Several accounts point to the Thomasville Sheriff, North Carolina, apprehending the killer 'down in' Jericho, South Carolina (a massive lowland rice plantation). Specific stories were imported into Jericho by Mexico (or Juarez, Mexico). T is compared to the most popular country or rock variant. J. The 1947 Western Swing recording of' Red' Argall with W. A. The Western Aces of Nichol. Johnny Cash, Crooked Still, The Grateful Dead, Doc Watson, and George Thorogood covered this version, among others. The 1970 performances of Bob Dylan were drawn from either of the albums of Clarence Ashley. Several scholars indicated that 'Little Sadie' could have inspired the hit 'Hey Joe' from the 1960s.
Here are 3 killer arrangements of Little Sadie for you to share with friends at your next jam. The Scruggs style arrangement will get you started learning slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Once you’re feeling confident with that try your luck with the Melodic style solo, which will teach you how to play the melody for Little Sadie using up the neck scales. Finally, the Backup arrangement will show you how to play this song with others and sound like a pro doing it. In every Tunefox t...ablature arrangement you'll find measures where you can switch out licks to see different options to use for your improvisation. This feature is called the Lick Switcher. How do you find the Lick Switcher? Look for text that says 'Original Measure' over different measures in the Little Sadie tab you are learning and click on that text. It'll open up the Lick Switcher where you can select a substitute measure for that spot in the song. You'll find that there are different styles of licks like Scruggs, Melodic, Bluesy, and more. Want to see a completely different version of this song? Click on 'Shuffle Licks' on the bottom of tool panel to randomly shuffle the licks in the song. Tunefox also features useful tools that will help you learn this arrangement of Little Sadie. If you select the 'Tools' option in the bottom bar you’ll see 'Hide Notes', 'Memory Train', and 'Speed Up' features. Hide notes will help you train your ears by hiding some of the notes on the page for you to figure out as opposed to looking at the tab. 'Memory Train' will help you retain the melody of the song by gradually hiding notes so you can rely on your ears more for memorization. Finally, the 'Speed Up' tool will automatically increase the playback speed each time a measure or the song loops. Each arrangement of Little Sadie for banjo features real-sounding backing tracks. Use these backing tracks to polish up the solo you’re working on. You can mix the banjo, band, and metronome up or down so that you have several options for your practice. When you’ve finished creating your arrangement of Little Sadie, export your song arrangement to PDF file. This feature is for members of Tunefox, only.

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120 Banjo Chords

Notes: This is from Briggs' Banjo Instructor, published in 1855. In the original notation the banjo was tuned dGDF#A, and the tune was played i D major. I have transcribed it to aEAC#E (standard G tuning with capo on second fret) to play in the key of A, which seems to be the most common key for other versions of Money Musk. Download 120 Banjo Chords and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. ‎Play the banjo chords right away - no experience required! The app contains all necessary chords to be able to play all your favorite songs!

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