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Five Speed – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
A modern classic penned by Richard Underwood of the Johnson Mountain Boys. Both Richard
and his replacement, Tom Adams tear this one up.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Fireball Mail – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
This Acuff-Rose tune proves you can write a hit with just two chords. Lyrics are optional.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Farewell Blues – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
Earl and J.D. Crowe do such a great job on this tune, that I had to incorporate elements from both for this arrangement. The bluesy ending is all J.D. and that’s how he played it on Tony Rice’s eponymous album. C tuning for this one (gCGBD).
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Earl’s Breakdown – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
What’s in a name? Everything. Only one D-Tuner or a very good ear required for the pitch change. Set you B-string tuner to drop one whole step (A).
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Dear Old Dixie – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
Many folks consider this one of the hardest tunes to play and I concur. Perhaps that explains why Earl only recorded it once.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Cumberland Gap – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
The Foggy Mountain Banjo album is timeless and this is one of the hardest driving of the 12 numbers on it.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Cripple Creek – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
A traditional banjo tune if they’re ever was one, free of chromatics and pyrotechnics. I like to keep this one good and country, just like Earl recorded it on the Foggy Mountain Banjo album.
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Clinch Mountain Backstep – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
Ralph Stanley’s most popular instrumental. This tune features two extra beats in the B section
which is notated here as a measure of 6/4.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Bugle Call Rag – Jam tracks from The Session Book.
This swing era classic is quite popular with banjo players. This arrangement is very similar to the version on the Flatt & Scruggs Foggy Mountain Banjo album. Unfortunately, this song was omitted from the Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo book.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Blackjack – Jam tracks from The Session Book.
Arguably J.D. Crowe’s finest instrumental. This arrangement sticks pretty close to the way J.D.
played it on his album by the same name.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
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