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Train 45 – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
The banjo world’s equivalent of a speed test. This arrangement is all J.D. Crowe.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
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Shuckin’ the Corn – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
This arrangement is chock-full of classic Scruggs licks right down to the Yankee Doodle Dandy lick.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
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Sally Goodin – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
This tune is a lot of fun to play backup on due to the arbitrary nature of the accompanying chords. The whole first page of this arrangement is an example of the kind of rolling backup that Scruggs used on Fiddle & Banjo tunes that he played with long time fiddler, Paul Warren.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
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Sally Ann – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
Another timeless melody that Earl makes his own. This one is trickier to play than it sounds and offers some insightful left-hand patterns and positions.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
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Reuben – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
This song is often the first tune folks learn in D tuning. It’s fairly simple, but has some really cool licks and is a great jam tune to stretch out on for a while.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Randy Lynn Rag – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
Named after Earl’s son, this tune is a barnburner. Set the B-string tuner to raise up to C and the G-string tuner to lower to F#.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Pike County Breakdown – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
One of the greatest jam tunes ever. Some players like to add F and C chords to the accompaniment but I’ve kept the traditional two-chord approach here. As for the single-string lick, I use my thumb and index but rumor has it Earl used a forward roll. Thumb and middle is another option as well.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
Lonesome Road Blues – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
I kept this arrangement as true to Earl’s as I know how. Another of the Foggy Mountain Banjo LP dozen.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
Lonesome Road Blues
Page 42 from The Kickoff Book
Key of G
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John Henry – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
One of the two Foggy Mountain Banjo album song’s to feature D tuning (f#DF#AD). The bend and release licks can be a little tricky on this one.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
John Henry
Page 36 from The Kickoff Book
Key of G
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John Hardy – Jam-Track from The Session Book.
An excellent tune to really stretch out on and experiment with long-winded D licks.
Personnel:
Sean Ray – Banjo, Guitar, Bass
Brian Ray – Mandolin
Paul Kienitz – Violin
John Hardy
Page 35 from The Kickoff Book
Key of G
Tab in PDF and TablEdit formats - $7.00
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