Tune and some information Tabledit File (.tef) PDF File (.pdf) Spotted Pony     A pretty little tune in the key of D (banjo tuned to Double C and capoed 2 frets to D). This is close to how I play the tune, but not an exact transcript of the recording. Spotted Pony.tef Spotted Pony.pdf Pusch Ridge     I wrote this on my patio looking at the ridge from my back yard. Pusch Ridge Pusch Ridge Walking Boss     I have always liked this song ever since I heard my brother sing and play it. Finally got around to figuring out a basic tab version. However, this tab is provided by an on-line acquaintence who has let me post it here. I hope to soon get it recorded. Walking Boss (tef) Walking Boss (pdf) Arkansas Traveler       A well-known tune that you don't hear as often as you should. I have tabbed two variations: the first time through is a very simple bum-ditty style with no embellishments. The second time through, I added drop- and double-thumb, hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides to add some variety. A nice simple tune for beginning clawhammer players, with lots of room for more advanced players to work with. Done in the key of G with standard G tuning (gDGBD). Arkansas Traveler Arkansas Traveler Lizard on the Garden Wall       This is a tune I came up with while watching a lizard and a Cardinal battle it out on the wall in my back yard. Lizard on Garden Wall Lizard on Garden Wall Barlow Knife      A simple tab for a pretty little tune. Use it as a guide, add your own variations. This is one of those tunes I can sit on the patio and play all day. Barlow Knife Barlow Knife Soldier's Joy I learned this is G, but lately I worked out an arrangement in D that works with my fiddle arrangement of this old tune. Soldier's Joy Soldier's Joy Follow the Drinking Gourd I learned this song back in the 60's on guitar, then forgot it through the years. Recently it reintroduced itself, so I did it in Am on clawhammer banjo. A very simple backup arrangement. Follow the Drinking Gourd Follow the Drinking Gourd God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen I received an email asking if I had my clawhammer version of this Christmas Carol tabbed. Well, I do now, and here it is. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Lorena  A Civil War era fiddle tune. I am attempting to learn it on fiddle, but worked out this clawhammer banjo tab to play behind the fiddle. Very basic. Lorena Lorena Pretty Polly A very basic clawhammer version in Mountain Minor tuning (gDGCD). Pretty Polly Pretty Polly Jay Gould's Daughter My Clawhammer Banjo version of an old railroad song. Jay Gould's Daughter Jay Gould's Daughter Worried Man Blues As heard on my music page. Clawhammer Banjo. Worried Man Blues Worried Man Blues Danville Girl My version, which you can hear on my music page. Clawhammer Banjo Danville Girl Danville Girl Child Ballad #2 Popularly known as "Scarborough Fair," and/or "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme." A very basic tab for Clawhammer Banjo. Child #2 Child #2 Rolling Mills Are Burning Down     I learned this one from my brother and George Landers' version on "High Atmosphere." This is my version in Double C. RollMill.tef RollMill.pdf John Henry (Steel Driving Man) Here's my version for Clawhammer Banjo. John Henry John Henry Jingle Bells Tab for my arrangement on Clawhammer Banjo. Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Sloop John B (John B's Sails). This is the tune made popular by the Beachboys back in the 60s. I have used an unusual source for my version. Sloop John B Sloop John B This Old Man (Knick Knack Paddy Whack) The popular children's counting song. Good Double-thumb practice piece. Clawhammer Banjo. This Old Man This Old Man Skip To My Lou Good basic Clawhammer banjo stroke practice. Skip To My Lou Skip To My Lou Fair Margaret and Sweet William (guitar) Child #74 (A) Child #74 (A) The Fox (Clawhammer Banjo) The Fox The Fox

Below is a beginning lesson on how to play the 5-string banjo.
The stroke illustrated is the basic "Frailing" or "Clawhammer" style.

	Short video giving a head-on look at the beginning clawhammer stroke. Clawhammer Head-On Short video showing the basic clawhammer stroke from an angle Clawhammer - Side View Here is a short video from Donald Zepp of Zepp Country Music. This is shot through the clear head of a banjo and shows the clawhammer stroke as done by Zepp from a seldom-seen angle. (Notice he uses his middle finger, and seems to get more finger movement than I do.) Clearhead Video A short explanation of how to perform the basic clawhammer stroke on the 5-string banjo. Tutorial Tablature for the lesson song "Skip To My Lou." Skip To My Lou A Downloadable zip file containing all 4 files of the lesson. Clawhammer Tutorial Zip File After you have worked your way through the above lesson and feel comfortable doing the basic clawhammer "Bum Ditty," look at this next tab. This is the old children's counting song "This Old Man," or "Knick Knack Paddy Whack." The style of the song is the "Double Thumb." This lick allows you to cut 1/4 notes in half, and make the song sound faster than it is. To perform this lick, you strike the first fingerstroke as usual, then follow it on the "&" count with a thumb pluck of the 5th string. The fingering for the right hand is shown under the tab. This Old Man Here are a Tabledit and PDF file of the major scales on a soprano ukelele. I did this to help somebody out who wanted to work on some scales. What I did was to tab a one octave scale, but show where each note was on the fretboard. This means that some notes are indicated on each string, and it would be difficult to play them all at once. This is a quick and dirty version, and I may try to refine it later, but I wanted to post the files tonight. Major Scales for Uke.tef Major Scales for Uke.pdf