Arab Bounce Banjo Tabs
Vernon Derrick
Arab Bounce Banjo Tablature: One Song, Many Styles
Recomended level: Intermediate
This great tune was written by Vernon Derrick. Vernon wrote this tune while he was playing mandolin and fiddle for the King of Bluegrass - Jimmy Martin. While this was originally a mandolin tune it has also become popular on the banjo. There's lots of great versions to check out.
Everyone should check out the Melody Outline. It's accessible for beginners, but it's important for everyone to know the key notes in this melody. Check out one of the Modern Style arrangement to learn a version that combines Scruggs Style, Melodic and Single String elements. This arrangement is definitely more of an intermediate version. It can be stripped down with the difficulty slider, and for some measures you can find easier options in the licks. If you are up for a challenge, the Modern Style - Up the Neck to learn a version of this tune that has all the hallmarks of modern style banjo playing up the neck! Some of the melodic passages can be tough. Use the focus feature to work on a piece at a time.
Check out the Single String version to learn this one in that style. The arrangement is very close to the way Vernon played it on the mandolin! Lastly, the Chris Warner Style to learn some very authentic Scruggs Style banjo for this tune. Chris played on the original recording of this tune with Jimmy Martin and Vernon.
Learn how to play Arab Bounce on Banjo with this selection of tablatures:
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LearnMelody Outline
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Arab Bounce was originally a mandolin tune. It's fairly complex and includes some tough triplets. While more complex versions of instrumentals are fun to learn, it's good to know an...
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LearnModern Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
The Modern Style of banjo often combines different banjo playing techniques. It's become quite common for players to be well versed in Scruggs Style, melodic and single string. This...
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LearnSingle String
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 70 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Arab Bounce is a mandolin tune that was written by Vernon Derrick. He played mando and fiddle in Jimmy Martin's band. This is a single string style version of Arab Bounce for the ba...
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LearnModern Style - Up the Neck
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 75 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Modern banjo players often combine multiple picking styles. In this version of Arab Bounce for banjo you'll use the melodic and Scruggs styles up the neck along with some single str...
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LearnChris Warner Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 120 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This is a transcription of Chris Warner's playing on the original recording of Arab Bounce as done by Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain boys. This one is mostly Scruggs style play...