Banjo tablatures for Chinquapin Hunting
Traditional
Recomended level: Intermediate
Chinquapin Hunting' was a tune that had much significance and one of them was that the title itself was something of a legend. According to Ralph Stanley's autobiography, "Man of Sorrow", he wrote a little about chinquapin. He talked about how the little berry-like fruits were a real treat and grew along the Smith Ridge. It was a delight to find because you could forage them together and gobble them up to rid yourself of hunger. However, as time went by, the chinquapin started to reduce and vanished altogether. It was really queer the way they were so much just now and suddenly vanished altogether. This is the background for the song “chinquapin hunting” the lyrics appears to have been written quite similar to some similar title tunes like “chinky pin” or chinquapin. One of the unique version of the song was produced by one Kentucky fiddler Hiram Stampers. Stamper himself feels the music would be as old as the American Civil War and this can be as well true, with the background story of the disappearance of the chinquapin. There are also similar versions about the Chinquapin.
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Single String Style
- Difficulty
- Key D
- Tempo 100 bpm
- Tuning aDGBD
This is a first position arrangement of Chinquapin Hunting. Using open strings can help us to closely emulate the sound and style of a guitar or mandolin. There are also a few triple...
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Melodic Style
- Difficulty
- Key D
- Tempo 100 bpm
- Tuning aDGBD
The stretch in the A part may be a little hard at first, but is a great tool when playing melodic style in the key of D major.
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