Clinch Mountain Backstep Banjo Tabs
The Stanley Brothers
Clinch Mountain Backstep Banjo Tablature: One Song, Many Styles
Recomended level: Beginner
Clinch Mountain Backstep is an absolute standard for the Bluegrass banjo player. It was written by Ralph Stanley. Ralph had a style that very bluesy and drew from his experience as a clawhammer player and mountain music. This one has a very tricky timing section in the B part. Use the Tunefox player to listen a few times through before each practice session. This will help you memorize and internalize the timing of the tune. Make sure to listen at a sow speed, just as you should practice at a slow speed. Start with the Scruggs Style - Beginner version of this tune before jumping into the Scruggs or Stanley style arrangements.
Learn how to play Clinch Mountain Backstep on Banjo with this selection of tablatures:
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LearnÉtude: Forward Roll & Note/Pinch
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This simple forward roll & note-pinch study is a great way to practice some basic picking patterns. Using the same repeating pattern you will only need to occasionally fret one note...
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LearnBasic Rolling Backup
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This basic Scruggs Style rolling backup for Clinch Mountain Backup uses just two repeating phrases to navigate the backup for this entire song! There's a typical G lick that's often...
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LearnBasic Scruggs Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 100 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
A lot of pickers struggle with the timing of this tune when trying to play a more advanced Scruggs style version, or when trying to play it like Ralph played it. Those are tough for...
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LearnScruggs Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 110 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This song is a great intro to the blues style. A great Scruggs style interpretation of that mountain sound.
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LearnStanley Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 110 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This version of Clinch Mountain Backstep is very closely based on the playing of Ralph Stanley. There's also some great lick variations available. This tune is a good introduction t...
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LearnMelodic Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 120 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This version of Clinch Mountain Backstep is loosely based on Alan Munde's playing and incorporates a lot more chromaticism than the Scruggs style arrangement.
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