Banjo tablatures for Cripple Creek
Earl Scruggs
Recomended level: Intermediate
"Cripple Creek" is an excellent starting point for advanced beginners interested in Scruggs or melodic banjo playing. With its combination of rolls, melodies, and a versatile chord progression, this classic tune offers a valuable learning experience while also being a delightful addition to your banjo repertoire. Whether you're playing it solo or jamming with others, "Cripple Creek" is a must-know banjo song for any enthusiast of the instrument.
Don't miss our video lesson on How to play Cripple Creek on banjo. There is also a Facebook Live video with Bennett Sullivan and you can also check a few people's different arrangements of this tune.
Don't forget to practice the backup. Backup is crucial when jamming with others.
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Scruggs Style - Beginner
- G
- 60 bpm
- gDGBD
This version of cripple Creek is built on the basic melody and incudes a few pinches and partial forward rolls. The licks start simple. #2 licks are just a little tougher than the or...
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Rolling Backup
- G
- 60 bpm
- gDGBD
Rolling backup is a critical skill for a Bluegrass banjo player. It is great to play behind a fiddle solo and on any driving bluegrass tune behind a singer. More important than all ...
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Earl Scruggs: Kickoff
- G
- 125 bpm
- gDGBD
Here's a song that's most banjo pickers first tune. If you haven't mastered the melody, and some rolling backup, please check those out before jumping into this. The big thin...
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Earl Scruggs: Rolling Backup
- G
- 125 bpm
- gDGBD
Learning to play backup like the man himself will do wonders for your playing. Make sure to listen repeatedly and practice repeatedly - repeatedly. Notice how a lot of what is being...
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Earl Scruggs: Ending Lick
- G
- 125 bpm
- gDGBD
This is the classic ending lick as played by Earl on this tune. This is a classic ending riff, a one measure lead up and measure two has that classic "shave and a haircut" sound, but...
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Scruggs Style
- G
- 90 bpm
- gDGBD
This version of the Cripple Creek is designed to teach you how to play slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Take each one slow at first to get them sounding nice and clean.
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Melodic Style
- G
- 90 bpm
- gDGBD
A classic arrangement of "Cripple Creek" with a little single string style added in. The B section features some fancy up-the-neck melodic work, so practice slow for cleanliness!