Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles banjo tabs
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Scruggs Style
This classic folk tune works great with bluegrass banjo. On a lot of slower and mid-tempo tunes, Earl Scruggs would often use a double thumb picking technique. It's used throughout this arrangement and in the first measure kickoff. If double thumbing is too tough you can pick it using single string technique(thumb, index) or by substituting a hammer on in place of the double thumb. The alternate fingering licks in measure 1 demonstrate these options. If you listen to the recording example, you may be able to hear that Flatt and Scruggs play this with a swing feel. You can activate the swing feature in the playback tab to hear this in the Tunefox tablature player. Check out those licks for some great variations on the main theme, and remember to use the difficulty slider on the arrangement or individual measures if any of the licks are too tough.
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Earl Scruggs
This arrangement is closely based on Earl's playing from the live at Carnegie record by Flatt & Scruggs. Several of the licks capture the variations he played and have some other tasty Scruggs style options to give you some variation after you've learned this arrangement. Turn on the swing feature in the playback tab for this one, as that is how Flatt & Scruggs did it. Pay attention to the timing of the ornaments in the arrangements and licks. Use the focus feature to listen repeatedly before playing and to practice. Listen also to the recorded examples linked in Spotify and Apple music.
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A classic folk tune that's been recorded by many various artists, from Flatt & Scruggs to Joni Mitchell.
Each Tunefox arrangement teaches you how to create your own solos by using a feature called the Lick Switcher. The Lick Switcher features different style licks such as Scruggs, Melodic, or Bluesy and you can swap out measures in Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles to learn about improvisation and creating arrangements. To use the Lick Switcher, click on the text "Original Measure" above certain measures in the song. Then select the lick you'd like to insert into the song. You can also click on "Shuffle Licks" at the bottom of the page to see a fully new version of the tablature. There are a number of fantastic learning tools in Tunefox to help you memorize, learn by ear, and improve your speed. These special features are found in the "Tools" menu at the bottom right of your screen. The "Hide Notes" tool will hide a number of the notes in the tab so you can use your ears to learn parts of the melody of the Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles. Next, try out the "Memory Tr...ain" tool, which will hide more and more notes each time the song or measure loops. This will help get you off of the tab you’ve been working with so you can play it by memory. The "Speed Up" feature gradually speeds up the song so you can hone your technique and challenge yourself to go faster. Use the Tunefox backing tracks to practice the solo you’re working on or improvising over the chord changes for Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles. The backing tracks are recorded samples of real instruments to help simulate practicing with an actual band. You can adjust the volume of the instrument, band, and metronome to your liking. When you’ve finished creating your arrangement of Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles, export your song arrangement to PDF file. This feature is for members of Tunefox, only.
Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles lyrics
Lord, you ought to been uptown And seen that train come down You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles Oh, I'm walking these ties With tears in my eyes I'm trying to read...tter from my home If this train runs right I'll be home Saturday night I'm five hundred miles away from my home Away from home, away from home Away from home, away from home I'm five hundred miles away from home You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles