Little Sadie banjo tabs
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Scruggs Style
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gDGBD
This arrangement is based on the Tony Rice version of "Little Sadie" and is a fairly straight-forward banjo part. After mastering this, check out the melodic break!
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Melodic Style
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120 bpm -
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gDGBD
This arrangement of Little Sadie gives you a lot to work with as far as blending melodic and single string styles. Watch out for that 3rd measure on the Am chord!
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More about Little Sadie
Little Sadie is an American folk ballad in Dorian mode in the 20th century. It is also known in different ways as "Bad Lee Brown," Cocaine Blues", "East St. Louis Blues," "Transfusion Blues", "Late One Night", "Penitentiary Blues" and other titles. It tells the story of a man apprehended and sentenced by a judge, after shooting his wife/girlfriend. The song's first published history goes back to 1922. Transcribed in Joplin, Missouri, this lyric fragment is recorded in Ozark Folksongs, Vol, 1948. II. Several accounts point to the Thomasville Sheriff, North Carolina, apprehending the killer "down in" Jericho, South Carolina (a massive lowland rice plantation). Specific stories were imported into Jericho by Mexico (or Juarez, Mexico). T is compared to the most popular country or rock variant. J. The 1947 Western Swing recording of' Red' Argall with W. A. The Western Aces of Nichol. Johnny Cash, Crooked Still, The Grateful Dead, Doc Watson, and George Thorogood covered this version, among others. The 1970 performances of Bob Dylan were drawn from either of the albums of Clarence Ashley. Several scholars indicated that "Little Sadie" could have inspired the hit "Hey Joe" from the 1960s.
Here are 3 killer arrangements of Little Sadie for you to share with friends at your next jam. The Scruggs style arrangement will get you started learning slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Once you’re feeling confident with that try your luck with the Melodic style solo, which will teach you how to play the melody for Little Sadie using up the neck scales. Finally, the Backup arrangement will show you how to play this song with others and sound like a pro doing it. In every Tunefox t...ablature arrangement you'll find measures where you can switch out licks to see different options to use for your improvisation. This feature is called the Lick Switcher. How do you find the Lick Switcher? Look for text that says "Original Measure" over different measures in the Little Sadie tab you are learning and click on that text. It'll open up the Lick Switcher where you can select a substitute measure for that spot in the song. You'll find that there are different styles of licks like Scruggs, Melodic, Bluesy, and more. Want to see a completely different version of this song? Click on "Shuffle Licks" on the bottom of tool panel to randomly shuffle the licks in the song. Tunefox also features useful tools that will help you learn this arrangement of Little Sadie. If you select the "Tools" option in the bottom bar you’ll see "Hide Notes", "Memory Train", and "Speed Up" features. Hide notes will help you train your ears by hiding some of the notes on the page for you to figure out as opposed to looking at the tab. "Memory Train" will help you retain the melody of the song by gradually hiding notes so you can rely on your ears more for memorization. Finally, the "Speed Up" tool will automatically increase the playback speed each time a measure or the song loops. Each arrangement of Little Sadie for banjo features real-sounding backing tracks. Use these backing tracks to polish up the solo you’re working on. You can mix the banjo, band, and metronome up or down so that you have several options for your practice. When you’ve finished creating your arrangement of Little Sadie, export your song arrangement to PDF file. This feature is for members of Tunefox, only.
Little Sadie lyrics
Traditional
I was out one night, makin' a round.
I met Little Sadie, and I shot her down.
Went back home, got in my bed,
A forty-four smokeless under my head.
Got up next morning about half past nine.
The hacks and the buggies were standin' in line.
All of them...hink about the deed I done.
I grabbed my coat and away I run.
I made my run, but I made it too slow,
And they overtook me in Jerico.
I was standin' on a corner readin' a bill
When up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville.
He said, "Young man, is your name 'Brown' ?"
"Remember the night you shot Sadie down?"
I said, "Yes sir, my name is 'Lee',
And I murdered Little Sadie in the First Degree.
First Degree, Second Degree,
If you got any papers won't you read 'me to me."
They took me downtown, and they dressed me in black.
Put me on the train for to carry me back.
All the way back to the Thomasville jail,
And I had no money for to go my bail.
The judge and the jury, they took the stand.
The judge had the papers in his right hand:
Forty-one days, forty-one nights,
Forty-one years to wear the ball and stripe!