Molly & Tenbrooks banjo tabs
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Earl Scruggs
This is a transcription of Earl's playing from his days with the Bluegrass Boys. You may need to adjust your capo depending on who you play this with or what recording you try to play along with. There are some great melodic riffs available that seamlessly blend with Earl's playing. Check those out to add some modern flair to this traditional tune. There are also some more simplified Scruggs licks to substitute for some of the harder passages in the transcribed arrangement. Use those and the difficulty slider if a particular measure is giving you too much trouble. The chord progression is different from later recordings Bill made of this tune, so that is something else to watch out for when jamming with others. Check out the Melody tabs to learn the different progression. Learning those basic melody notes will also help you know which notes need to be accented in this transcription of Earl's playing.
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Single String
This tablature features a vocal melody that is rhythmically accurate to the way Bill sang it. There are bits that are slightly simplified, but most of it features the unique rhythmic syncopation as he would sing it. It uses single string picking technique and has great licks available to add into the mix to create a very compelling sound that honors the melody notes and creates interesting variety and fills.
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A classic Bill Monroe tune about a famous horse race.
Here on Tunefox you’ll find 3 versions of Molly & Tenbrooks for banjo. The Scruggs style tablature will teach you how to play slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs. In the melodic arrangement of Molly & Tenbrooks, you’ll learn some fancy up-the-neck melodic work. The third variation of this song is a forward roll based-backup arrangement. There are many Scruggs, melodic and bluesy licks in these 3 banjo Molly & Tenbrooks tablatures, which can be used to personalize each arrangement into your liking. To change measure into different arrangement, just click on the "Original Measure" text above the measure and select a different lick. You can also click the "Shuffle licks" button at the bottom of the page to randomly change all of the licks in the tablature and create a wholly unique arrangement of this song. Tunefox also features useful tools that will help you learn this arrangement of Molly & Tenbrooks. 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. Using backing tracks for practice should be an essential part of every musician’s routine. With Tunefox, you can practice Molly & Tenbrooks as fast or as slow as you want and mix the volume of the tracks with the instrume...nt to your liking. There’s also a metronome so you can always feel the pulse of the song with or without the band track playing along. Members can also export all of their banjo Molly & Tenbrooks arrangements into PDF files.
Molly & Tenbrooks lyrics
Run oh Molly run, run oh Molly run Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright shinin' sun To the bright shinin' sun, oh Lord, to the bright shinin' sun Tenbrooks was a big bay horse, he wore that shaggy mane He run all around Memphis, he beat the Memphis train Beat the Memphis train, oh Lord, bea..., puts fever in my head Fever in my head oh Lord, fever in my head Molly said to Tenbrooks, you're lookin' mighty squirrel Tenbrooks said to Molly I'm a-leavin' this old world Leavin' this old world oh Lord leavin' this old world Out in California where Molly done as she pleased Come back to old Kentucky, got beat with all ease Beat with all ease oh Lord beat with all ease The women all a' laughin' the child'n all a' cryin' The men all a' hollerin' old Tenbrooks a' flyin' Old Tenbrooks a' flyin' O Lord old Tenbrooks a' flyin' Kyper, Kyper, you're not ridin' right Molly's beatin' old Tenbrooks, clear out sight Clear out of sight oh Lord, clear out of sight Kyper, Kyper, Kyper my son Give old Tenbrooks the bridle, let old Tenbrooks run Let old Tenbrooks run oh Lord, let old Tenbrooks run Go and catch old Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade We're gonna bury old Molly in a coffin ready-made Coffin ready-made O Lord coffin ready-made