Banjo tablatures for Paradise

Practicing Tips

Unleash your bluegrass banjo potential with our learning resource, 'Paradise'. Specially curated for intermediate players, this repository offers tablatures in Scruggs, Melodic, and Backup Styles. To boost your learning process, we recommend utilising the handy features of the Tunefox platform.

The Lick Switcher, a fantastic feature of Tunefox, aids in expanding your lick vocabulary. It offers the chance to view the same song from a fresh perspective and explore a myriad of variations for the song. Changing the licks for particular measures, personalising the arrangement to your liking, and discovering novel interpretations of the tune has never been easier. To access the hidden licks, simply tap on the measure.

Next up, the Arrange slider tool ensures you set the difficulty level with utmost accuracy. Swiping left dispenses with numerous fill-in notes to reveal a simplified arrangement, while swiping right adds these fill-in notes for a more complete song. Always remember to make the best use of the tempo slider and adjust the tempo according to your comfort.

Playing along with backing tracks can be a fun and enriching experience. Break down the song, focus on certain measures, and repeat them. Use the 'Speed Up' function to gradually lift the playback tempo - an ideal practice to gradually reach faster speeds. Start at a leisurely speed you are comfortable with, and then let the 'Speed Up' function increment the tempo each time you play the melody.

Last but not least, consistency is key to mastering any tune. Regular practice, keen attention to details, and perseverance can incredibly enhance your music learning journey. And remember, it's about mastering the music and enjoying the process, not racing to the finish line. Play on!

Paradise lyrics

When I was a child my family would travel
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered
So many times that my memories are worn.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River
To the abandoned old prison down by Airdrie Hill
Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols
But empty pop bottles was all we would kill.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken
Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

When I die let my ashes float down the Green River
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam
I'll be halfway to Heaven with Paradise waitin'
Just five miles away from wherever I am.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away