Pig in a Pen Banjo Tabs
The Stanley Brothers
Pig in a Pen Banjo Tablature: One Song, Many Styles
Recomended level: Intermediate
Phish performed this traditional bluegrass tune, "Pig in a Pen," three times. It premiered as the final song of a four-song encore featuring "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo on 21/22/93. (This pickin' encore actually includes a bluegrass version of' Good Times Bad Times.') The next appearance of' Pig in a Pen' came on 11/16/94, again featuring Jeff Mosier on banjo and vocals; Mosier would join Phish for four more shows that fall. That version includes good solos by Mike and Fish, who was known as "the world's leading bluegrass drummer." Three nights later, Phish covered that track in their "parking lot package" during their performance in Bloomington, Indiana, an acoustic bluegrass set featuring the Reverend on banjo, Eric Merrill on fiddle and guitar, and "Jeremy" on banjo and jaw harp.
Learn how to play Pig in a Pen on Banjo with this selection of tablatures:
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Scruggs Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 130 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Pig in a Pen is commonly heard at blazing speeds. If you haven't listened to Ricky Skaggs's version, go check it out!
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Melodic Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 130 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This melodic arrangement of Pig in a Pen is closely based on the Scruggs version and gives you a lot of examples of how to "melodify" your Scruggs arrangements.
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Backup Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 130 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This arrangement of Pig in a Pen gives you a ton of options for both down the neck and up the neck backup!