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Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Banjo Tabs

Flatt & Scruggs

Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Banjo Tablature: One Song, Many Styles

Recomended level: Beginner

Tags: #up-tempo, #vocal song

Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms is a bluegrass standard! We reccommend you start with the melody. That's always a great place to start. You learn the important notes that define this tune. The next best place to go will be some simple rolling backup. Check out Create Your Own: Rolling Backup. Learning to roll with the chord changes is an essential skill for playing with others. It also helps get your picking hand in shape and ready to tackle Scruggs style banjo.


There's a large variety of styles to check out here. Each one will teach you not only a unique way to play this song, but also important concepts for banjo playing. Dig into the Two Finger Style arrangement for something that is simple, solid, accessible and interesting! There are subtle variations to the melody that add a bluesy flavor. Fill-in notes and pinches are added to give the song a classic banjo sound, and it's all done with just two fingers - the index and the thumb. If you are ready to try some three finger style banjo, then check out Walks, Fill-Ins & Pinches. This one uses three fingers, but is very similar to the two finger style version in how it is played . Walks are also added in. These give a really cool, new and interesting sound. Fitting the Melody into the Forward Roll is an neat one. It uses the forward roll exclusively but manages to weave in all the important melody notes. This one should not be ignored.


There's several more arrangement options to check out. Make sure to read the descriptions for each of the banjo tablature versions of Roll in My Sweet Baby's arms to get more info, practice, and playing advice for each arrangement.

Learn how to play Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms on Banjo with this selection of tablatures:

  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Melody

    Melody

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    Here's a simplified version for the melody of Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms. Pay attention to the fingering suggestions for the fret and pick hands in the tablature. After a lot o...

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Two Finger Style

    Two Finger Style

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      75 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This excellent two finger version of Roll in My Sweet Baby's arms is a blast! This is a great banjo break that is based on the melody and includes some fill-in notes and pinches to ...

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Walks, Fill-Ins & Pinches

    Walks, Fill-Ins & Pinches

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      75 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    Keeping it simple and making it interesting. This arrangement utilizes simple "fill-ins", pinches and walks. This one will be easier to play at higher speeds, and just sounds great!...

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Fitting the Melody into The

    Fitting the Melody into The "Forward Roll"

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This one is cool. We are truly "rolling" in My Sweet Baby's Arms. Forward rolling that is. uses an "index lead" forward roll exclusively. That means the roll starts with the index f...

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Scruggs Style - Basic

    Scruggs Style - Basic

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      120 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    Earl's version of this tune is jam-packed with signature licks that sound great with this tune, this arrangement is more based on the melody with some simple rolls, pinches, and fill...

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Create Your Own: Rolling Backup

    Create Your Own: Rolling Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      75 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    Learn to create your own rolling backup! For each measure you are rolling with 16th notes. That means you could use two 8 note rolls per measure. The forward backward roll is a grea...

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Backup

    Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      120 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This is a low register arrangement of Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms that demonstrates how you could potentially play behind a singer or fiddle player.

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Scruggs Style

    Scruggs Style

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      120 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This is Earl Scruggs's break on Roll in My Sweet Baby's arms. Try to milk those 3rd string/3rd fret bluesy notes.

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  • Banjo Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Melodic Style

    Melodic Style

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      120 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This melodic break jumps up and down the neck and gives you a lot of ideas for licks to use in your own arrangements!

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Practicing Tips

Learning Overview
'Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms' is an upbeat, vocal bluegrass classic, expertly designed as an educational tool with bluegrass banjo tabs in various styles such as Scruggs, Scruggs - 2, Melodic, and Backup Styles. This resource is specifically crafted for intermediate players that seek to enhance their skills and explore a more dynamic approach to bluegrass banjo playing. Our platform, Tunefox, is equipped with a host of key features that aim to enrich your learning experience.


Creative Learning Tools
Among the tools we offer for creative learning are the Lick Switcher and the Arrange Slider. The Lick Switcher is a pivotal feature that allows learners to incorporate new licks and view the song from different perspectives. This tool offers an extensive number of variations and enables you to personalize the arrangement, thereby promoting unconventional interpretations of the song. The Arrange Slider, another innovative feature, allows learners to adjust the song's difficulty level and tone to cater to their current skill level and musical style preference.


Practicing Tools
We have a multitude of practical tools designed to augment your practice sessions. These include adjusting the tempo to match your comfort zone, backing tracks to accompany your play-alongs, and a Speed Up Function to challenge your pace gradually. Additionally, there's a Hide Notes function for those who want to enhance their ear learning, among other features.


General Practicing Tips
As always, it's vitally important to start slow. You will find that by progressing at a comfortable pace, you will build precision and subsequently speed. Over time, as your comfort and skill increase, you can adjust the tools we've mentioned accordingly to continue challenging yourself and fostering your progression in mastering 'Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms'.


Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms lyrics

Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Lay around the shack 'til the mail comes back
And roll in my sweet baby's arms

I ain't gonna work on the railroad
I ain't gonna work on the farm
Lay down the shack 'til the mail train come back
And roll in my sweet baby's srms

* Refrain

Now where were you last Friday's night
While I was lying in jail
Walking the street another man
Would even go my bail

* Refrain

I know you parents don't like me
They drove me away from your door
If I had my life to live over
I'd never go there any more

* Refrain