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Banjo tablatures for The Ballad of Jed Clampett

Flatt & Scruggs

Recomended level: Intermediate

Tags: #medium-tempo, #vocal song

A hit song for a hit TV show! Start with the melody arrangement. Always start with the melody when learning a new tune. Try a few licks then take a shot at the Scruggs arrangement. Remember to use your Tunefox tools to practice it thoroughly and efficiently. It's pretty common for banjo players to learn a lot of leads and neglect their backup playing. DON'T DO THAT! Whenever you are playing along with others or with a record you will play backup more than lead. It's a crucial skill so put the work in and get comfortable with it.



With each arrangement make sure you don't get satisfied with just playing it one time through. It'll take time to get to that point, but keep putting in the extra effort to be able to play an arrangement multiple times through. This is the kind of practice that will really help you up your game, if that's what you're looking for.

  • Banjo The Ballad of Jed Clampett Melody

    Melody

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

    Always start with the melody when learning a new tune, whether you are a beginner or seasoned player. Pay attention to the fretting hand and picking hand fingerings. If the timing o...

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  • Banjo The Ballad of Jed Clampett Scruggs Style

    Scruggs Style

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

    Straight up Scruggs y'all. Come get some.

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  • Banjo The Ballad of Jed Clampett Backup

    Backup

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

    We got some serious backup here. Seriously Awesome! Hot licks, cool cat daddy walks, and oh so much more with the ever cool lick switcher.

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  • Banjo The Ballad of Jed Clampett Up the Neck

    Up the Neck

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

    Just like Jed, we're movin' on up...the neck that is. Ancient tones, High lonesome sounds...Y'all come back now ya hear!

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On Tunefox you’ll find 3 different tabs for The Ballad of Jed Clampett. Each of these tabs will teach you how to play the this tune in a different way. The Scruggs style tablature will show you how to play left hand slurs, otherwise known as hammer-ons, slides, and pull-offs. The Melodic style arrangement of will show you how to play The Ballad of Jed Clampett up the neck using major and pentatonic scales. And finally, the Backup arrangement will teach you how to play the backup for this song, which is essential for jam sessions.

Use the Tunefox Lick Switcher to explore improvisation and creativity inside the The Ballad of Jed Clampett tablatures. The Lick Switcher will allow you to create your own arrangement using pre-built licks that are handmade by professional musicians. To use the Lick Switcher, click on the text above specific measures that says "Original Measure" and select between a variety of new licks for that measure. You'll find that there are different style licks such as Scruggs, Melodic, Jazz, and more. At the bottom of your page you'll also find a button that says "Shuffle Licks." Click this button and watch the licks randomly shuffle throughout the song.

Be sure to check out all of the great learning tools that Tunefox has to offer such as "Hide Notes", "Memory Train", and "Speed Up". These tools can be found in the "Tools" menu at the bottom right of your screen. Want to learn some of The Ballad of Jed Clampett by ear? Use "Hide Notes" to hide some or all of the notes in the tablature. Once you’re finished learning with the tab use the "Memory Train" tool to commit the song to memory. Then practice with "Speed Up" to improve your technique and speed in no time.

Each Tunefox banjo The Ballad of Jed Clampett tab contains real-sounding backing tracks. These backing tracks allow you to practice the arrangement you’re learning with with an entire band and you can change volume of the band, banjo and metronome to suit your liking.

Members can also export all of their banjo The Ballad of Jed Clampett arrangements into PDF files.

The Ballad of Jed Clampett lyrics

Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed
Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
Then one day he was shooting for some food,
And up through the ground come a bubbling crude
(Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea)

Well the first thing you know old Jed's a millionaire
Kin folk said Jed move away from there
Said California is the place you oughta be
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
(Hills that is, swimming pools, movie stars)

Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly dropping in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heaping helping of their hospitality
(Beverly Hillbillies, that's what they call 'em now,
Nice folks Y'all come back now, ya hear?)