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    Banjo The Old Rugged Cross tab

    Chord Melody Style

    Traditional

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

    This is a great study in the chord melody style. Turn on swing mode to really make it groove. There's a lot of great chord melody and melodic licks to use as well. Enjoy this one :)

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A popular Hymn

There are many Scruggs, melodic and bluesy licks in these 1 banjo The Old Rugged Cross 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.

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The Old Rugged Cross lyrics

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The emblem of suffering and shame And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain So I'll cherish the old rugged cross (rugged cross) Till my trophies at last I lay down I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown To the old rugged cross I will ever be true It's shame and reproach gladly bear Then he'll call me some day to my home far away Where his glory forever I'll share And I'll cherish the old rugged cross (rugged cross) Till my trophies at last I lay down And I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown