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Will the Circle Be Unbroken Banjo Tabs

The Carter Family

Will the Circle Be Unbroken Banjo Tablature: One Song, Many Styles

Recomended level: Intermediate

Tags: #gospel music, #old time, #folk music, #medium-tempo

This is a jam standard. Make sure to get down the basic Scruggs and Backup style arrangements. Try some licks for both of them to get some variation. When you are able to, practice along with the Tunefox player. Don't just play once through. Try to get through 5 or more times without stopping. Practice at whatever speed works for you. Remember, slow and steady is always gonna be better than fast and sloppy. Get the song down with steady timing and try to increase speed a bit at a time.



The Melodic arrangement is great for intermediate and advanced players. There's some really cool licks to switch in as well.

Learn how to play Will the Circle Be Unbroken on Banjo with this selection of tablatures:

  • Banjo Will the Circle Be Unbroken Scruggs Style

    Scruggs Style

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

    An incredibly popular standard bluegrass tune. This version of Will the Circle Be Unbroken is for beginners and highlights the forward roll pattern.

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  • Banjo Will the Circle Be Unbroken Melodic Style

    Melodic Style

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

    This is for intermediate to advanced players, and demonstrates how you can play fancy licks while staying true to the melody of the song.

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  • Banjo Will the Circle Be Unbroken Backup

    Backup

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

    This is a fun backup arrangement of Will the Circle Be Unbroken showing you how to go back and forth between vamping, rolls, and licks. If you notice, all the licks are the same...

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Practicing Tips

Learning Overview:
The 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken' educational tool is a well-rounded learning resource for intermediate bluegrass banjo players. The tool provides bluegrass banjo tabs developed for Scruggs, Melodic, and Backup styles. The song, deeply rooted in gospel music and folk traditions, exhibits a medium-tempo rhythm and is an all-time favorite of music lovers. Tunefox's strategically devised immersive learning environment, equipped with a variety of advanced features, enriches the learning experience and simplifies the navigation through complex tune intricacies.


Tools for creative learning:
Two of the key features of the Tunefox platform are the Lick Switcher and Arrange Slider. The Lick Switcher plays an indispensable role in personalizing the learning process. It provides the flexibility to introduce new licks into the arrangement, thereby enhancing the user's perception and understanding of the song. This not only opens numerous pathways to explore variations but also encourages independent thinking and creative interpretation of the tune. The Arrange Slider is another notable tool that assists in adjusting the level of difficulty and the tone of the song to match the learner's comfort zone.


Practicing tools:
Apart from the creative learning tools, the package provides several practicing apparatuses. These include the ability to adjust the tempo according to one's comfort, backing tracks available for practice, a speed-up function to incrementally increase the learning pace, and a hide notes function for learning by ear. All these features together serve to make the learning process more manageable and enjoyable for the learners.


General Practicing Tips:
The best approach to learning any musical piece is to start slow. Beginning with a slower tempo helps in mastering the fundamentals and gaining a good grip over the tune. Once comfortable with the slower pace, the learner can then progressively increase the speed to match the original tempo. This gradual ramp-up will ensure accuracy and flucoxacin, along with enhanced confidence in playing the tune.


Will the Circle Be Unbroken lyrics

I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away

Will the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Lord, I told that undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For this body that you're hauling
Lord, I hate to see her go

* Refrain

I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave

* Refrain

I went home, my home was lonely
Now my mother she has gone
All my brothers, sisters crying
What a home so sad and alone

* Refrain