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Banks of the Ohio bass tabs

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  • Tablatures

    Solo

    Traditional

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

    Banks of the Ohio is a classic bluegrass murder ballad. This solo is a tasteful rendition of the melody. Once you feel good about it, try out some variations by using the lick switcher.

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  • Backup

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

    Get started learning the backup to Banks of the Ohio with this arrangement. Once you get it down, switch out the licks to learn how to ‘walk’ between chords.

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  • Licks

    Bluegrass #3

    Fill Lick

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

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  • Bluegrass #2

    Fill Lick

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

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  • Bluesy #4

    Fill Lick

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

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  • Bluesy #3

    Fill Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

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  • Chromatic #2

    Fill Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

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  • Pentatonic #5

    Fill Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

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  • Pentatonic #6

    Fill Lick

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

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  • Walk #5

    Walk Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G/D
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

    This lick demonstrates how you can walk from a D chord to a G chord.

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  • Walk #6

    Walk Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C/G
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

    This lick demonstrates how you can walk from a C chord to a G chord.

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  • Walk #4

    Walk Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G/D
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

    This lick demonstrates how you can walk from a D chord to a G chord.

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  • Walk #8

    Walk Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

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  • Walk #7

    Walk Lick

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G/D
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADG

    This lick demonstrates how you can walk from a D chord to a G chord.

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More about Banks of the Ohio

"Banks of the Ohio" is a 19th-century murder ballad about a murder at a riverbank committed by a young man named "Willie." The first recording of this song was in 1927 by Red Patterson's Piedmont Log Rollers. The Monroe Brothers recorded this song in 1936 and it's been covered by countless others such as Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Joan Baez, Olivia Newton-John, and more. It's become a bluegrass standard and has set the tone for many other murder ballads in the genre.