Tennessee Stud clawhammer banjo tabs
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This song was made popular by Doc Watson. It has a signature intro which works great on Clawhammer banjo. This arrangement uses double C tuning, if you want to play it in the original key of D just slap that capo on at the 2nd fret and spike your 5th string at the 7th fret. All the left hand fingerings are recommendations, but sometimes you can find an alternate fingering that is perfectly viable and works better for you.
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An incredible story and song that was written by Jimmy Driftwood, but made popular in the bluegrass world by Doc Watson.
Tennessee Stud lyrics
Along about 1825, I left Tennessee very much alive I never woulda made it through the Arkansas mud If hadn't been ridin on the Tennessee Stud Had some trouble with my sweethearts paw. One of her brother was a bad outlaw I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud And I rode away on the Tennessee Stud The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood and there never was a hoss like the Tennessee Stud We drifted on down into no man's land Crossed a river called the Rio Grande I raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal Till I got me a skin full of the silver and gold Me and the gambler, we couldn't agree We got in a fight over Tennessee We jerked our guns and he fell with a thud And I got away on the Tennessee Stud The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood and there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud Well I got as lonesome as a man can be Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee The Tennesee Stud's green eyes turned blue Cause he was dreamin of his sweetheart too We loped right on across Arkansas, I whipped her brother and I whipped her paw. Found that girl with the golden hair and she was ridin' on the Tennessee Mare. The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood and there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud Stirrup to stirrup, side by side We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide We came to Big Muddy And we forded the flood on the Tennessee Mare and the Tennessee Stud A pretty little baby on the cabin floor A little hoss colt playin 'round the door I love that girl with the golden hair And the Tennessee Stud loves loves the Tennessee Mare They're good horses. The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood and there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud