Putting It All Together
Let's put the pieces together and get cookin' with Cripple Creek!
Now it's up to you to take the parts you've been practicing and piece them together to form a cohesive song. Remember that you repeat both sections once and the form is AABB. Not all songs have this form, but it is a popular one in the bluegrass genre for instrumental tunes.
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Notice the repeat signs at the end of measures 2 and 4. These look like vertical lines with two dots to the left of them and they are there to let you know to go back to the beginning of the song. When you repeat once, you won't repeat again unless otherwise notated.
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Banjo
Free
Banjo - Scruggs Style
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Difficulty
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Key
G
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Tempo
90 bpm
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Tuning
gDGBD
This version of the Cripple Creek is designed to teach you how to play slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Take each one slow at first to get them sounding nice and clean.
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Song
Banjo
Free
Banjo - Melodic Style
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Difficulty
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Key
G
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Tempo
90 bpm
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Tuning
gDGBD
A classic arrangement of "Cripple Creek." The B section features some fancy up-the-neck melodic work, so practice slow for cleanliness!
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Song
Banjo
Free
Banjo - Backup
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Difficulty
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Key
G
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Tempo
90 bpm
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Tuning
gDGBD
This is a forward roll driven backup variation of Cripple Creek based on Earl Scruggs's playing on the original recording.
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