Cripple Creek

Learn your slides, pull-offs, and hammer-ons

Cripple Creek is a must-learn Scruggs style beginner banjo tune because it teaches how to play slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and pinches. We recommend you learn the slurs one at a time. For example, learn the slide with it's roll pattern first, then move on the the pull-off, and so on.

For a detailed lesson plan for Cripple Creek, check out this learning path, or click the card below to view and practice Cripple Creek in Tunefox's tab library in Scruggs and Melodic style.

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  Learning Path

  How to Play Cripple Creek

  This learning path is your guide to mastering the iconic banjo tune "Cripple Creek." Designed for banjo enthusiasts eager to enhance...

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  Learning Path

  Up the Neck Backup

  This lesson path will teach you how to incorporate common Scruggs style backup licks up the neck, teardrop style backup, and a stud...

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  Song

  Scruggs Style

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  • Key
    G
  • 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 firs...

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  Song

  Melodic Style

  • Difficulty
    
  • Key
    G
  • Tuning
    gDGBD

  A classic arrangement of "Cripple Creek" with a little single string style added in. The B section features some fancy up-the-neck m...

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