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Cluck Old Hen mandolin tabs

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  • Tablatures

    Traditional Melody

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      A
    • Tempo
      85 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Here's the old time and traditional arrangement for Cluck Old Hen. You'll hear this one at most jam sessions.

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  • High Octave - Melody

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      A
    • Tempo
      85 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This is the Alison Krauss and Union Station arrangement of Cluck Old Hen played in the higher octave.

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  • Low Octave - Melody

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      A
    • Tempo
      85 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Here you'll learn how to play in the low octave on the mandolin. This is the Alison Krauss and Union Station arrangement of Cluck Old Hen.

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  • Jam

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      A
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    The intermediate version of this tune gives you more bluesy licks and vocabulary to practice. Learning the A blues scale will help prepare you for learning this arrangement of Cluck Old Hen.

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More about Cluck Old Hen

The Tunefox Beginner tab is focusing on accenting the melody notes of the vocal line. Intermediate arrangement features more 16th note up and down strokes than the beginner version and Advanced version adds some tasty melodic flare.

Need some practice help? Tunefox has several unique learning tools to keep your practice interesting and fun. Use the tempo slider to find the perfect tempo for you to practice at. When you’ve found it, test your speed with the “Speed Up” function, which will steadily increase the tempo each time the song or selected measures loop. When you’re ready to get off the tab, use Memory Train to increasingly hide notes each time Cluck Old Hen tab loops.

Once you learn the main arrangement of Cluck Old Hen, try switching out the licks in the song to learn about improvisation and creativity. You can do this by using the Tunefox Lick Switcher, which features hand-crafted licks built specifically for each tab. If you’re looking to spice up the entire arrangement of Cluck Old Hen, click Shuffle Licks, which can be found in the bottom tool bar.

The backing tracks included in all tab versions of Cluck Old Hen are a great tool for practicing the melody or improvisation. Go to Settings to change the volume levels of the mandolin, full band tracks, and metronome to suit your practice needs.

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