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Stoney Point Mandolin Tabs

Traditional

Stoney Point Mandolin Tablature: One Song, Many Styles

Recomended level: Intermediate

Tags: #fiddle tune, #instrumental, #traditional

Stoney Point is a classic traditional fiddle tune and sounds great on the mandolin. The Bluegrass version is a great place to start. You can use the difficulty slider to simplify it if needed and there's a lot of lick variations to try out after nailing the basics.


Folk music and traditional fiddle tunes come from an aural tradition. It's music, but it's also a story that gets told and retold. It changes over time, from place to place. People remember it and tell it differently. This song is a great example of that. There are multiple transcriptions available that vividly demonstrate that concept. You'll notice variations in the melody, chord progression, and form of the tune. While most people play this as a two part tune, it's sometimes has an additional 1 or two parts!

Learn how to play Stoney Point on Mandolin with this selection of tablatures:

  • Mandolin Stoney Point Bluegrass

    Bluegrass

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G/Em
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Stoney Point is played in different ways. This represents the most common approach. Sometimes people may play the G major section first, and occasionally there is an added 3rd part....

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  • Mandolin Stoney Point Sam Bush - Transcription

    Sam Bush - Transcription

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G/Em
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Here's a transcription of Sam Bush's mandolin playing on the Tony Rice album 'Manzanita'. Check out all those triplet hammer-ons and pull-offs. Sam is also a great fiddle player and...

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  • Mandolin Stoney Point Alisa Jones - Transcription

    Alisa Jones - Transcription

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G/Em
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This is a transcription of Alisa Jones' fiddle playing. There's a lot of great ideas and licks to grab from fiddle players. Also notice that her and the band play the major section ...

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  • Mandolin Stoney Point Jim VanCleve - Transcription

    Jim VanCleve - Transcription

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      Em/G
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Here's a transcription of Jim VanCleve's fiddle playing. Notice him and the band add the uncommon C section. Some of the fiddle details like exact bowing patterns are left out...

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  • Mandolin Stoney Point Jim Taylor - Transcription

    Jim Taylor - Transcription

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G/Em
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This is a transcription of Jim Taylor's playing of Stoney Point. This is from an album featuring civil war music. Jim plays this in four parts which is very uncommon and much differ...

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