Fun Song Tutorials
Sugar Hill is a lot of fun to play, sometimes the simplest of tunes can be the most fun. Why not get a copy of some other simple tab and take them away with you to practice. If you want some more simple tunes to play my choices would be Skip To My Lou, Cripple Creek and also why not try your hand at a bit of Beethovens Ode TO Joy!
Skip To My Lou
£4.00
Skip To My Lou — CLAWHAMMER BANJO TAB PDF
With its bright, repetitive melody and steady 4/4 rhythm, Skip To My Lou makes an approachable clawhammer banjo piece for new players. This clawhammer banjo tab provides two progressive ways to play the tune. The SIMPLY SONGS arrangement offers complete beginners a clear starting point for learning the melody, while the Standard TAB adds chord brushes, fifth-string drone notes and a fuller rhythmic pattern for players ready to develop the arrangement.
Arrangement details
Style: Clawhammer banjo
Tuning: Open G (gDGBD)
Key: G major
Time signature: 4/4
SIMPLY SONGS difficulty: Complete beginner
Standard TAB difficulty: Beginner
SIMPLY SONGS techniques: Single-note melody using open strings and notes at the first and second frets
Standard TAB techniques: Melody notes, full chord shapes, chord brushes and fifth-string drone notes
Chords: G and D7
Lyrics included: Yes
Digital format: Digital PDF download
Page count: 3 PDF pages across both arrangements
Begin with the SIMPLY SONGS arrangement and concentrate on the repeated melodic phrases as the tune moves between G and D7. The limited fretting movement makes it possible to focus on recognising the melody and keeping each note evenly spaced. In the Standard TAB, maintain that same clear melody while adding the full chord shapes, brushes and regular fifth-string drone. Practise the G and D7 sections separately before joining them into a continuous clawhammer rhythm.
Two arrangements included
Start with the SIMPLY SONGS version—a clear, approachable and easy-to-read banjo tab with larger notation and a simplified arrangement. It is designed for beginners, visual learners and players who find traditional banjo tablature difficult to read.
When ready for an extra challenge, progress to the Standard TAB, which provides a more complete clawhammer banjo arrangement with additional notes, techniques and musical detail.
Together, the two versions provide a clear path from understanding and playing the essential tune to developing a richer arrangement.
Your digital download includes:
One easy-to-read SIMPLY SONGS banjo tab
One complete Standard clawhammer banjo tab
Both arrangements supplied as a digital PDF download
Banjo tabs suitable for complete beginners and beginner players
Your PDF download will be emailed automatically after purchase. Please double-check that your email address is spelled correctly before completing your order.
Cripple Creek
£4.00
Cripple Creek — CLAWHAMMER BANJO TAB PDF
With its lively repeated phrases and clear verse-and-chorus shape, Cripple Creek makes an engaging tune to play on clawhammer banjo. This Cripple Creek clawhammer banjo tab offers two progressive arrangements for complete beginners and more confident beginners. The SIMPLY SONGS version provides an approachable starting point with a clear melody and highlighted chord movement, while the Standard TAB develops the tune with fuller clawhammer rhythm, ornamentation and additional musical detail.
Arrangement details
Style: Clawhammer banjo
Tuning: Open G (gDGBD)
Key: G
Time signature: 4/4 in the Standard TAB
SIMPLY SONGS difficulty: Complete beginner
Standard TAB difficulty: Confident beginner
SIMPLY SONGS techniques: Simplified single-note melody with clearly highlighted chord movement
Standard TAB techniques: Slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, fifth-string drone notes and full chord strikes
Chords: G, C and D7
Lyrics included: Yes
Digital format: Digital PDF download
Length: 3 PDF pages across both arrangements
Begin with the SIMPLY SONGS arrangement and concentrate on keeping the short melody phrases even as the harmony moves between G, C and D7. The Standard TAB preserves the same recognisable verse and chorus while introducing slides between the second and fourth or fifth frets, pull-offs, hammer-ons, fifth-string rhythm and fuller closing chords. Progress phrase by phrase, adding the ornaments only after the underlying melody and chord movement feel secure.
Two arrangements included
Start with the SIMPLY SONGS version—a clear, approachable and easy-to-read banjo tab with larger notation and a simplified arrangement. It is designed for beginners, visual learners and players who find traditional banjo tablature difficult to read.
When ready for an extra challenge, progress to the Standard TAB, which provides a more complete clawhammer banjo arrangement with additional notes, techniques and musical detail.
Together, the two versions provide a clear path from understanding and playing the essential tune to developing a richer arrangement.
Your digital download includes:
One easy-to-read SIMPLY SONGS banjo tab
One complete Standard clawhammer banjo tab
Both arrangements supplied as a digital PDF download
Banjo tabs suitable for complete beginners through to confident beginners
Your PDF download will be emailed automatically after purchase. Please double-check that your email address is spelled correctly before completing your order.
Ode To Joy
£4.00
Ode To Joy — CLAWHAMMER BANJO TAB PDF
Ode To Joy has a melody you can recognise from its opening notes, making it a lovely tune to explore on clawhammer banjo. This Ode To Joy clawhammer banjo tab gives you two ways to play it: a clear SIMPLY SONGS arrangement to help you find the melody, followed by a fuller Standard TAB when you’re ready to add more detail. Start with the version that feels comfortable and build from there.
Style: Clawhammer banjo
Tuning: Open G, gDGBD
Key: G
Time signature: 4/4
Chords shown: G and D7
SIMPLY SONGS difficulty: Beginner
Standard TAB difficulty: Confident beginner to Intermediate
Techniques: The Standard TAB includes hammer-ons, fifth-string notes and fuller chord notes
Digital format: PDF download, with three pages across both arrangements
In the SIMPLY SONGS version, concentrate on following the familiar melody through the G and D7 chord changes. Its larger notation gives each note room to breathe. The Standard TAB keeps that melody while adding notes around it, a more active rhythm and several hammer-ons. Once you can hear the tune clearly in the simpler version, use the fuller TAB to bring those extra details into your playing.
Two arrangements included
Start with the SIMPLY SONGS version—a clear, approachable and easy-to-read banjo tab with larger notation and a simplified arrangement. It is designed for beginners, visual learners and players who find traditional banjo tablature difficult to read.
When ready for an extra challenge, progress to the Standard TAB, which provides a more complete clawhammer banjo arrangement with additional notes, techniques and musical detail.
Together, the two versions provide a clear path from understanding and playing the essential tune to developing a richer arrangement.
Your digital download includes:
One easy-to-read SIMPLY SONGS banjo tab
One complete Standard clawhammer banjo tab
Both arrangements supplied as a digital PDF download
Banjo tabs suitable for beginner and confident beginner players
Your PDF download will be emailed automatically after purchase. Please double-check that your email address is spelled correctly before completing your order.