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Bring the gentle, lilting melody of Lavenders Blue “Dilly Dilly” to your banjo with two progressive arrangements. This clawhammer banjo tab offers a clear starting point for confident beginners through the large, colour-coded SIMPLY SONGS notation, with lyrics beneath the melody. When you feel comfortable with the tune, the Standard TAB adds chord brushes, fifth-string notes and pull-offs for a fuller sound. Both versions explore the melody around the fifth fret, helping you develop the arrangement within a compact area of the fingerboard.
Style: Clawhammer banjo
Tuning: Open G, gDGBD
Key: C major
Time signature: 6/8
SIMPLY SONGS difficulty: Confident beginner
Standard TAB difficulty: Beginner to intermediate
Techniques: Fifth-fret barre and melody fretting; the Standard TAB adds chord brushes, fifth-string thumb notes and pull-offs
Chords: C, F and G7
Lyrics: Included with the SIMPLY SONGS arrangement, with additional lyrics on the playing-tips page
Digital format: Digital PDF download; three pages covering both arrangements and supporting playing tips
Start by following the colour-coded melody in SIMPLY SONGS, keeping the lilting 6/8 pulse steady as you hold the fifth-fret barre and reach the notes at frets 6 and 7. The playing tips and chord diagrams show how to retain that barre as the harmony moves through C, F and G7. In the Standard TAB, concentrate on fitting the 6–5 and 7–5 pull-offs evenly around the chord brushes and fifth-string notes, keeping the familiar “dilly dilly” melody clear.
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.
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 confident beginners through to intermediate players
Your PDF download will be emailed automatically after purchase. Please double-check that your email address is spelled correctly before completing your order.
Bring the gentle, lilting melody of Lavenders Blue “Dilly Dilly” to your banjo with two progressive arrangements. This clawhammer banjo tab offers a clear starting point for confident beginners through the large, colour-coded SIMPLY SONGS notation, with lyrics beneath the melody. When you feel comfortable with the tune, the Standard TAB adds chord brushes, fifth-string notes and pull-offs for a fuller sound. Both versions explore the melody around the fifth fret, helping you develop the arrangement within a compact area of the fingerboard.
Style: Clawhammer banjo
Tuning: Open G, gDGBD
Key: C major
Time signature: 6/8
SIMPLY SONGS difficulty: Confident beginner
Standard TAB difficulty: Beginner to intermediate
Techniques: Fifth-fret barre and melody fretting; the Standard TAB adds chord brushes, fifth-string thumb notes and pull-offs
Chords: C, F and G7
Lyrics: Included with the SIMPLY SONGS arrangement, with additional lyrics on the playing-tips page
Digital format: Digital PDF download; three pages covering both arrangements and supporting playing tips
Start by following the colour-coded melody in SIMPLY SONGS, keeping the lilting 6/8 pulse steady as you hold the fifth-fret barre and reach the notes at frets 6 and 7. The playing tips and chord diagrams show how to retain that barre as the harmony moves through C, F and G7. In the Standard TAB, concentrate on fitting the 6–5 and 7–5 pull-offs evenly around the chord brushes and fifth-string notes, keeping the familiar “dilly dilly” melody clear.
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.
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 confident beginners through to intermediate players
Your PDF download will be emailed automatically after purchase. Please double-check that your email address is spelled correctly before completing your order.