======== Lonesome Fiddle Blues by Vassar Clements (arr. Chris Ragaisis) (pick up notes) d |-----------------| B |-----------------| G |-x-x-x-x-x-x---5-| D |-------------7---| g |-----------------| (first A part) ||-0---0---3---3---|-7---3---0-------|-2-------5-----5-| ||-------5---5-----|-------5---------|---1---5---5-----| ||---6-------------|-----------x---x-|-----0-----------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||---------------0-|---0---------0---|-------------0---| |---0-------------|-0---0---3---3---|-7---3---0-------| |-5-----0---------|-------5---5-----|-------5---------| |-----5-----x---5-|---6-------------|-----------x---x-| |---------7---7---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------0-|---0---------0---| |-----2---2-----2-|-------2---------| |---1-------1-----|---1-------------| |-------------0---|-2=0-------x---5-| |-----------------|-----2---0---7---| |-0-----0---------|-----------------| pull off (second A part) |-0---0---3---3---|-7---3---0-------|-2-------5-----5-| |-------5---5-----|-------5---------|-1-------5-------| |---6-------------|-----------x---x-|---x---x---x-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------0-|---0---------0---|-----0-------0---| |---0-------------|-0---0---3---3---|-7---3---0-------| |-5-----0---------|-------5---5-----|-------5---------| |-----5-----x---5-|---6-------------|-----------x---x-| |---------7---7---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------0-|---0---------0---| |---5---6---7----8-|---9----10-[12]-------| |-7---8---9---10---|-11---12--------------| |------------------|----------------x---x-| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|------------------0---| harmonic (B part) |---0-----0-----0-|-----0---0-----0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-| |-0-----2=3-0-----|---0-------0-----|---x-------2-4---| |-------------2---|-2=5---------5---|-0---2-3-4-------| |-----0-----------|-------0---------|-----------------| t t i t i t i |---2-4-2---------|---------------0-|---------------0-| |-3-------3-0-----|-----------4-5---|-----------4-5---| |-------------3-2-|-------4-6-------|-------4-6-------| |-----------------|-4-5-6-----------|-4-5-6-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| t i t i t i t i t i t i t i t i t i t i t i t i |---7---7-----7---|----7-------7-------| |-----5-----5-----|-[6]----[6]---6-----| |-5=6-------------|------------------5-| |-----------------|----------------7---| |---------0-----0-|------0-------------| slide choke choke (A part again) |-0---0---3---3---|-7---3---0-------|-2-------5-----5-| |-------5---5-----|-------5---------|-1-------5-------| |---6-------------|-----------x---x-|---x---x---x-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------0-|---0---------0---|-----0-------0---| |---0-------------|-0---0---3---3---|-7---3---0-------| |-5-----0---------|-------5---5-----|-------5---------| |-----5-----x---5-|---6-------------|-----------x---x-| |---------7---7---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------0-|---0---------0---| |---5---6---7----8-|---9----10-[12]-------|| |-7---8---9---10---|-11---12--------------|| |------------------|----------------x-x-x-|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| harmonic This tune is played AABA. The arrangement is in the key of Dm but the banjo is in standard open G tuning. I loosely based this arrangement on Courtey Johnson's rendition of this tune on the first New Grass Revival album. Just watch for the harmonics and chokes and you'll be fine. By the way, the B part is mostly single string style. You'll have to alternate the thumb and forefinger to make it work. Chord Progression: A part ||Dm | |C | |Dm | |Am C | Dm || B part |G | |D | |E | |A |A7 | I welcome all questions and comments at ragaisis@best.com. Chris