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Banjo Boogie

Traditional - Lyrics by Jim Bottorff

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G	-	-	-
C	-	G	-
D	-	G	-   (repeat)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Jim's Lyrics

If I want to learn this song, I must practice all day long.

Banjo Boogie, Banjo Boogie, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice.

All I want to do today is Banjo Boogie, Banjo Boogie.

 

Peabody Lyrics

Banjo Boogie beat, Banjo Boogie beat, Banjo Boogie beat, Are you listening folks.

Banjo Boogie beat, Banjo Boogie beat, Banjo Boogie beat, Are you listening folks.

Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm gone.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Listen to Arthur Smith play "Banjo Boogie" (youtube)

 

Listen to Eddie Peabody perform "Banjo Boogie" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

Plectrum and 5-string tablature (pdf)

 

Tenor tablature (pdf)

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com