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Dueling Banjos
Theme song from the 1973 Warner Brothers movie "Deliverance"
Similar to “Fuedin’ Banjos” by Arthur Smith - Copyright 1955
Intro:
G    (Guitar) - G    (Banjo) -
Part 1:
||: G  C  G  (Guitar) G  C  G  (Banjo) G  C  G  (Guitar) G  C  G  (Banjo)
 (Guitar & Banjo) C           G D           G -
Part 2:
G    (Guitar) - G    (Banjo) -
G    (Guitar) - G    (Banjo) -
C    (Guitar) - C    (Banjo) -
G    (Guitar) - G    (Banjo) -
D    (Guitar) - D    (Banjo) -
G  C  G  (Guitar) G  C  G  (Banjo) G  C  G  (Guitar) G  C  G  (Banjo)
Part 3:  (Add Lib)
C - G -
D - G -
C - G -
D - G - (go to Part 1) :||
Ending:
G - - -            D  G
8-beats before Intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
The above arrangement is based on 1973 published sheet music.
See the Internet for other popular arrangements.
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Performer Links:
(webpage)
 
Watch Jim and Charlie Tagawa perform "Dueling Banjos" (youtube)
 
Watch Arthur Smith perform "Dueling Banjos" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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