Author Archives: BanjoTom2

Monroe the Mandolin Picker… Monroe was a mandolin picker, To the jams he often would go… He charted his chords, rhymed all his words, How fast his fingers could go! He chopped with the best, never missing a rest… Til … Continue reading →

A new posting of an older arrangement. Features 4 different instruments playing lead.    Tom 1/8/2020 Whiskey in the Jar – Traditional – Fiddle, Banjo, Mandolin & Bass TEF PDF MIDI    

Crawdad Song (Fishin’ Hole Song) – Traditional – BANJO & MANDOLIN TEF PDF MIDI    

The banjo part is actually in C, but capo’d at the second fret… Tom Angeline the Baker – Traditional (Stephen Foster) – BANJO & MANDOLIN TEF PDF MIDI    

I took a Hartford Banjo Solo that I’d arranged for Brian Heinold, an old friend from my days a Music Folk, in St. Louis, and added a Mandolin track to it. The banjo part remains unchanged, but I updated everything … Continue reading →

The style of banjo that I play is based on Earl Scrugg’s Bluegrass style of banjo. In other words, darned near every tab on this site is based on roll patterns played with 3 fingers and thumb and metal finger … Continue reading →

I’m a fan of Bob Dylan’s music, especially the folk-sounding stuff. There are bands out there such as Manfred Mann’s Earth Band that have taken certain Dylan songs and, in my opinion, turned out a better, happier-sounding recording than old … Continue reading →

I took a banjo arrangement I’d done back in 2010 and updated the banjo back-up (roll patterns and licks used to support the melody), totally re-did the bass according to my recent work, replaced the keyboard back-up with fiddle back-up … Continue reading →

A farmer came in from the field and was having lunch with his family. His little girl loved all the animals on the farm. They had cows and horses, pigs, chickens and the like. The daughter asked, “Daddy… are there … Continue reading →

Angels We Have Heard On High – Traditional Christmas TEF PDF MIDI