John Henry

Performed by Earl Scruggs with Lester Flatt

Transcribed from a live show from the mid-1950s

G
C Ó
0 0 5 5
5
0 5 0 2
0
2 3
0
0
2
0
0
0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M M M T I T M M
M T I M T S M I T M
T T T T

D
5 5 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
5 2 3 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M M M I M M M M
T I M T H T I M T
T M T
T
G
5 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
5 0 0
2 3 0 0
2
0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M M M T I T I
T I M T S M I T M M M
T T T T

2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 0
2 0 2 2
0
M I T P M T I T I
T I M I T M
M T T I T T S M I T M
H

D
0 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 3 0 3 3 2 0 2 3
2 2
0 0 0
T I M I T P M
T I M I T M T I M T M
S T T I T I M T
S

G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
2 3 3
32 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 Ó
2
0 0 0 0 0
M I M I PM T M M T
I H T I I T M
I M T T I M T T M I
S S

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 Sittin’ on Top of the World

Allen Shelton with Jim & Jesse

G
C Œ
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2 3 3
0
3
0
3
0 2 0
0
2 3
0
0
2 3
0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M
M M M I M T I M T I M T I M T M T I T M T I T M
I I I H T S S
T T T
C G
0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 2 3 3 1 3 1 1
32 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
T P I T I M T I
T I T M T I
I M T I M T I M T I M T T M T I M
H

0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 2
2 0 2
0 0 0 0
M T M T P I T P M
T I T T I T I T M T I T M T I T M
H S S S

D
0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0
0 ‰ 0 0
2 3 2 3 0
2 5 2 0 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0
T
T I M T I M T I T M T I T M J M T I T I M
H H I T M
S H T M M
T T P

G
5 2 0 5 0 0
0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0
0 2
0
T I M I M T I M T
T I M T M I T M
H

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 Gold Rush

Key of A, capo 2 As played by Vic Jordan with Bill Monroe

œAå G
C Œ
0
0
0
1
0
2 .. 0
2 3 3
0
0
0 0
2 3 3
0
0
2
0
0
32
0
0
0

0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M I PM T M
I I I
I M T I M T I M I M T I M T I M T I M T
H H

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
0 2 2 5 2 0 2
0 0
T M I T M
T M T I M I T M T I M I T M T T I T M
S H S

D 1. G 2. G

3 2
0
0
0
2 0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
.. 0 0
0 9
10
4
0 0 0 0
T P I T M T P I M T I T I
T T M T I M T M T M I

œBå G C G
.. 5
0
5
0
0
0
1
2
1
2 0
0
3 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2 0 2
0 0
I M T I M I T P M
M T M I M I T M
T I M T T I T T
H

C G
0 9 0 0 2 2 0
0 0 10 5 0 1 1 0 0
2 3 5 0 2 3
0 0 0 0
I M T I M I T
M T M I I
T I T I M T M I T I M T S
S

D 1. G 2. G
0
5
0
0
0 2 0
0
0 9
10 .. 0 0
0
0
4 0
0 0 0 0
I I I M I
T I T I I T
M T I M T M T M I T

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 Bye Bye Blues

Allen Shelton, “Shelton Special”

C A≤
C ‰ J
2
1
0 2
1 .. 5
2 5 5
5
5
5
0
1
2 2
1
0
2
1
1
1 1
1
1
1

0 0 0 0
M T T T M I T M M I T M
I T I M T T I M T
I M T I M T I M
S

C
1 1 1 5 5 0 2 2 2
1 1 5 5 1 1
1 5 5 0 0
0 0 0 0
M I T M T M I T M T M I T M
T I M T I M T I M T

A D‡
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 5
2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0
M I T M M I T M I M T M
T I M H H
T T I M T T I M T

G‡
0 4 4 0 0 0 3 3 3
3 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 0 0 0
2
0 0 0 0 0
I M T I I M T M I M T M
M T I M H H T I M T T I M T

1. C B Dm‡ G‡
0
2 3 1
2
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
3
0
3
0
3
2
0
3
0
3
..
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I M T I M
I M T I M T I M T I M T I M T I M T I M I M T
H T T

2. C A≤ C
2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
M M I T M M I T M M I T
I I T I M T I
T M T I M I T I M T
T

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Variation on meas. 4-5 Variation on meas. 8-9
A≤ A
1 1 1 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 4 4
0 0
T I M M T I M T I M M T I
M
T I M T I T I T
M T I M T I T I T
M

ENDING
3.
≠
2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
1 1 1
1
1 1
1
4 1
2 0
1 1
2
1
2 Œ
2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M I T M I M M
I I T I M T I
T M T I M I T P T (brush)
T T

Dixie Breakdown
Don Reno, April 6, 1954
œAå G C
C 2 3 3
0
3
0 0
2 3 0
0
1
0 2
0
0
1
0
1
0 2
0
1
0
1
0 2
0
0 0 0 0 0
I T I M I T
I H T I M T I M T I M T T I M T I M T
I T H
M H
S T H

G D
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 3 3 0
2 4 0 2 2 2 0 0
4 4 4 0 2
0 0 0 0 0
I T I M I T
I H T I M T I M T I M T T M T I M T I T H
M
S T
G C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
2 3 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0
I M T
I H T I M T I M T I M T T I M T I M T
I
T I M T I
M H H
S T H

D G
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
2 2 2 3 232 0 0 3 2 0
3 4 4 4 0 2
0 0 0 0
M T I M I H I H T P T I
T S T I T P I T M T M T T M T I M
T

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œBå G C
12 12 10 9 5 5 3 0
12 0 12 0 8 0 8 0 5 0 5 0 1 1 1 0
12 10 9 7 5 3 2 0

T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I

G D
12 12 10 9 7 7 5 4
12 0 12 0 8 0 8 0 7 0 7 0 3 0 3 0
12 10 9 7 7 5 4 2

T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I

G C
12 12 10 9 5 5 2 0
12 0 12 0 8 0 8 0 5 0 5 0 1 1 0
12 10 9 7 5 3 2 0

T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M

D G
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
2 2 2 3 232 0 0 3 2 0
3 4 4 4 0 2
0 0 0 0
M T I M I H I H T P T I
T S T I T P I T M T M T T M T I M
T

Single String Break (first half of B part)

G C
7 9 10 9 7 7 0 8 10 8 0
7 8 8 8 10 8 8 10 8
7 9 10 8 9 8 9 9
7 8 9 10
T I T I T I T I T I T I T I T I T I T I I T I
T I T I I T I T T

G D
7 9 10 9 7 7 0 10 12 10 0
7 8 8 8 12 10 10 12 10
7 9 12 10 11 10 11 11
7 8 9 12
T I T I T I T I T I T I T I T I T I I I T M
T I I T T
T I T I T

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 Old Home Place

J. D. Crowe and the New South

G B C
C ‰ 0
J 0 0 2
0
0
2 3
0 0
0
2
0
4
2 4
4 4
4
0
4 0 0
1
0
2 3 0
2
0

0 0 0
I T M I T M M I T M
T T H T I M T T I M T T M
S T I T I M I
S S
H
G D
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 32 0 0 2 2 2
0 2 2 5 4 4 4
0 0 0
M I T PM T I M
T I T T M T T M T I M T M I
T T I M T I M T I
S

G B C
0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0
0 0 0 4 4 1
2 0 2 3 32 0 2 4 4 0 0 2 3 0
4 0 2 2
0 0 0
I I M T P I T M M I T M
T M T T T T I T M
T I M T S T I T I M I T M
S S
H
G D G
0 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 3 32 2 3 232 0 0 2 3 0
0 2 0 2 2
0 0 0
M I T PM H I H T
I M I T I M T I
T T T M T P I T M I H I T M
T

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 3
0 32 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
2 2 5
0 0 0 0 0
T I HM I PM T M M T
I M T T I S T I I M I T M T I M T I M
T S S

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 Salt Creek

As played by Bill Keith with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys

œAå G C F D
C Œ
0 2 4 4 5
0
0 0
0
2 0 2
0 1
0
2 0
3
0
2 0
3
0
2 0
3
0

0
0

0 0 0 0
T I T I T M M
T T T M M M T
T S T I M T M I T T I T T I T T I T T

G C D G
0 0 3 2 0 0 0
0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0
0 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 0
4 5
0 0 0 0 0 0
T I T I T T I T M
I T I P
T S T I M T M I M P T I M T I M T P
T H

G C F D
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1
0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
2 5 3 3 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
T I T I T
M T M T M I T M T M
T S T I M T M I T T I I M T T
H

G C F D G
0 0 3 2 0 0 0
0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0
0 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 0
3 5
0 0 0 0 0 0
T I T I T T M T
I T I P
T S T I M T M I M P T I M T I M T P
T H

œBå G F
2 5 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 1 3 1 3 1
0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M I T
M S T M I T I M T I M T M I M T M I T M I T I M T I M T

G F D G
2 5 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 3 0
0 0 1 3 1 3 1
0 0 3 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T
M S T M I I M T I M T M I M T M I T M I T I M T I T M
T T
H

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 F
2 5 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 1 1 3 1 3 1
0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M I T
I I
M S T M I T I M T I M T M I M T M I T M T T I M T
H

G F D G
2 5 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 3 0
0 0 1 3 1 3 1
0 0 3 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T T
M S T M I I M T I M T M I M T M I T M I T I M T I T M
T
H

Casey Jones
Tuning: ADGBD As played by Bobby Thompson, live tape (with Jim & Jesse?)

œAå D
C ‰ J
0

0
0 2
0
3 5
0
0
2
0 .. 0
5
0
0
2
0
0 0
2 3 5
0
0
2
0

0 0 0
M I I M M I T M I M I M I T M
I I I T I M T
T T I M T I
H

E A D
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
0 0 5 2 3 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0
I T I M M I T I M I M I
T I M T
I M T M T M T I I M T I M T M I
H H H
1. A D 2. A D

2 0
0 0
2
0
3 5
0
0
2
0 .. 2 0
0 0

2 0 2 0
0 0 0
M I T
M I M M
T I T T M I M T I T I T T T
T H

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œBå D
.. 0
0 2
0
0 2
3
0
5
4
5
0 0 0
0 2
0
0 2
3
4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0
T M H M I M T M H
I T M H T I T I M T M I T M H T I
I I

A D
0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 5 3 5 5
0 2 0 2
4
0 0 0 0 0 0
I
M I M M T M H M I M
T T I T M H T I T I M T M
I

1. A D 2. A D
0
2
1 0
2
1
0
1
2 0
0 0
.. 2 0
0 0
2 3
2 0 2 0
0 0 0 0
T M T M T M T M H
I M T I M T M I T I T T I
H H I
T

ENDING
D
0 0 0 0 12 12 12 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 12 12 12 7
2 42 9 6
4 2 0
0 0 11 0 0
M I T M T P I I I M I T M T M
M T M T T M T M T I T
I S
T

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 Clinch Mountain Backstep
Key of A, capo 2 As played by Ralph Stanley
G D
œAå
C 4 5 3 0 3 0 0
5 3 0
0
0
5 3 0
1
0
1 3 3
0
3
0

J
0
S
0
M
0 0
P
0 0 0
M
0
M M I
0 0

M T M M T I M T I M T I T I M T I M T I M
T T T P H
G D G
3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1 3
5 3 0 3 0 0 0
2 2 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M P T M I
T I
T T I M T I M T I M T I M T I M T T
P H S
D
5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0
1 3 0 1 2 3 3 3
3 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M M I
M I M
T T M T I M T M T I T I M T I M T I M
H H
G D G
3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 3
5 3 0 3 0 0 0
3 3 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M P T M I
T T I M T I M T I M T I M T T I M T M
P H S T
œBå G
.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0
3 5
0
0
0
1 3

0
3 0
3
0
3 5
0
0
0
3
4 0
1

T M M
I
T I M T I M T I M T I M T T I M T I M T I T
S H S
D G D
C 0
1 3 3
0
3
0 3 0 3 0
5 3
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
0
0
0

3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M M M P T M
I M T I M T I M T T I M T I M T I M T I M T
H P H
G

0
0
0
0
..
3 5
0 0
I
T I M T M
S T

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(Fiddle)
œAå G D
8 0 7 0 3 5 8 0 0 0
6 6 6 6 0 5
5 0 0 5 5 0
8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I T M I M
T M T I M T I M T I M I T I T I M S T M T I M I T
I

G D G
8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 6
5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
8 8 8 8 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
I I
T M T I M T I M T I M I T I T M I T M I T I T T
I
M T I M

Little Maggie
As played by Bill Emerson with Jimmy Martin,
“Good ’n’ Country Instrumentals”

% G F
C 0
2 3
0
.. 32
0
0
0
0
0 0
2 3 2 3 3
0
2
0

3
2
0
2
0

0 0 0 0 0 0
T P I T M I H T M
T I T M T I M T H T I M T I M T I M T I M
S

G D
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 3 2 3 0
2 2 3 32 0 0 32
0 0 0 0 0
T P I T M I M T M T PM
I M I H H I
T T I T M T I M T T
S

G 1. 2.

0
0
2
0
3 0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
.. 0
0
0
0

2
0 0 0 0 0
T T I
T M T I M I T M M T I T M M M
S T S T T

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 2nd BREAK
G F
.. 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0

3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T I T I T M T M T I T M T M T M T I T I S M T I T I S M T I T M
S S T S T S

G D G

0
0 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
2 3 0
0 0
2 3 0
0
0
0
0
0
..
3 5 3 0 3 2 0
0 0 0 0 0
M I T M T I
M I
T I M T M I T M T I M T S T M T I S T M M M
S H P T T

G 3rd BREAK F
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 5 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I H T M I H T M I H T M I H T M
H T I M T H T I M T H T I M T H T I M T

G D G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 2 3
3 2 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 0
2 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I H T M I T
H M I T M T I M I T M
T I M T I M T T S M M
P P S P T T

G F
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 0 5 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I H T M I H T M I H T M I H T M
H T I M T H T I M T H T I M T H T I M T

G D G D.S.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 2 3 0
3 2 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 3
2 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I H T M I T
H T M I T M T I M I T M
I M T I M T T S M T I T M
P P S P T S
(Return to 1st Break)

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 Doug’s Tune

Music by Douglas Dillard

œAå D‡ G
C 2
2 0
1
0 2 0
1 1
2
2 0
1
0 2 0
1 1
0
2 0
0
0 2 0
0 0
0
2 0
0
0 2 0
0 0

T M P M P I T M P M P I T M P M P I T M P M P I
I I I I I I I I

D‡ G
2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 5 4 4 2 2 0
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0
0 0 0
T M P M P I T M P I T M I T
I I I M I M T M I M T M I M T

D‡ G
2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0

T M P M P I T M P M P I T M P M P I T M P M P I
I I I I I I I I

C G D‡
0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 2 3 3 2
0 2 2 0 2 5
0 0
T I M I T P M
I T
T H M I T M T I T I M T I M I M T
S

G
0 0 0 0 0
0 2 4 0 0 0 0
2
0 0 0
T I
T M T I M I T M T M T I M
S

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œBå D‡ G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 0
2 0 2 3 4
4 2 0
T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I
T I M I T I M I T I M I

D‡ G
0 0 0 0
2
1 1 1 1 1 1 Π2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 320
4 2 0 0 2
0 0
T I M I I H I H I H I P I
T I M I T I M I T T
M
T I H T

D‡ G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 0
2 0 2 3 4
4 2 0
T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I T I M I
T I M I T I M I T I M I

C G D
0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 1 0 0
0 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 2
0 2 2 0 2 5
0 0
I T M T P I M M I T P M
T H T T I T I T I M
M T I M T
S

G
0 0 0 0 0
0 2 4 0 0 0 0
2
0 0 0
T I
T M T I M I T M T M T I M
S

Transcription: Tony Trischka Inscription: John Roberts

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