The Old-Time Jam

Volume 2 - Banjo Tabs

www.oldtimejam.com
by Josh Turknett
 A Few Notes

This book contains clawhammer banjo tablature for all

of the Volume 2 tunes on the oldtimejam.com website. The
arrangements are very close to how I play these tunes in the
recordings on the site, though in some cases my not be exact
(I don’t always play things the same way twice!).
The banjo tuning for each is noted at the top of each
arrangement. Chord changes appear above the tablature as
they occur.
You will find that skip notes are used often in these
arrangements. A skip note is when the frailing finger (either
the index or middle) moves as if it is going to strike a string,
but doesn't actually strike it. This is basically so that
different rhythmic embellishments can be employed without
disrupting the clawhammer motion. You will see these
notated in the tab as notes with an "X" over them. The
location of the "X" is somewhat arbitrary since you won't
actually be striking the note. In these arrangements, this
technique is most often used to add syncopation to a tune.
When executing a "brush stroke" (hitting more than one
string at a time with the frailing finger) in these
arrangements, please feel free to choose how many strings
you want to sound. Though the number of strings is
specified (there is no choice but to specify in tablature), I
recommend you sound as many or as few strings on the
brush stroke as you see fit. I typically specify either 2 or 3
strings, but feel free to deviate based on what you like.
You will find the occasional alternate string hammer on
and pull off in these arrangements, in which a hammer on or
pull off is performed on a string other than the one that has
just be struck by the frailing finger. When these occur, they
are notated by a number underneath the tab staff, which
refers to the finger I typically use to execute the technique. A
"1" would mean the index finger, a "2" the middle, and so
forth - but again feel free to use what's most comfortable.
Anytime the thumb plays a string other than the fifth
string (i.e. a "drop thumb"), it is notated with a "T"
underneath the tab staff.
! !
 Barlow Knife
key of G (gDGBD tuning)
TablEdited by Joshua Turknett


5 5 4 4 5 5 0 0 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 0 5 5 4 4


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

H
6
5 5 0 0 5 5 4 5 7 5 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
0 0
2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11
2 0 Po 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2
1. 2.
16
Po 0 Po
Po Po
2 0 0 2 0 0
4 0 4 0
0
 Bill Cheatham
(aEAC#E tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

A D A


H
0 0 2 5 0 0


Po Po
0 0 0 Sl 0 Po H 1 1 1 5 7 5 0 0 0 0
2 4 2 0 2 0
0 2 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0

D E A A D E A
H Sl
6
0 Po 2 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5
Sl 0 Po 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
2 4 2 0 2 0
2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D D
H A E A D E A H
11
5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 2 2
1 0 3 0 1 3 0
0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1. E A 2.E A
16
0 0 0
0 0 0
2 0 2 0

0 0 0
 Cider
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D G Po A D


5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 5 5 5 5


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

G Po A D
6 Po
3 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
H 0 H 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 4 0 2 4 4 2 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1. A 2. A
11 Po Po
0
H 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2 4 4 0 0

0 0 0
 Darling Nellie Grey
key of G (gDGBD)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett


Sl
0 0 2 0 0 2 4 4 5 5 4 2 0 0


0 1 1 1 0 0 1
2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6
0 2 0 0 0 2 0
0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0
2 2 2 2
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T
Sl
11
0 2 4 4 5 5 4 2 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0 0
2 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R+
16
0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Po 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22
0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
1 0 0 1 1 1 0
2 2 2 2
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T
Sl
27
0 2 4 4 5 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0 0 Po 0
2 2 2 0 0
2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

33
0
0
0
 Dinah
(aEAC#E tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

H H H


0 5 5 5 7 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 7 5


5 5 0 0 5 5 1 5 5

0 0 0 0 0 0

T 1. 2.
6
0 Po Po 0 0 0
0 0 0 5 0 0 0
2 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

0 0 0

2 2
H H
11
0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
1 0 0 H 1 1 0 0 1 0
0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0

1 T 2 2 1 T
1. 2.
16
Po Po Po 0 0
0 0
2 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0
 Durang's Hornpipe
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D G D A D



Po H
H 0 H 0 0 H 0 H 0 Po H Po 0 H 0 H 0
0 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 4 0 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 3
G Po D A D D Po G
6
Po H 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 2 5 2 0 Po
0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 2 4 2 0 4 2 2 0
4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 T
D A H D Po G D
11
0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 Po
0 0 0 0
Sl 2 2 0 Sl
4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1. A 2.A T
D D
16
2
Po H 0 Po H
0
2 0 2 4 0 2 0 2 4 0
0
 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D H H


2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2


Po
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T G
A D D
Sl
6
2 Po H 2 5 5 2 5 5 7 7 7 7
0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T G T
D A D D A
Sl
11
5 5 5 2 0 5 5 5 2 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 2 0
0 2 2 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1. D T 2.D T T

16
2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0
 Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato Vine
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D Po G D


2 2 0 2 2


Po H
Po 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Po Po A D A D Po
6 Po
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 2 4 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T 1 T
G D A D Po A
11 Po
H Po 2 0 5 2 0 2
0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 4 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 4
4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 T
1. D 2.D
16
0 2 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0

T
 Half Past Four
(aEAC#E tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett
G
A Po D A Po D A Po


5 5 5 0 0 2 0 5 5 5 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 7 0 5


0 1 0 0 1 5 0
0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 T 3 T T
D H A H E A A E
6 Po
3 3 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 Po 0 0 0 0 Po H
5 5 0 0 Po 0 0 1 0 0 Po 0
0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2
4 0 4 0
0 0 0 0 0

T T T T T
A E A E A
11 Po Po H
0 0 0 Po 0 0 0 0 Po H 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 Po 0 0 1 0 0 Po 0 1 0
2 0 0 2 0 0 2
4 0 4 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1. E T A 2.E A
T T

16
Po 0 Po
Po 0 Po
2 0 0 2 0 0
4 0 4 0
0
 Hangman's Reel
key of A (aEAC#E tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett 36


0 0


Po Po Po
H 0 0 0 H 0 0 0 H
0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
0 2 0 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
41

H E A
6
Po 0 Po 0 0 0 0 2 0 Po
0 0 0 0 0 0 H 0
0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46

11
0 Po Po 0 Po 0 Po 0
0 0 H 0 0 0 H 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0
0 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

H E A E A
16 H
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 H 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
2 0 0 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E A E A E A
21 H
H 0 0 H 0 0 0 H
3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E
H H H
26
0 0 0 Po 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3
0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

H A D A D
31
Po 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Hangman's Reel - key of A (aEAC#E tuning)
A D A E A D A D E H
36
0 2 0 H 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
2 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A A D A D A D A E
41
0 H 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 H
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
2 0 0 2 2 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A D A D E H A
46
0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Johnny Don't Get Drunk
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett
A
D Po D G A D


5 5 5 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 5 5 5 3


Po H Po
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 2 4 2 0
2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0

A
Po D G A D D
6
2 0 0 2 Po H Po 2 2
0 0 0 Po 0 0 Po Po 0
2 0 2 4 2 0 Sl 0 0 0 0
4 0 2 0 2 4 4 4 0 4 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

G A D G
11
Po H Po 2 2 2 2 Po H Po
0 0 0 0 Po Po 0 0
2 0 2 4 2 0 Sl 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 2 0
2 2 2 4 4 4 0 4 0
0 0 0 0 0

1. A D 2.A D
16
2 2 2
0 0 0

2 0 2 0
0 0 0
 Leather Britches
key of G (gDGBD tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett
D
G H G


0 2 0


Po Po Po Po Po
0 0 0 Po 0 0 0 Po 0 0
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T
C D G G Po
6
Po 2 Po Po 0 (0) 0 5 (5) 5 2 0 0
0 0 1 1 H 0 (0)
2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 (0)
0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2
H D G Po H
11
0 0 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 5 (5) 5 2 0 0 0 0 2
0 1 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 1
2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2
1. D G 2.D T G
16
0 0 0
0 0 0
2 0 2 0

0 0 0

T
 Mole in the Ground
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D A D G


2 2 2 2 2 2 3


H H
0 0 Po 0 H 0 0 0 0 0
Sl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 4 4 0 2 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D H Po
6
3 3 2 H 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T
G D A D
11
3
H 3 2 2 2 H 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Po 0 H 0 0
0 2 2 2 0 0 0 Sl 0 0 2 0 0 0
0 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T
 Old Molly Hare
key of D (aDADE)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D Po G Po D A D D G


5 5 7 5 5 3 3 5 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 3


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T T
D A D G A D
6
2 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

T T T
 Policeman
(aEAC#E tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

A H D Po


Sl
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 5 5 5 2


Po
0 0 Sl 0 0 0 1
0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A H D Po A E
6
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 Po 0 Po 0
1 1 Sl 0 0 0 Po H
2 4 2 0 2 0
2 0 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A
11
0
0
0 0

0
 Sally Ann
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D G D


2 3 3 3 2 2


H H
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T T
A D D A
6
2 2
H 0 0 Po H
0 Sl 0 Sl
0 0 Sl
0 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1.D 2.D
11
2 2
0 0
0
4 2 0 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
 Seneca Square Dance
key of G (gDGBD tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

G C


0 0 0 0 0 2


H
Sl 0 Sl 0 0 Sl 0 Sl 0 1
0 2 2 4 2 4 2 0 2 4 2 4 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

2
G D 1.G 2. H
6
0 0 0 H Po 0 H 0 2 4
Sl 0 Sl 0 0 0 0
2 4 2 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 4
0 0 0 0 0

11 H
5 (5) 5 (5) 2 0 (0) 2 5 (5) 5 (5) 9 (9) 9
8 10 10 8
9 9 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1.G 2. T
D H
16
0 (0) H Po 0 2 4 0
0 0 0
0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 4
0 0 0
 Shortnin' Bread
key of A (aEAC#E tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

H A Po H Po
1.E A H


0 2 5 5 2 0 5 5 2 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 2


H H
0 0
0 2 4 2 4 0

0 0 0 0

2. E T 1.E
A A Po Po A
6
H H H 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 H 0 2 0 H H
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 2 4 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 4 2 4 0 2

0 0 0

2 2 2 2
2. E A

H H

2 4 2 4 0
 Sourwood Mountain
key of A (aEAC#E tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

A H E A


H
0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Sl 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0


H
0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
2 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 T T
H E A
6
2 5 0 Sl 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 Sl
2 0 0 0 2 4 0
2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T T
H E A H
11
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 Sl 0
0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0
2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T T
E A
16
0
0
2 0

T
 Sugar Hill
key of D (aDADE tuning)
TablEdited by Josh Turknett

D G


Po Po
2 2 2 0 2 2 3


H H H H
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0

T 1.D 2.D
D Po A H
6 Po
2 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 H 2 2 3
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 2 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T
H G H D
11
5 2 0 2 0 2 3 5 2 0 H 3 2 3 5 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T 1.D 2.D
Po A H
16
2 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 2

0 0 0 0 0