Clawhammer tab: "Old Man Can Your Dog Catch A Rabbit"
My
Virtual Bluegrass Band will play "back up" for you, at ANY speed,
for as long as you like. They are ROCK solid, will play at a moment's
notice and much more fun than a metronome. Playing along with the
"band" will do wonders for your timing and they don't mind you making
mistakes!
These midi arrangements were created with "Band-In-A-Box". Windows
has a built-in midi player but I suggest that you download the free
midi player from vanbasco. This allows you to adjust the tempo,
which is important when you're learning a new tune.
Set the tempo to
a comfortable slow speed, then gradually increase the tempo as you
improve. All arrangements are in the key of G unless otherwise stated.
The arrangements do not contain any melody - it's your job to play
the lead. Always practice a new tune SLOWLY with good SOLID timing.
The
complete collection of midi arrangements can be downloaded in the
single file allmid.zip and then unzipped with Winzip or you can download
each individual ".mid" arrangement by right clicking on its name on
the "Tunes" page and selecting "Save Target As" in the dialog box.
Navigate to the folder where you wish to save the arrangement and
click "Save". If you own Band-In-A-Box, you can download the complete
set of "sgu" files in allsgu.zip , including my bluegrass
style file 5string.sty and variations of this style.
Tabs to most
of the tunes can be found in back issues of Banjo Newsletter. Please
sign the guest book if you have any comments or you wish to make a
request. If you find the arrangements useful please consider making
a donation.
Thank you.
Dave Marshall - last updated 22 September 2008
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