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Thread #21889   Message #234455
Posted By: BlueJay
26-May-00 - 03:40 PM
Thread Name: need help to find gratefuldead banjo tab
Subject: RE: need help to find gratefuldead banjo tab
Polarbear- While I don't know of any Dead banjo tab sites, keep in mind that the Grateful dead played many traditional songs, as well as songs from the popular genre by folks such as Hank Williams, Marty Robbins and Elmore James. I have seen exhaustive indexes of Dead songs, so maybe some searching through banjo tab sites could locate banjo tabs for some of these in an indirect way. (I don't know, as I've never searched any banjo sites). And don't forget Old and in the Way, which you mentioned. Maybe there's a tab site for it. This was Jerry Garcia's banjo playing at it's finest, and I don't think any banjo player could go wrong by learning ANY of these great tunes. Lots ofDead songs could work on the banjo, (A double-time version of "Morning Dew" comes to mind). But I just can't hear in my head a banjo version of "Truckin'" or "Sugar Magnolia". You may have to figure most of the Dead stuff out using guitar chords which are probably available. Best of luck, sounds like a website waiting to happen. BlueJay