Chubby Parker-The Year Of Jubilo

Comment by Chris Prieto on July 25, 2015 at 11:54am

I have been whistling this non stop for the last three days and chunkin away at it on the ol banjo. Is there sheet music for a officialish minstrel version or am I left making my own from traditional banjo tabs I am finding all over the net? Maybe I am searching the wrong terms in the google.

Comment by Wes Merchant on July 25, 2015 at 12:53pm

Here's a link to the sheet music I'll also post the melody line from a period violin book.

http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/uic_smusic...

Comment by Wes Merchant on July 25, 2015 at 12:58pm

Winner's New Primer for Violin, 1864.

Comment by Chris Prieto on July 25, 2015 at 2:19pm

Thank you sir!

Comment by Joel Hooks on July 25, 2015 at 6:27pm

So I had to google how to "pinch" a banjo.  I turns out that according to the rules of bluegrass when one plays a two note harmony or three note chord it goes by a special name "pinching."  Since Parker recorded before bluegrass had a strict set of rules and names I think he is just playing a root note followed by a cord which is basic accompaniment from the earliest of popular music.

At any rate I recommend the full album put out by B.A.C.M..  It comes with a nicely written short bio including that he played plectrum banjos and regular banjos with the fifth string removed.

Pinching, pulling off, hammering on... these terms are so bawdy!

Comment by Joel Hooks on July 25, 2015 at 6:31pm

...followed by a chord.  I think I am supposed to delete my post and add a corrected one.  Is that the proper etiquette?

Comment by Wes Merchant on July 25, 2015 at 7:09pm

Thanks for the info Joel, I've always found your posts informative and your information reliable.

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