Minstrel Banjo

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Spot Waltz 3-8-13

Let's get off the beaten path of the tutors, and go to taht overlooked banjo stepchild...WINNER'S. This is from the New Amercian School Book...c.1883.

It is called the Spot Waltz. Tab later.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Bell on March 7, 2013 at 2:18pm

The couple who was on the secret spot when Tim finished playing wins a special gift basket from Carl.

Permalink Reply by Tim Twiss on March 7, 2013 at 3:46pm

Tab

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Permalink Reply by Jon on March 27, 2013 at 9:37pm
What is tuning, string by string, for this?
Permalink Reply by Jon on March 28, 2013 at 10:14am

I see tuning is: eAEG#B (Converse?), one tone up from dGDF#A (Briggs?).

Correct?

Permalink Reply by Jon on March 28, 2013 at 10:40am

Notation, tablature and *.tef file, for Spot Waltz, using tablEdit.

Permalink Reply by Jon on March 28, 2013 at 11:10am

Forgot the link to above:

http://dragonflybridge.net/Banjo/Minstrel/

JonS

Permalink Reply by Tim Twiss on March 28, 2013 at 12:27pm

Jon, that's a good looking transcription.

 

Permalink Reply by Jon on March 28, 2013 at 12:34pm

 

Tim Twiss said:

Jon, that's a good looking transcription.

 

Thanks Tim. 

 

Question: why did you choose eAEG#B (which is Converse?) instead of  dGDF#A (Briggs?) - I suspect because the left hand fingering seems easier with the eAEG#B?

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Tim Twiss on March 28, 2013 at 12:37pm

It lays well. 3 sharps....key of "A".....sure sign of it.

Permalink Reply by Jon on March 28, 2013 at 2:01pm

Short Stop Jig - notation, tab, midi:

http://dragonflybridge.net/Banjo/Minstrel/

JonS

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