Dueling Banjos

	  		 
 
I haven't actually heard the song in a while, I basically just grew up hearing 
my dad pick out pieces of it. Here's what I know. The song is actually played 
with a guitar and banjo with a question and answer sort of feel. I use a hard 
pick near the bridge of the guitar to simulate the banjo sound. 
 
Guitar 1                             Banjo 1 
e+-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B+-----------------------------------0-1-3-0-1---0-------------------------- 
G+---------------------------------------------2---0-2---------------------- 
D+-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A+-2-3---2-3-0-2---0-------------------------------------------------------- 
E+---------------3---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Start this (lick 1) slow, then repeat a few times with increasing tempo  
before moving on to the second lick. 
 
Guitar 2                             Banjo 2 
e+-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B+-------------------------------------------0---0-------------------------- 
G+-------------------------------------0-0-2---0---2------------------------ 
D+-----------------------------------0-------------------------------------- 
A+---0-0-2-3---2-0---------------------------------------------------------- 
E+-3---------3-------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
From what I remember this (lick 2) is played once then it breaks into the  
following chord question and answer. 
 
Guitar 3                             Banjo 3 
    G G G   C   G                     G G G   C   G 
e+--3-3-3---0---3---------------------3-3-3---3---3----------------------------------- 
B+--0-0-0---1---0---------------------3-3-3---5---3----------------------------------- 
G+--0-0-0---0---0---------------------4-4-4---5---4----------------------------------- 
D+--0-0-0---2---0---------------------5-5-5---5---5---------------------------------- 
A+--2-2-2---3---2---------------------5-5-5---3---5---------------------------------- 
E+--3-3-3-------3---------------------3-3-3-------3--------------------------------- 
    8 8 4   4   4                     8 8 4   4   4 
 
The 8's and 4's correspond to eight and quarter notes respectively. 
 
Again from what I remember you go back through licks 1,2,3 at a much quicker 
tempo then then song goes into picking similar melodies over the strumming on 
the other instrument. I've never played this with anyone else, so I've never 
learned the duet parts (I've always faked both parts by myself). 
 
Hope this helps 
Greg Vaughn 
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