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X:1
T:Shuffle bowing patterns
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley
N:What's important here is, of course, the direction of the bow rather than the actual notes.
N:But, since you have to play some notes, you might as well play these, for practice. Perhaps
N:you'd like to let an open A drone ring out while you're noting the D string. Or you might like
N:to hit the A string just on down bows, for instance. Experiment with this, and with things like
N:how much bow you use, and how much swing you give the rhythm.
O:USA
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:D
P:Nashville Shuffle
|: v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF :|
P:Georgia Shuffle
|: (uEF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vFuF :|


X:2
T:Little Rabbit
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2007 Ben Paley
N:This was originally two tunes - the first three parts were Little Rabbit, and the last two were
N:Rabbit Where's Your Mammy.
N:But it's also a version of John Brown's Dream, as banjo scholar Stephen Wade points out,
N:although that tune usually goes in G. I'm not sure how these pieces of information relate to
N:one another.
O:USA
Q:1/2=100
R:Reel
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:A
P:A
a2 af e2 ce | a2 ea b3g | a2 ag fgaf | e2 c2 c2 ef :|
P:B
|: ecBc ecef | ecBA c2 ef | ecBc ecef |1 ecBc A2 ef :|2 ecBc A2 EF ||
P:C
|: A2 Ac BAcB | AcBA c2 EF | A2 Ac BAcB | AcBA A2 EF |
A2 Ac BAcB | AcBA c2 ef | ecBc ecef |1 ecBc A2 EF :|2 ecBc A2 Ac ||
P:D
|: e2 e2 f3 f | e2 c4 cd | e2 e2 afaf | e2 c4 cd |
e2 e2 f3 f | e2 c2 B2 cB | A2 F2 E3 E |1 F2 A4 Ac :|2 F2 A4 cB ||
P:E
|: A2 F2 E3 f | e2 c4 cB | A2 F2 E3 E |1 F2 A4 cB :|2 F2 A6 |]