Fred Cockerham & Tommy Jarrell Clawhammer Banjo Masters
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................... 2
Introductory notes ................................................................................................................................4
About the Recording Files; About the tunes
Reading tablature................................................................................................................................. 5
Bob’s Method......................................................................................................................................... 6
Dan’s Method ....................................................................................................................................... 7
A Biography of Fred and Tommy......................................................................................................... 8
As Time Draws Near........................................................................................................................... 10
Back Step Cindy.................................................................................................................................. 12
Big Eyed Rabbit.................................................................................................................................. 14
Ducks on The Millpond....................................................................................................................... 16
Frankie Baker..................................................................................................................................... 18
John Brown’s Dream........................................................................................................................... 20
John Hardy.......................................................................................................................................... 22
John Henry.......................................................................................................................................... 24
Little Maggie....................................................................................................................................... 26
Little Satchel....................................................................................................................................... 28
Long Steel Rail.................................................................................................................................... 30
Love Somebody (aka Soldier’s Joy).................................................................................................... 32
Old Bunch of Keys............................................................................................................................... 34
Police (aka Policeman)........................................................................................................................ 36
Poor Ellen Smith................................................................................................................................. 38
Pretty Polly.......................................................................................................................................... 40
Rockingham Cindy.............................................................................................................................. 42
Roustabout.......................................................................................................................................... 44
Stay All Night..................................................................................................................................... 46
Sweet Sunny South............................................................................................................................. 48
Tempie................................................................................................................................................. 50
Train 45 (aka Reuben, aka Reuben’s Train)...................................................................................... 52
Yellow Rose of Texas........................................................................................................................... 54
About the authors............................................................................................................................... 56