hoedown

[Dutch]

has anyone ever tabbed out the song hoedown? at least just the main theme of it maybe?

[Easy E]

what's this about your sister?

[i like tictacs]

flecktones? i have that.

[Dutch]

ya the flecktones. if youve got it id like to see it. i started working on it by ear earlier today and ive got the first two parts down, but a tab would be nice

[i like tictacs]

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Hoe Down / Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Banjo part tabbed for guitar
tabbed by Matt LeJeune / MJunes85 (AIM)

--Turn on the medium overdrive and use a ppick, for God's sake

Guide to notation:
H = hammer
P = pull-off
/ or \ = slide up or slide down
HP = hammer pull-off
B^(1/2) = bend up a half step and hold




Part I - Intro*             (Play 4x)

    G             Fadd9         Em            Fadd9
e------------------------------------------------------------ |
B--------3-------------1-------------0-------------1--------- |
G------0----0---0----0----0---0----0----0---0----0----0---0--.|
D--/5---------5---3---------3---2---------2---3---------3----.|
A------------------------------------------------------------ |
E------------------------------------------------------------ |

*I simplified the intro by one note per chord, namely the high G, high F, and high E (respectively by chord) to make it more
 suitable for the guitar.



Part II
"Chorus" pt. A (main melody)                           (Bela often adds in this high G)
e--3-3----3-------3-------------|-----3--/7----------------------(3)- |
B-------3----3H5*----5P3*-------|-0H3-------8------------1----------- |
G-----------------------4\2-0---|--------------7-5-4-0-2---2/4-0-----.|
D-------------------------------|------------------------------------.|
A-------------------------------|------------------------------------ |
E-------------------------------|------------------------------------ |

*This hammer and pull-off are actually picked, but they do help me quite a bit to slow down the picking. 



"Chorus" pt. B*

   3   3   4   1   1   1 3 4 3 1 4   3   3   4   1   1   1 4 3  2
e----------------------------------|----------------------------3- |
B----------------------------------|------------------------------ |
G--4P0-4P0-7P0-4P0-2P0-2-4-5-4-2-5-|-4P0-4P0-7P0-4P0-2P0-2-5-4----.| Play total of 2 or 4 times, depending on where you are
D----------------------------------|------------------------------.| in the song
A----------------------------------|------------------------------ |
E----------------------------------|------------------------------ |

*I wrote the finger with which to pull off above each fretted note.  Start slowly on this part and build up.
 Also, I have recently found that adding a bit of palm muting makes this section sound very cool



Part III - C Major section     This whole 2nd bar's ryhthm isn't exactly right but it 
                              is a lot easier on the alternate picking. You're alternating, right?
e--3-3----3------3-----------|-----3-3-/7-7-----7-7-----10-10-----7-7-|*--10--------------13----------|      |
B-------3----3H5---5P3-------|-0H3----------8-8-----8-8-------8-8-----|------12P11P10--------15P14-13-| o  / |
G----------------------4\2-0-|----------------------------------------|-12-------------12-------------|   /  |
D----------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|  /   |
A----------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| /  o |
E----------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|      |
                                                 (6)                   ^                 ^
e--------------------------10------------------*|----8--------8--------------------8--------8---------------|
B-----10-12P11P10----10-12----12P11P10----------|--------8H10--------------------------8H10-----------6-5---|
G--12-------------12-------------------12--9\7--|-5-------------/9---7-9-10-9-7---------------7---5-7-----7-|
D-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------10--------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e-----8------8-10---8-10-8-10/12----------------7-8----------|
B-------8H10---------------------10---8-10-8-10-----10-8-----|
G--5-----------------------------------------------------9\7-|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

*OK. The Fill is pt. ii "measures" 3, the repeat measure, and 5 (outlined by asteriks *).  This is just an incomplete guess
 as to what the fill Bela is playing is composed of. I suggest you do not play it this way. Bela's fill is not made to be 
played on the guitar. Bela improvises this section, so you should too.  Do some improving in G major or if you can't do  that, just play the first part (outlined by ^) over and over.  Just make sure you hit the C (first note of meas. 6) in time.



Part IV - D Minor section*

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------10----------------8-----------------------10---------------|
G--7-9-(10 10 10)-9-7-----9-7----7-9-10---9----9-(10 10 10)-9-7-----------7--9-7-|
D-----------------------------10------------10----------------------10\-7--------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------10----------------8-----------------------10----------------------|
G--7-9-(10 10 10)-9-7-----9-7----7-9-10---9----9-(10 10 10)-9-7-----------7--9-7--7H9P7-| *Now go back to part II meas.
D-----------------------------10------------10----------------------7--7----------------|  6 (marked w/ a "6")
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*The (10 10 10) is a fast 32nd note strum.  If you can't do this, just play 10 twice

Part V - Sax Solo
-Finally, a little picking break!

  A/B Aadd9     A/B Dadd9/A   A/B  G6       A/B Dadd9/A
e--0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------0----0-----| Repeat once then again with less rest time between chords
B--5----0--------5----3--------5----3--------5----3-----|
G--4----2--------4----2--------4----0--------4----2-----|
D-----------------------------------5-------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|



Part VI - Trading fills (come in doubling sax right after last Dadd9/A)

e------------------------|---------------------------|-------5-------5---------------|
B----------------------2-|-3-2-3-----3-2-------------|---5-7-----5-7-----5-7-3-5-0-3-|
G------2/4---------2-4---|-------2-4-----4-2---------|-7-------7-------7-------------|
D--0H2-----0H2-4/5-------|-------------------5-4-2---|-------------------------------|
A------------------------|-------------------------5-|-------------------------------|
E------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|

e--------9-10-9-10-------10-9------------------|----------17----------17----------------------|
B--10-12-----------10-12------12-10------------|----17-19-------17-19-------17-19-15-17-------|
G-----------------------------------12-11-9----|-19----------19----------19-------------16-19-|
D-------------------------------------------12-|----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------|      |  The changes between positions on these fills are very fast and very hard.
B----------------------------------| o  / |  It can be done if you just start slow, but when I played this song with a
G--7-7--10/11--7-11-7-10/11---11\9-|   /  |  band in New Orleans I only played the fills Bela plays by himself (measures
D----------------------------------|  /   |  3 and 5) and also measure 6 and the repeat.  It's a matter of choice.
A----------------------------------| /  o |
E----------------------------------|      |



Part VII - Bass solo then Guitar solo in G major or G blues.  Solo culminates in this:

e--18B^(1/2)-18B^(1/2)-15P13----------------15-|-rest-|-------15-18B^(1/2)-18B^(1/2)-15P13-------------------|-rest-|
B----------------------------15-13-------15----|------|-15H17------------------------------15-13-------15----|------|
G----------------------------------15/16-------|------|------------------------------------------15/16-------|------|
D----------------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------17-|------|
A----------------------------------------------|------|------------------------------------------------------|------|
E----------------------------------------------|------|------------------------------------------------------|------|

e------3--5/7-5/7-3P1-----------3-|-rest-|-----3--5/7-3P1-------------|
B--3H5----------------3-1-----3---|------|-3H5------------3-1-----3---|
G---------5/7-5/7---------3/4-----|------|--------5/7---------3/4-----|
D---------------------------------|------|--------------------------5-|
A---------------------------------|------|----------------------------|
E---------------------------------|------|----------------------------|



Part VIII - Outro
The song then goes back to the "chorus" a few times through.  The last time through Bela throws in a lick starting here:

e--3-3----3------3-----------|-----3-3-/7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----10-10-|----7-7-0---7-7-0---7-7-0---6-6-0---6-6-0---|
B-------3----3H5---5P3-------|-0H3----------8-8-----8-8-----8-8-------|-8--------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
G----------------------4\2-0-|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


Although there are layers of Bela improving on this last build up, he typically just strums a high G until the ending scale.
Listen to the recording for the rhthym.
e--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3- |-3--3--1-1-1--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------15--15--15\-||
B------------------------------ |----------------------3--3-3-1--1-1--------------------------1/3----------------||
G------------------------------.|------------------------------------3-3-3--2-2-2-2-1--1-1-0--2/4----12--12--12\-||
D------------------------------.|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A------------------------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E------------------------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

Good luck.

[Dutch]

thanks much. thats not how i was playing it but, still. same notes and what have you. this will keep me from having figure out the rest of it