The Banjoist - 1871 banjo tablature (Frank Converse)

Here's a complete tablature transcription of The Banjoist from 1871! These tunes are presented in the finest tablature for your playing pleasure. The original book was published in standard notation for a lower tuning. These have been transposed a minor third up from the original book so they sit perfectly on a modern banjo in C tuning (gCGBD) or G tuning (gDGBD). There's also another new alternate tuning that I've dubbed "Bag Pipe Tuning". These are a delight to play and come in a mix of stroke style as well as guitar style. Stroke style is very much like what we call clawhammer today. Guitar style is very much like classical guitar or fingerstyle playing. Your purchase comes with mp3s of the entire book to help you learn each song.

Here's a list of all 70 tunes included!

• Common Time
• Triple Time
• Compound Time
• Bully For You
• Me and Eliza
• The Organ Girl
• Essence of Old Virginny
• Rattlesnake Jig
• Air from Il Trovatore
• Air from Robert Le Diablo
• The Pea Nut Gal
• The Star Spangled Banner
• Scotch Bag-Pipe Air
• The Bold Privateer
• McFlanagan’s Jig
• Clog Hornpipe
• The Ripple Clog Hornpipe
• Widow Machree
• The Wearing of the Green
• La Favorite
• Children of Haymon
• Coming Thro’ The Rye
• The Sunbeam Waltz
• The Lancashire Waltz
• The Witch Hazel Waltz
• The Dahlia Polka
• Hungarian Polka
• Clotilde Polka
• Star Hornpipe
• Rakes of Kildare
• Miss Hamilton’s Reel
• Smith’s Reel
• Drowsy Maggy
• Corinthian Hornpipe
• Atwood’s Hornpipe
• New Orleans Hornpipe
• Come Plum Gum Jig
• The Old Indian Jig
• The Sailor On Shore
• John Anderson Jig
• Kitty In The Lane
• Tatther Jack Walsh
• The Silken Article
• Donniker’s Favorite Hornpipe
• Waterloo Hornpipe
• Taylor’s Clog Hornpipe
• Barragan Clog Hornpipe
• Fancy Clog Hornpipe
• Peel’s Clog Hornpipe
• Music Box Polka
• Charley Harris’ Favorite Hornpipe
• Good For The Tongue
• Harry Stanwood’s Favorite Hornpipe
• The Bell Chimes
• The Hand Organ
• The Bag Pipes
• Bisbee’s Favorite Jig
• The Mocking Bird (with variations)
• Pas De Matelot
• Vaillance Polka Militaire
• Hail Columbia
• Marseillaise Hymn
• Operatic Pot Pourri
• God Save The Queen
• Captain Shepherd’s Quick Step
• Pearl Cottage Polka
• Home Sweet Home
• The Anvil Chorus

Kyle Gray Young is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.