Nine Pound Hammer
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Nine Pound Hammer
Banjo Tab PDF + MP3
Style: Scruggs-style/Tom Adams-style 3-finger banjo playingKey of G
G Tuning, gDGBD
51 measures
Details: Tab contains 3 banjo breaks, based on the melody as it is traditionally sung. The first break follows the melody throughout while the 2nd break substitutes Scruggs licks on the second and fourth lines. The third break takes your playing outside of the melody with a tasteful variation in phrasing and a bluesy second half played in the Tom Adams style.
Tom demonstrates all 3 breaks on the MP3.
To listen to a version of "Nine Pound Hammer" by Jim & Jesse with their classic 1963 lineup, click on the banjo image at top of page to reveal the song posted on YouTube. The Jim & Jesse version goes directly from the 4 chord to the 5 chord.