• Song:

    Dueling Banjos

  • Artist:

    Lester Flatt

  • Album:

    Banjos That Destroyed t...

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

This is not the lester flatt version this is the one from the movie Deliverance 
the guitar part for the song dueling banjos it can be played with a capo on 2  
but I play it this way..I find it easier and it sounds damned close this way  
Banjo repeats everything the guitar does for most of the song 
 
 
e--------------------------2------- 
b--------------------------2------- 
g--2-(repeated by banjo)---2------- 
d--2-----------------------2------- 
a---------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------- 
 
e----------0-5--------------------- 
b--------2------------------------- 
g------2--------------------------- 
d----2----------------------------- 
a--0------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------- 
 
Then the banjo and guitar trade off like this  
 
e-0-00-2-0- 
b-2-22-3-2- 
g-2-22-2-2- 
d-2-22-0-2-(x4) 
a-0-00---0- 
E---------- 
 
Now the famous part 
 
e-------------------     e--------------- 
b-2-3-5-2-3--2------(x2) b--------2-2---- 
g----------4--2-4---     g--2-2-4--2-4--- 
d-------------------     d-2------------- 
a-------------------     a--------------- 
E-------------------     E--------------- 
 
 
then it goes like this  
 
e-------------------------------------------------------- 
b-------------------------------------------------------- 
g--------------------------------0-2--------------------- 
d-----------0-2-0------0-0-0-2-4----4----------0-2-0----- 
a-0-0-0-2-4------4(x2)----------------0-0-0-2-4-----4---- 
E-------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
e-------------------------------------------------------- 
b-------------------------------------------------------- 
g-------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------7-9-7------------------------------------ 
a----7-7-7-9-11------11---------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Now it starts to speed up a little bit (Banjo Still echoing guitar) 
 
e-0-00-2-0---00-2-0-------- 
b-2-22-3-2---22-3-2-------- 
g-2-22-2-2---22-2-2-------- 
d-2-22-0-2---22-0-2-------- 
a-0-00---0---00---0-------- 
E-------------------------- 
 
Then this again only faster 
 
e-------------------------- 
b-2-3-5-2-3--2------------- 
g----------4--2-4(x2)------ 
d-------------------------- 
a-------------------------- 
E-------------------------- 
 
Then play this(banjo plays this along with guitar) 
 
e-------------------------- 
b----------2-2------------- 
g-----2-2-4-2-4------------ 
d---2---------------------- 
a-------------------------- 
E-------------------------- 
 
Now here is where the song goes crazy and gets really fast 
Play this while the banjo goes nuts.... 
 
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
b---------------------------------------------------------- 
g---------------------------------------------------------- 
d---------------------------------------------------------- 
a-0-2-4-5-0-5-7-0-5-0-9-4-5-7-2-7-7-0-2-0-2-4-5-0-5-7-0-9-7 
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e----------------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------------- 
g--------------(Repeated by banjo)-------------------- 
d--------------------(0-2-0)---------(0-2-0)---------- 
a-4-5-7-2-7-7-0-(0-2-4-----4)-0-0-(0-2-4-----4)-0-0--- 
E------------------------------0-----------------0---- 
 
e------------------------------------------------ 
b------------------------------------------------ 
g--------(0-2-0)--------------------------------- 
d--(0-2-4------4)--0-0---------(0-2-0)----------- 
a-------------------0---(0-2-4-------4)-0-0------ 
E----------------------------------------0------- 
 
e------------------------0-00-2-0---------------- 
b------------------------2-22-3-2---------------- 
g-------(2-4-2)----------2-22-2-2(x2)------------ 
d-(2-4-6------6)-2-2-----2-22-0-2---------------- 
a-----------------2------0-00---0---------------- 
E------------------------------------------------ 
 
then we go back to this even faster 
 
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
b-2-3-5-2-3-2---------------------2-2---------------------- 
g----------4-2-4------(x2)--2-2-4--2-4--------------------- 
d--------------------------2-----------2-2----------------- 
a----------------4-7-4-----------------2-2----------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
then we get back into the thick of things 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------------------- 
g----------------------------------------------------------- 
d----------------------------------------------------------- 
a--0-4-5-0-5-7-0-5-7-9-4-5-7-2-7-7-0-0-2-4-5-7-8-9-5-7-0---- 
E----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------------------------------------- 
g------------------------(BANJO GOES INSANE HERE)----------- 
d----------------------------------------------------------- 
a-4-5-7-4-7-2-7-7-0-0-2-4-5--------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
then it ends all nice like this banjo and guitar together hit this chord 
 
e---0--- 
b---2--- 
g---2--- 
d---2--- 
a---0--- 
E------- 
 
AND THATS DUELING BANJOS....note to person this was done by ear i know its not 
100% correct but its pretty close it doesn't sound like much without a banjo  
just to let you know so to get timing and speed down play it with the  
recording...have fun with it
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