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2007

Tom's column, Adams County Banjo, appears each month in Banjo Newsletter. To view a list of tunes that have appeared in the magazine, select a year above.

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Issue

Album

Song Title(s)

January
2007

What a Wonderful World
Key of F, G Tuning: gDGBD, no capo
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
Louis Armstrong All Time Greatest Hits (MCA 1132)

February
2007

King of the Road
Keys of Bb and B, G Tuning: gDGBD, no capo
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
Roger Miller The Best of Roger Miller (Mercury Nashville)

March
2007

Carolina In My Mind
Key of G, G Tuning: gDGBD
for the mp3, Tom tuned his banjo down one and a half steps
to Open E, to match the key of the James Taylor recording
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
James Taylor Greatest Hits (Warner Brothers 3113-2)

April
2007

Roll On Buddy, Roll On and Banjo Picking Girl
Key of B, Capo 4th Fret, G Tuning: gDGBD
This month's column compares the melodies of two bluegrass standards including a transcription of Joe Drumright's break on the 1964 session with Bill Monroe and Del McCoury.

banjo tab arrangements by Tom Adams - based on the recordings:
Bill Monroe Bluegrass 1959 - 1969 (Bear Family BCD 15529 DH)
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (Rounder 0054)

May
2007

Wings of Angels and Wicked Path of Sin
(1) Key of B, Capo 4th Fret, G Tuning: gDGBD
(2) Key of G, no capo, G Tuning: gDGBD
Two bluegrass gospel standards from an album released
in 2002 by NewFound Road founding member Rob Baker.
as played by Tom Adams on the recording
Rob Baker Tale Of A Messenger (RB1228)

June
2007

Here Comes The Sun
Key of A, Capo 2nd Fret, G Tuning: gDGBD
tune your banjo to A = 450 to match the mp3
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
The Beatles Abbey Road (Parlophone CDP 7 46446 2)

July
2007

The Lucky One
Key of Bb, Capo 3rd Fret, G Tuning: gDGBD
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
Alison Krauss + Union Station New Favorite (Rounder 0495)

August
2007

You Are My Flower
Key of G, no capo, G Tuning: gDGBD
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on Earl Scruggs'
guitar playing on recordings such as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (reissued on CD in 2002)

September
2007

Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On
Key of B, Capo 4th Fret, G Tuning: gDGBD
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
Del McCoury Del McCoury Sings Bluegrass (Arhoolie F 5006)
Reissued on Arhoolie CD 9030 with 2 previously unreleased
tracks as Del McCoury - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight

October
2007

House Carpenter
Key of Em, Tuning: bDADE
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
Tony Rice Church Street Blues (Sugar Hill 3732)

Waves On The Sea
Key of E, Capo 2nd Fret, D Tuning: aDF#AD
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams -
based on the playing of Richard Underwood on the recording:
Johnson Mountain Boys Working Close (Rounder 0185)

November
2007

I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Key of Em, G Tuning: gDGBD, no capo
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
Marvin Gaye 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
Best Of Marvin Gaye-Volume 1-The 60's (Motown)
Note: The mp3 on the BNL website is in standard G tuning. To play along with the Marvin Gaye original (in Eb minor) you'll need to tune your banjo down one half-step.

December
2007

Imagine
Key of C, G Tuning: gDGBD, no capo
banjo tab arrangement by Tom Adams - based on the recording:
John Lennon Imagine (Capitol)

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