Chords for Up The Neck Scruggs Licks + Foggy Mountain Special (Tom Adams banjo)
Tempo:
109.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
Gm
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Let's listen first to the Flatt & Scruggs recording of We'll Meet Again, Sweetheart.
They're in the key of B, and [C] here's this banjo lick played in [F#] the backup.
Yes, I'll soon be [G#m] on my way [B]
each night.
And here's the same lick played in the key of G.
[D#] One, two, three.
[G]
[Gm] [G]
Here it is again.
One, two, three, [G] four.
[Gm]
Now if you played it coming out of a D chord at 10, 11, and 12,
it would sound like this.
[C] One, two, three, [D] four.
[G]
[E] [G] Now let's listen to another backup lick [D#] played on the 4 chord in this Flatt & [B] Scruggs clip.
It's time to meet one piece of [E] my heart.
[F#m] You [F#] know.
And [A] here's the same lick demonstrated in the key of G on the C chord.
One, two, three, [C] four.
[A]
And here it is again, slower.
One, two, three, four.
Now [A]
here's the descending lick that Earl Scruggs [E] plays to open the second break on the banjo tune Earl's [G] Breakdown.
And he also uses variations of this lick in banjo backup during fiddle and banjo duets.
One, two, three, four.
[F#] [Em] [G]
[Em] [D] [A]
[D] And here's just the six measures of the descending lick played slower.
One, two, three, [G] four.
[D#] [G]
[A] [G]
[Em]
[D#] [G] And finally, here's a break to the Earl Scruggs banjo tune Foggy [F#] Mountain Special.
And this break is based on a video clip from the Flatt & Scruggs TV show that is on YouTube.
And here it is.
One, two, [Gm] three.
[G] [C]
[Gm]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Gm] And here's the same break slowed down.
One, two, three.
[G] [Gm]
[G]
[Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Gm]
[G] [Em]
[G]
Thanks for watching.
[N]
They're in the key of B, and [C] here's this banjo lick played in [F#] the backup.
Yes, I'll soon be [G#m] on my way [B]
each night.
And here's the same lick played in the key of G.
[D#] One, two, three.
[G]
[Gm] [G]
Here it is again.
One, two, three, [G] four.
[Gm]
Now if you played it coming out of a D chord at 10, 11, and 12,
it would sound like this.
[C] One, two, three, [D] four.
[G]
[E] [G] Now let's listen to another backup lick [D#] played on the 4 chord in this Flatt & [B] Scruggs clip.
It's time to meet one piece of [E] my heart.
[F#m] You [F#] know.
And [A] here's the same lick demonstrated in the key of G on the C chord.
One, two, three, [C] four.
[A]
And here it is again, slower.
One, two, three, four.
Now [A]
here's the descending lick that Earl Scruggs [E] plays to open the second break on the banjo tune Earl's [G] Breakdown.
And he also uses variations of this lick in banjo backup during fiddle and banjo duets.
One, two, three, four.
[F#] [Em] [G]
[Em] [D] [A]
[D] And here's just the six measures of the descending lick played slower.
One, two, three, [G] four.
[D#] [G]
[A] [G]
[Em]
[D#] [G] And finally, here's a break to the Earl Scruggs banjo tune Foggy [F#] Mountain Special.
And this break is based on a video clip from the Flatt & Scruggs TV show that is on YouTube.
And here it is.
One, two, [Gm] three.
[G] [C]
[Gm]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Gm] And here's the same break slowed down.
One, two, three.
[G] [Gm]
[G]
[Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Gm]
[G] [Em]
[G]
Thanks for watching.
[N]
Key:
G
Gm
C
Em
A
G
Gm
C
Let's listen first to the Flatt & Scruggs recording of We'll Meet Again, Sweetheart.
They're in the key of B, and [C] here's this banjo lick played in [F#] the backup.
Yes, I'll soon be [G#m] on my way _ _ _ [B] _ _
each night.
And here's the same lick played in the key of G.
[D#] One, two, three.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Here it is again.
One, two, three, [G] four. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Now if you played it coming out of a D chord at 10, 11, and 12,
it would sound like this.
[C] One, two, three, [D] four. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Now let's listen to another backup lick [D#] played on the 4 chord in this Flatt & [B] Scruggs clip.
It's time to meet one piece of [E] my heart. _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] You [F#] know.
And [A] here's the same lick demonstrated in the key of G on the C chord.
One, two, three, [C] four.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And here it is again, slower.
One, two, three, four.
Now _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ here's the descending lick that Earl Scruggs [E] plays to open the second break on the banjo tune Earl's [G] Breakdown.
And he also uses variations of this lick in banjo backup during fiddle and banjo duets.
One, two, three, four. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ And here's just the six measures of the descending lick played slower.
One, two, three, [G] four. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D#] _ [G] _ _ _ And finally, here's a break to the Earl Scruggs banjo tune Foggy [F#] Mountain Special.
And this break is based on a video clip from the Flatt & Scruggs TV show that is on YouTube.
And here it is.
One, two, [Gm] three. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ And here's the same break slowed down.
One, two, three. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Thanks for watching.
_ _ _ [N] _ _
They're in the key of B, and [C] here's this banjo lick played in [F#] the backup.
Yes, I'll soon be [G#m] on my way _ _ _ [B] _ _
each night.
And here's the same lick played in the key of G.
[D#] One, two, three.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Here it is again.
One, two, three, [G] four. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Now if you played it coming out of a D chord at 10, 11, and 12,
it would sound like this.
[C] One, two, three, [D] four. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Now let's listen to another backup lick [D#] played on the 4 chord in this Flatt & [B] Scruggs clip.
It's time to meet one piece of [E] my heart. _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] You [F#] know.
And [A] here's the same lick demonstrated in the key of G on the C chord.
One, two, three, [C] four.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And here it is again, slower.
One, two, three, four.
Now _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ here's the descending lick that Earl Scruggs [E] plays to open the second break on the banjo tune Earl's [G] Breakdown.
And he also uses variations of this lick in banjo backup during fiddle and banjo duets.
One, two, three, four. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ And here's just the six measures of the descending lick played slower.
One, two, three, [G] four. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D#] _ [G] _ _ _ And finally, here's a break to the Earl Scruggs banjo tune Foggy [F#] Mountain Special.
And this break is based on a video clip from the Flatt & Scruggs TV show that is on YouTube.
And here it is.
One, two, [Gm] three. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ And here's the same break slowed down.
One, two, three. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Thanks for watching.
_ _ _ [N] _ _