Get Along Now
by Natalie Ramsay
banjo arrangement by Brian Ramsay
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Audio with accompaniment played twice through.
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The full tablature and (banjo only) video for this song is located at the bottom of this page. Refer to the full tab when starting to play the whole song. To begin I will teach you the song in smaller segments for easier learning. |
Part 1
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left-hand
VIDEO |
right-hand
VIDEO |
Videos Notes:
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Try to play the hammer-on so that it blends nicely with the notes that follow it. Listen to my example over and over then try to repeat that sound. |
Part 2
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left-hand
VIDEO |
right-hand
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Video Notes:
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All the notes in part 2 are quarter notes. They should have a nice snappy normal counting pace when played (one, two, three, four). |
Part 3 is identical to part 1.
Part 4
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left-hand
VIDEO |
right-hand
VIDEO |
Part 4 Notes:
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You will notice that I am using the index finger of the left hand twice in a row for both the second fret notes. This is the proper method when fretting more than one note on the same fret. |
Part 5 is identical to part 1.
Part 6 is identical to part 2.
*Always refer to the complete song tab at the bottom
if you are not clear about the order of the parts.
Part 7
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left-hand
VIDEO |
right-hand
VIDEO |
Video Notes:
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This is a very good exercise in itself as an alternating pattern. |
Part 8
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left-hand
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right-hand
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Video Notes:
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This is a very good exercise for practicing the hammer-on. One of the reasons it is one of my favourites is that its fun to do because the partial C-chord has such a nice sound to it. |
Part 9
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right-hand
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Video Notes:
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Part 9 is almost exactly the same as Part 7 except the last open 1st string note is not played. See the left-hand video in Part 7 for the correct fingering for Part 9. |
Part 10
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left-hand
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right-hand
VIDEO |
Video Notes:
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If played smoothly and with the proper timing the slide can be a great technique to enhance your playing. Remember to make the slide flow into the other notes. |
Part 11 is the same as part 9 with the exception
of an additional open note on the 1st string.
Part 12 is identical to part 8.
Part 13
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left-hand
VIDEO |
right-hand
VIDEO |
Video Notes:
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Notice how the first four notes are T I T M with the right hand. One might be tempted to use T I T I. That is something you must really avoid at all costs. Always use the picking fingers indicated in the tabs. The whole idea of the "3 finger style" (developed by Earl Scruggs) is to always utilize the 3 fingers whenever possible. |
Part 14
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right-hand
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Here is all of Get Along Now played at a slow tempo.
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left-hand
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right-hand
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Here is all of Get Along Now played up tempo.
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left-hand
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Get Along Now
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