“Father Finger†Banjo Tab v2
------0-------0----|-2-------2-------|------0-------0----|-----------------| ----0---3---0---3--|-----3-------3---|----0-------0------|---------0-------| --0-------0--------|-----------------|-------------------|-2---2-------0---| -------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| -------------------|---0-------0-----|--0-------0--------|-----------------| G B D D G B D D E G D E G D G B D G B D A A B G
I have been thinking about whether and where there are “drone notes” to work a roll around. I started with cleaning up the timing. (My knowledge of this song consists mainly of YouTube videos from India.) The bars go:
father finger x2
where are you? x2
here i am! x2
how do you do? x1
Each note here corresponds to a syllable, with quarter-note spacing on the last phrase. At least at the speed I play at this time, there is no roll to be added.
I did make two changes:
1) The fourth and eighth Ds in the first phrase moved from fifth string to fourth. Now the middle finger needs to be ready on that third fret a bit earlier, but we get out of plucking the fifth string twice in a row.
2) To avoid double-plucking in the third phrase, I went from G D D to G B D. They sound equally good to me, and to get G D D you can just keep your finger on the third fret.
