Dueling Banjos chords - Flatt And Scruggs

See also: Flatt And Scruggs Lyrics


Here is a song I noticed was not on your Flatt and Scruggs song list.  I got 
this translation from my dad and brother who both play the guitar.  For the 
most part this should be correct, if not let me know!  Even with these 
chords it will take you months to come even close to the real thing!  Give 
credit to the pro's.

Dueling Banjos
by:  Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs


Guitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------------------0--1--3--1--0------------------------------I
G----------0--0--0--2---------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------I
Guitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------0------------------------------------I
A-------------------0--2--3-----3--2------------------------------I
E----------3--3--3------------------------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------------------0--1--3--1--0------------------------------I
G----------0--0--0--2---------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------0------------------------------------I
A-------------------0--2--3-----3--2------------------------------I
E----------3--3--3------------------------------------------------IGuitar 1
e----------------------0--1--3--1--0------------------------------I
B----------1--1--1--3---------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G----------------------------0------------------------------------I
D-------------------0--2--3-----3--2------------------------------I
A----------3--3--3------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------------------0--1--3--1--0------------------------------I
G----------0--0--0--2---------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------I
Guitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------0------------------------------------I
A-------------------0--2--3-----3--2------------------------------I
E----------3--3--3------------------------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-------------------0--2--3--5--3--2------------------------------I
B----------3--3--3------------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G-------------------------0--2--0---------------------------------I
D----------0--0--0--2--4-----------4------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------3--3--3--5--3----------3--3--3--5--3-------------------I
G----------4--4--4--5--4----------4--4--4--5--4-------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------0--0--0--1--0----------0--0--0--1--0-------------------I
G----------0--0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0--0-------------------I
D----------0--0--0--2--0----------0--0--0--2--0-------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------3--3--3--5--3----------3--3--3--5--3-------------------I
G----------4--4--4--5--4----------4--4--4--5--4-------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------0--0--0--1--0----------0--0--0--1--0-------------------I
G----------0--0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0--0-------------------I
D----------0--0--0--2--0----------0--0--0--2--0-------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------0--1--3--0--1-----0------------------------------------I
G-------------------------2-----0--2------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------0------------------------------------------------I
A----------2--3-----2--3--0--2-----0------------------------------I
E-------------------------------3---------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------0--1--3--0--1-----0------------------------------------I
G-------------------------2-----0--2------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------0------------------------------------------------I
A----------2--3-----2--3--0--2-----0------------------------------I
E-------------------------------3---------------------------------IGuitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B----------------------0-----0------------------------------------I
G-------------0--0--2-----0-----2---------------------------------I
D----------0------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------IGuitar 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------I
B-----------------------------------------------------------------I
G-----------------------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------------I
E----------0--3--3--5--7--3--3--5--7------------------------------I

Section 2
After this Guitar 1 begins to fingerstyle chords while Guitar 2 plays an
accompanyment:
The chord fingerstyle consists of just three chords which are plucked in
the following manner (the chord is held while the fingers pluck the
following sequnce of strings):
C: G:
e-----------------------------I e--------------------------I
B-----------1--------1--1-----I B-----------0--------0-----I
G-----------------------------I G--------0--------0--------I
D--------2--------2-----------I D--------------------------I
A-----3--------3--------------I A--------------------------I
E-----------------------------I E-----3--------3-----------I
D:
e-----------------------------I
B-----------3--------3--3-----I
G--------2--------2-----------I
D-----0--------0--------------I
A-----------------------------I
E-----------------------------I
Play the following twice, each time a chord is mentioned play the =
fingerstyle for it (above) At the same time as Guitar 2 plays the tab (I =
have spaced the chords to show timing):
------C-----C-----G-----G-----D-----D-----G-----G--------
e--------------------------------------------------------I
B--------------------------------------------------------I
G--------------------------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------------------------I
A-----3-----3--3-----5-----5--5--0--5--0-----2-----2-----I
E--------3--------3-----3-----------------3-----3--------I

Section 3
Now Guitar 1 plays the chords (fingerstyling) and Guitar 2 plays the tab =
or vice versa: G G G G
e----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--------------0--1--3--1--0-------------------------------------I
G--0--0--0--2----------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------------0--------I
A----------------------------------------------0--2--3-----3--2--I
E-------------------------------------3--3--3--------------------I G G G G
e----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--------------0--1--3--1--0-------------------------------------I
G--0--0--0--2----------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------------0--------I
A----------------------------------------------0--2--3-----3--2--I
E-------------------------------------3--3--3--------------------I C C C C
e--------------0--1--3--1--0-------------------------------------I
B--1--1--1--3----------------------------------------------------I
G-------------------------------------------------------0--------I
D----------------------------------------------0--2--3-----3--2--I
A-------------------------------------3--3--3--------------------I
E----------------------------------------------------------------I
G G G G
e----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--------------0--1--3--1--0-------------------------------------I
G--0--0--0--2----------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------------0--------I
A----------------------------------------------0--2--3-----3--2--I
E-------------------------------------3--3--3--------------------I D D D D
e-----------0--2--3--5--3--2-------------------------------------I
B--3--3--3-------------------------------------------------------I
G----------------------------------------------------0--2--0-----I
D-------------------------------------0--0--0--2--4-----------4--I
A----------------------------------------------------------------I
E----------------------------------------------------------------I G G G G
e----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--3--3--3--5--3---3--3--3--5--3---0--0--0--1--0---0--0--0--1--0-I
G--4--4--4--5--4---4--4--4--5--4---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0-I
D----------------------------------0--0--0--2--0---0--0--0--2--0-I
A----------------------------------------------------------------I
E----------------------------------------------------------------I G G G G
e----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--3--3--3--5--3---3--3--3--5--3---0--0--0--1--0---0--0--0--1--0-I
G--4--4--4--5--4---4--4--4--5--4---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0-I
D----------------------------------0--0--0--2--0---0--0--0--2--0-I
A----------------------------------------------------------------I
E----------------------------------------------------------------I G G G 
Ge----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--0--1--3--0--1-----0-------------------------------------------I
G-----------------2-----0--2-------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------0--------------------I
A-------------------------------------2--3-----2--3--0--2-----0--I
E----------------------------------------------------------3-----I G G G G
e----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--0--1--3--0--1-----0-------------------------------------------I
G-----------------2-----0--2-------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------0--------------------I
A-------------------------------------2--3-----2--3--0--2-----0--I
E----------------------------------------------------------3-----I G G G G
e----------------------------------------------------------------I
B--------------0-----0-------------------------------------------I
G-----0--0--2-----0-----2----------------------------------------I
D--0-------------------------------------------------------------I
A----------------------------------------------------------------I
E----------------------------------0--3--3--5--7--3--7--5--------I

Section 4
In the following part, guitar 1 figerstyls chords in this manner:
C: G:
e--------------0-----------I e--------------------------I
B-----------1-----1--------I B--------------0-----------I
G--------0-----------0-----I G-----------0-----0--------I
D-----2-----------------2--I D--------0-----------0-----I
A--3-----------------------I A-----2-----------------2--I
E--------------------------I E--3-----------------------I
D:
e--------------2-----------I
B-----------3-----3--------I
G--------2-----------2-----I
D-----0-----------------0--I
A--0-----------------------I
E--------------------------I
Each time a chord in mentioned, pluck it in the above manner at the same =
time that Guitar 2 plays the tab (play this 
twice):------C-----C-----G-----G-----D-----D-----G-----G--------
e--------------------------------------------------------I
B--------------------------------------------------------I
G--------------------------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------------------------I
A-----3-----3--3-----5-----5--5--0--5--0-----2-----2-----I
E--------3--------3-----3-----------------3-----3--------I
Section 5
In between this section and the next is the something like the following =
extremely quickly (I would just omit it):
e----------------------I
B----------------------I
G----------------------I
D----------------------I
A----------------------I
E-----3--3--3--3-3-----I
Now Section 2 is repeated.




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