Clinch Mountain Backstep

This is a simple version of Clinch Mountain Backstep, the bluegrass standard by Dr. Ralph Stanley.

Guitar lesson by jkeen Tags: ralph stanley, modal

More: Bluegrass
10 months ago

The second part of this video is a slowed down version, which closely resembles the tablature.

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PART I (x2)
  G                                              D
E|-3-3-3--1----|--------------|-3-3-3--1----|--------2-----|
B|-----------3-|-1--3-1-------|-----------3-|-1--3---3-----|
G|-------------|--------3--0--|-------------|--------2-----|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------0-----|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|

  G                             D         G
E|-3-3-3--1----|--------------|-------------------|
B|-----------3-|-1--3-1-------|-------------------|
G|-------------|--------3--0--|----0-3p0--0-----0-|
D|-------------|--------------|-0h3-----3---3/5---|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------------|

PART II (x2)
  G                                         D
E|---------------------|--------------------2---|
B|---------------------|---------------1-3--3---|
G|-0-0--0-0--3-3-0-----|-----0-0-3-0-3------2---|
D|-----------------3-0-|-0h3--------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|

  G                        D           G
E|-3--1-----------------|----------------------|
B|-------3--1--3-1------|----------------------|
G|-----------------3-0--|-----0-3p0----0-----0-|
D|----------------------|-0h3--------3---3/5---|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|

Here's the Doctor doing it for real:

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