Fireball Mail Banjo Tabs
Earl Scruggs
Fireball Mail Banjo Tablature: One Song, Many Styles
Recomended level: Intermediate
Bluegrass is one of the genres of American music that started in the 1940s. This kind of music first started in the Appalachian region and had its name from the Bill Monroe band and a set of boys known as the Bluegrass Boys. This music is by Flatt & Scruggs and features on the album Foggy Mountain Banjo (1961), on the 1959-1963 (1992) compilation album and eventually on the 1964-1969 compilation album Plus (1992). Flatt & Scruggs have a very good history of popularizing bluegrass music., and they have a special place when you look right up there at the bluegrass hall of fame.
Learn how to play Fireball Mail on Banjo with this selection of tablatures:
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Scruggs Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 120 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Another classic off of Scruggs's Foggy Mountain Banjo record. Here's a tip: Exaggerate the slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs in the song to make it sound more like Earl.
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Up the Neck
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 115 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This is a more simplistic version of Fireball Up the Neck. The right hand pattern here is very similar to the one used in the Bluegrass arrangement of this tune. It has less acrobat...
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Melodic Style
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 120 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
This arrangement of Fireball Mail starts low, moves high, and then ends low. Make sure you practice the transitions slowly to get them clean.
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