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Banjo tablatures for Goodbye Liza Jane

Traditional

Recomended level: Intermediate

Tags: #folk music, #vocal song, #medium tempo

“Goodbye Liza Jane” and "Going Down to Cairo." had two important recordings in the 1920s, and this helped spread its success among early country artists - Charles Wolfe (1991) states. The first was by the Eastern Tennessee string group The Hill Billies, who recorded it under the name "Mountaineers Love Song," and the second was by another band from the same region, the Tenneva Ramblers, as "Miss Liza Poor Gal." Bob Wills (Texas), the founder of Western Swing, said this was the first song he learned (as "Goodbye, Miss Liza Jane") to fiddle.

  • Banjo Goodbye Liza Jane Scruggs Style

    Scruggs Style

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      110 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    A typical arrangement of Goodbye Liza Jane, but not so simple. Watch out for the blend of Scruggs and single string right off the bat!

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  • Banjo Goodbye Liza Jane Melodic Style

    Melodic Style

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      110 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    A technical and musical rendition of Goodbye Liza Jane that will give you a lot of options to use in your improvisation.

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  • Banjo Goodbye Liza Jane Backup

    Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      110 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    In this arrangement of Goodbye Liza Jane you're almost entirely playing forward rolls for the B section. Check out that first measure where you 'skip' the C chord. The band plays it!

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Learning Overview:

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