Arkansas Traveler Bass Tabs

Traditional

Arkansas Traveler Bass Tablature: One Song, Many Styles

Recomended level: Beginner

Tags: #instrumental, #old time, #medium-tempo

"Arkansas Traveler" is a classic instrumental song perfect for beginner bass players. With an old time feel and medium-tempo, it's a fun and easy piece to learn. Join in on the traditional folk atmosphere and showcase your skills with this timeless tune.

Learn how to play Arkansas Traveler on Bass with this selection of tablatures:

Solo
- Difficulty
- Key
  D
- Tempo
  100 bpm
- Tuning
  EADG
This is the melody for Arkansas Traveler, plain and simple. Click the “Shuffle Licks” button to see and hear multiple versions of this song.
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Backup
- Difficulty
- Key
  D
- Tempo
  90 bpm
- Tuning
  EADG
Get started learning the backup to Arkansas Traveler with this arrangement. Once you get it down, switch out the licks to learn how to ‘walk’ between chords.
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Practicing Tips

The Arkansas Traveler, an instrumental, old-time, medium-tempo tune, presents an excellent source for beginner bass players. This learning resource provides thorough bass tablatures in Solo and Backup Styles, enabling beginner players to thoroughly understand the nuances of this classic song.

The foundation of your learning experience hinges on the innovative features provided by the Tunefox platform. A noteworthy feature is the Lick Switcher, which accompanies your learning by adding new lick vocabulary. This not only gives a fresh perspective to the same song but also enables the exploration of different musical variations within each measure. Tap a measure to discover the hidden licks within.

The Arrange slider is another invaluable tool. By sliding it to the left, you can eliminate the “fill-in” notes, presenting a simplified, core arrangement in the tablature. Alternatively, slide right to reintroduce the extra notes, culminating in a rich, fill-out melody mimicking the full song. This tool equips you with the ability to customize the song’s difficulty level, tailoring it to suit your skill set.

Similarly, you can utilize the tempo slider to alternate the song's pace to match your comfort level, bolstering your understanding and performance of the song.

Combining the fun of playing along with backing tracks and the educational value of repetition is beneficial in mastering selected measures. Take advantage of the 'Speed Up' function to progressively build up your playing speed. This function incrementally increases the tempo each time you play-through the song, starting and escalating from a comfortable pace.

Beyond understanding the TuneFox's platform, make sure to practice regularly and consistently. This will not only help you build up muscle memory but also improve your speed and accuracy over time. Always remember, learning a song is not a sprint, but a marathon.