“The Vault” is an ever expanding library of clawhammer arrangements, and one of the many resources available to members of the Breakthrough Banjo course.
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New material is added to the Vault all the time, much of which now comes from Breakthrough Banjo members, who are also able to suggest new tunes and songs to be added.
Almost all of the arrangements have two versions, typically one that’s Brainjo level 3-5, and one that’s Brainjo level 2 (Brainjo level 1 arrangements are used primarily for instructional purposes during the earlier phases of the Breakthrough Banjo course).
The Vault also includes two types of tutorial videos (demos below) so that you understanding precisely how the songs should sound, and the techniques and maneuvers that are indicated in the tab.
The first kind of song tutorial videos are tab “walk-through” videos, which move measure by measure through the tab. These are best for those earlier on in their learning journey.
The second kind of song tutorial videos are the tab “play-through” videos, which play through the song with the corresponding parts of the tab displayed onscreen.
Tab “Walk-Through” Sample for “Amazing Grace”
Tab “Play-Through” Sample for “Cripple Creek
Ultimately, the goal is for course members to always have access to new music that inspires you, and that’s appropriate for your level as you progress along the Timeline of Mastery using the Breakthrough Banjo learning modules as your guide.
You’ll have full access to the Vault after signing up to the Breakthrough Banjo Course, which is now free for the first 30 days (cancel at any time).
3 Finger Songs and Tutorials in The Vault (as of 9.22.20):
- 8 More Miles To Louisville
- 9 Pound Hammer
- All the Good Times Are Past and Gone
- Amazing Grace
- Angelina Baker
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Arkansas Traveler
- Auld Lang Syne
- Ballad of Jed
- Banjo in the Hollow
- Been All Around this World
- Bile Dem Cabbage Down
- Bill Cheatham
- Billy in the Lowland
- Blackjack Grove
- Blackberry Blossom
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home
- Boatman
- Bob Taylor’s March
- Buffalo Gals
- Bury Me Beneath the Willow
- Chinquapin Hunting
- Clinch Mountain Backstep
- Cluck Ol’ Hen
- Coal Creek March
- Coke Oven March
- Coming Round the Mountain
- Cripple Creek
- Cumberland Gap
- Deck the Halls
- East Tennessee Blues
- Feast Here Tonight
- Fireball Mail
- Foggy Mountain Top
- Georgia Railroad
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Good King Wenceslas
- Goodnight Irene
- Goin’ Down that Road Feeling Bad
- Golden Slippers
- Hark the Herald
- Home Sweet Home
- I’ll Fly Away
- Jingle Bells
- John Brown’s Dream
- John Greer’s Two Step
- John Hardy
- John Henry
- Johnson City Rag
- Jolly Ol’ Saint Nicholas
- Joy to the World
- Julianne Johnson
- June Apple
- Keep on the Sunny Side
- Let Me Fall
- Liberty
- Little Maggie
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Long Journey Home
- Miss McLeod’s Reel
- Mississippi Sawyer
- Mountain Dew
- Nail That Catfish To A Tree
- Natchez Under the Hill
- New River Train
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful
- Oh Susanna
- Old Joe Clark
- Pretty Polly
- Ragtime Annie
- Rainbow Connection
- Red River Valley
- Redwing
- Rock the Cradle, Joe
- Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
- Sail Away Ladies
- Sailor’s Hornpipe
- Salt River
- Salty Dog Blues
- Sara Armstrong’s Tune
- Shady Grove
- Shoes and Stockings
- Short Life of Trouble
- Shortnin’ Bread
- Silent Night
- Soldier’s Joy
- Sourwood Mountain
- Spotted Pony
- St. Anne’s Reel
- Stoney Point
- Sugar Hill
- The Miller’s Will
- Up on a Housetop
- Wabash Cannonball
- Walking Cane
- Waterbound
- Wayfaring Stranger
- Whiskey Before Breakfast
- We Three Kings
- White House Blues
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- Worried Man Blues
- You Are My Sunshine
2 Finger Thumb Lead Songs and Tutorials in The Vault:
- 8 More Miles To Louisville
- 9 Pound Hammer
- Aint Gonna Work Tomorrow
- All the Good Times are Past and Gone
- Amazing Grace
- Angelina Baker
- Arkansas Traveler
- Bile Dem Cabbage Down
- Big Eyed Rabbit
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home
- Boatman
- Buffalo Gals
- Bury Me Beneath the Willow
- Clinch Mountain Backstep
- Cluck Ol’ Hen
- Coal Creek March
- Coke Oven March
- Coming Round the Mountain
- Cotton Eyed Joe
- Cripple Creek
- Cumberland Gap
- Darling Corey
- Feast Here Tonight
- Fireball Mail
- Foggy Mountain Top
- Georgia Railroad
- Goin’ Down that Road Feeling Bad
- Golden Slippers
- Goodnight Irene
- Gospel Plow
- Groundhog
- Handsome Molly
- I’ll Fly Away
- John Hardy
- John Henry
- Johnson City Rag
- Julianne Johnson
- June Apple
- Keep on the Sunny Side
- Lazy John
- Let Me Fall
- Liberty
- Little Maggie
- Little Sadie
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Long Journey Home
- Miss McLeod’s Reel
- Mississippi Sawyer
- Mountain Dew
- Nail That Catfish To A Tree
- New River Train
- Oh Susanna
- Old Joe Clark
- Pretty Polly
- Ragtime Annie
- Raleigh and Spencer
- Railroad Bill
- Red River Valley
- Redwing
- Rock the Cradle, Joe
- Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
- Salt River
- Shoes and Stockings
- Short Life of Trouble
- Shortnin’ Bread
- Soldier’s Joy
- Sourwood Mountain
- Spotted Pony
- St. Anne’s Reel
- Sugar Hill
- The Coo Coo
- Wabash Cannonball
- Walking Cane
- Waterbound
- Way Down the Old Plank Road
- Wayfaring Stranger
- Whiskey Before Breakfast
- White House Blues
- Wild Bill Jones
- Willie Moore
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- Worried Man Blues
- You Are My Sunshine