The 2-FINGER VAULT!
Welcome to the ultimate collection of tabs and tutorials for 2-finger banjo!
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The TAB LIBRARY
The Tutorials
| Module 2 | 2 Finger Thumb Lead Vault |
| The arrangements here are intended to help reinforce the skills you learned up through the “Thumb Lead Banjer” lesson, and give you some more great songs to play! | |
| Lesson 1 | 8 More Miles To Louisville |
| Lesson 2 | Amazing Grace |
| Lesson 3 | Angelina Baker |
| Lesson 4 | Arkansas Traveler |
| Lesson 5 | Cluck Ol’ Hen |
| Lesson 6 | Cotton Eyed Joe |
| Lesson 7 | Cripple Creek |
| Lesson 8 | Cumberland Gap |
| Lesson 9 | Darling Corey |
| Lesson 10 | Groundhog |
| Lesson 11 | Handsome Molly |
| Lesson 12 | Julianne Johnson |
| Lesson 13 | Keep on the Sunny Side |
| Lesson 14 | Lazy John |
| Lesson 15 | Little Maggie |
| Lesson 16 | Miss McLeod’s Reel |
| Lesson 17 | Mountain Dew |
| Lesson 18 | Pretty Polly |
| Lesson 19 | Raleigh & Spencer |
| Lesson 20 | Red River Valley |
| Lesson 21 | She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain |
| Lesson 22 | Sourwood Mountain |
| Lesson 23 | Short Life of Trouble |
| Lesson 24 | Shortnin’ Bread |
| Lesson 25 | Wild Bill Jones |
| Lesson 26 | You Are My Sunshine |
These are songs from the “Easy But Awesome” Songbook Collection.
| Module 17 | 2 Finger Vault – Easy But Awesome Songs |
A collection of songs that aren’t too challenging to play, but that sound fantastic, along with step by step tab tutorial videos. Great for adding to your repertoire early on. | |
| Lesson 1 | Amazing Grace |
| Lesson 2 | The Cuckoo |
| Lesson 3 | Long Journey Home |
| Lesson 4 | Pretty Polly |
| Lesson 5 | Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms |
| Lesson 6 | Worried Man Blues |
| Lesson 7 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken |
| Lesson 8 | You Are My Sunshine |
Scroll down for a video playlist of songs in this section.
| Module 6 | 2 Finger Vault – Bluegrass Standards |
Here you’ll find tabs and tutorials for bluegrass standards. | |
| Lesson 1 | Aint Gonna Work Tomorrow |
| Lesson 2 | All The Good Times Are Past & Gone |
| Lesson 3 | The Ballad of Jed (Beverly Hillbillies Theme) |
| Lesson 4 | Bile Dem Cabbage Down |
| Lesson 5 | Blue Ridge Cabin Home |
| Lesson 6 | Bury Me Beneath the Willow |
| Lesson 7 | Cluck Ol’ Hen |
| Lesson 8 | Cripple Creek (2 finger) |
| Lesson 9 | Cumberland Gap |
| Lesson 10 | Earl’s Breakdown |
| Lesson 11 | Feast Here Tonight |
| Lesson 12 | Long Journey Home |
| Lesson 13 | Old Joe Clark |
| Lesson 14 | Rocky Top |
| Lesson 15 | Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms |
| Lesson 16 | Tom Dooley |
| Lesson 17 | Wabash Cannonball |
| Lesson 18 | Whiskey Before Breakfast |
BLUEGRASS STANDARDS VIDEOS
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Scroll down for a video playlist of songs in this section.
| Module 9 | 2 Finger Vault – Traditional Folk |
Classic, timeless, transcendent music for the people, by the people. | |
| Lesson 1 | Buffalo Gals |
| Lesson 2 | The Cuckoo |
| Lesson 3 | Darling Corey |
| Lesson 4 | Goodnight Irene |
| Lesson 5 | Gospel Plow |
| Lesson 6 | Johnson Boys |
| Lesson 7 | Lazy John |
| Lesson 8 | Oh Susanna |
| Lesson 9 | Railroad Bill |
| Lesson 10 | Raleigh and Spencer |
| Lesson 11 | Red River Valley |
| Lesson 12 | Redwing |
| Lesson 13 | Shady Grove |
| Lesson 14 | Tom Dooley |
| Lesson 15 | Walking Cane |
| Lesson 16 | Waterbound |
| Lesson 17 | Wayfaring Stranger |
| Lesson 18 | White House Blues |
| Lesson 19 | Yankee Doodle |
Scroll down for a video playlist of songs in this section.
| Module 10 | 2 Finger Banjo – Holiday Collection |
The songs of the season in just 2 fingers! | |
| Lesson 1 | The 12 Days of Christmas |
| Lesson 2 | Bar-b-cue |
| Lesson 3 | Christmas Is Near |
| Lesson 4 | White Christmas |
| Lesson 5 | Winter Wonderland |
Scroll down for a video playlist of songs in this section.
| Module 8 | 2 Finger Vault – Mountain Modal |
Classic songs in “modal” (gDGCD) tuning. | |
| Lesson 1 | Cluck Ol’ Hen |
| Lesson 2 | Cold Frosty Morn |
| Lesson 3 | The Cuckoo |
| Lesson 4 | Little Sadie |
| Lesson 5 | Pretty Polly |
| Lesson 6 | Shady Grove |
Scroll down for a video playlist of songs in this section.
| Module 5 | 2 Finger Vault – Old Time Classics |
Here you’ll find tabs and tutorials for classic tunes and songs of old-time music. | |
| Lesson 1 | Angelina Baker |
| Lesson 2 | Big Eyed Rabbit |
| Lesson 3 | Big Liza |
| Lesson 4 | Cluck Ol’ Hen |
| Lesson 5 | Cold Frosty Morning |
| Lesson 6 | Cumberland Gap (in D) |
| Lesson 7 | Georgia Railroad |
| Lesson 8 | Golden Slippers |
| Lesson 9 | Gospel Plow |
| Lesson 10 | Julianne Johnson |
| Lesson 11 | June Apple |
| Lesson 12 | Liberty |
| Lesson 13 | Little Sadie |
| Lesson 14 | Mississippi Sawyer |
| Lesson 15 | Nail That Catfish To A Tree |
| Lesson 16 | Ragtime Annie |
| Lesson 17 | Redwing |
| Lesson 18 | Rock the Cradle, Joe |
| Lesson 19 | Shoes and Stockings |
| Lesson 20 | Soldier’s Joy |
| Lesson 21 | Spotted Pony |
| Lesson 22 | St. Anne’s Reel |
| Lesson 23 | Sugar Hill |
| Lesson 24 | Train on the Island |
| Lesson 25 | Waterbound (aka Stay All Night) |
| Lesson 26 | Willie Moore |
OLD TIME CLASSICS VIDEOS
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Scroll down for a video playlist of songs in this section.
| Module 7 | 2 Finger Vault – Fan Favorites |
| Songs for bringing down the house with only 2 fingers. | |
| Lesson 1 | 8 More Miles To Louisville |
| Lesson 2 | Aint Gonna Work Tomorrow |
| Lesson 3 | All The Good Times Are Past And Gone |
| Lesson 4 | Amazing Grace |
| Lesson 5 | Arkansas Traveler |
| Lesson 6 | The Ballad of Jed (Beverly Hillbillies Theme) |
| Lesson 7 | Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree |
| Lesson 8 | Cold Frosty Morning |
| Lesson 9 | Cripple Creek |
| Lesson 10 | Darling Corey |
| Lesson 11 | Gospel Plow |
| Lesson 12 | Keep on the Sunny Side |
| Lesson 13 | Lazy John |
| Lesson 14 | Mountain Dew |
| Lesson 15 | Pretty Polly |
| Lesson 16 | Red River Valley |
| Lesson 17 | Redwing |
| Lesson 18 | Rocky Top |
| Lesson 19 | Waterbound |
| Lesson 20 | Wild Bill Jones |
| Lesson 21 | You Are My Sunshine |
Scroll down for a video playlist of songs in this section.
| Module 20 | 2 Finger Vault – Pop – Rock |
Pop and Rock songs for 2 finger thumb lead banjo. | |
| Lesson 1 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
| Lesson 2 | Time To Move On |
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