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The 2-Finger Vault

The 2-FINGER VAULT!

Welcome to the ultimate collection of tabs and tutorials for 2-finger banjo!

The Vault has recently (March 2021) undergone a major update, so click the button below for a short tutorial on the new and improved version!


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The TAB LIBRARY

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The Tutorials

Collection: CORE COLLECTION

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 Sugar Babe / Red Rocking Chair
Lesson 26 Wild Bill Jones
Lesson 27 You Are My Sunshine
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Collection: EASY BUT AWESOME

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
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Collection: BLUEGRASS STANDARDS

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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 Foggy Mountain Top
Lesson 13 Long Journey Home
Lesson 14 Man of Constant Sorrow
Lesson 15 Old Joe Clark
Lesson 16 Rocky Top
Lesson 17 Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
Lesson 18 Tom Dooley
Lesson 19 Wabash Cannonball
Lesson 20 Whiskey Before Breakfast
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BLUEGRASS STANDARDS VIDEOS

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Collection: CLASSIC FOLK

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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 Man of Constant Sorrow
Lesson 9 Oh Susanna
Lesson 10 Old Kentucky Home
Lesson 11 Railroad Bill
Lesson 12 Raleigh and Spencer
Lesson 13 Red River Valley
Lesson 14 Redwing
Lesson 15 Shady Grove
Lesson 16 Star of Munster
Lesson 17 Star of the County Down
Lesson 18 Tom Dooley
Lesson 19 Walking Cane
Lesson 20 Waterbound
Lesson 21 Wayfaring Stranger
Lesson 22 White House Blues
Lesson 23 Wild Rover
Lesson 24 Yankee Doodle
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Collection: HOLIDAY CLASSICS

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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
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Collection: MOUNTAIN MODAL

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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
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Collection: OLD-TIME CLASSICS

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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 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine
Lesson 5 Cluck Ol’ Hen
Lesson 6 Cold Frosty Morning
Lesson 7 Cumberland Gap (in D)
Lesson 8 Georgia Railroad
Lesson 9 Golden Slippers
Lesson 10 Gospel Plow
Lesson 11 Julianne Johnson
Lesson 12 June Apple
Lesson 13 Liberty
Lesson 14 Little Sadie
Lesson 15 Mississippi Sawyer
Lesson 16 Nail That Catfish To A Tree
Lesson 17 Ragtime Annie
Lesson 18 Redwing
Lesson 19 Rock the Cradle, Joe
Lesson 20 Shoes and Stockings
Lesson 21 Soldier’s Joy
Lesson 22 Spotted Pony
Lesson 23 St. Anne’s Reel
Lesson 24 Sugar Hill
Lesson 25 Train on the Island
Lesson 26 Waterbound (aka Stay All Night)
Lesson 27 Willie Moore
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OLD TIME CLASSICS VIDEOS

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Collection: FAN FAVORITES

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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
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Collection: POP/ROCK

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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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