Dueling Banjos Chords & Tabs
Dueling Banjos by Eric Weissberg tabbed by Ir0nman1
I spent a long time tabbing this out and getting it as close to the sound track as
possible and I know that no other tab on this site has the ENTIRE SONG TABBED. So please
try it out and give me a good rating.
After each bar the other guitar/banjo copies you.
e|---------------0-----------3----3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3----|
B|------0--------0----------0-----0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0----|
G|------0--------0---------0------0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0----|
D|------0--------0--------0-------0-0-0-2-0--|--0-0-0-2-0--|--0-0-0-2-0----|
A|-----------------------2--------2-2-2-0-2--|--2-2-2-0-2--|--2-2-2-0-2----|
E|----------------------3---------3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3----|
G1 play this small segment slow now play it fast 2x
e|----3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|-------------------|
B|----0-0-0-0-0-|----0-1-3-0-1---0-----|-0-1-3-0-1---0-----|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-|--------------2---0-2-|-----------2---0-2-|
D|----0-0-0-2-0-|----------------------|-------------------|
A|----2-2-2-0-2-|----------------------|-------------------|
E|----3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|-------------------|
Rep Rep
G1 G2 G1 G2 G1 G2
e|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---------0---0---|-------0---|-------------------|-------------------|
G|---0-0-2---0---2-|-0-0-2---0-|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-0---------------|-----------|-------------0-----|-------------0-----|
A|-----------------|-----------|-------0-2-3---3-2-|-------0-2-3---3-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------|-3-3-3-------------|-3-3-3-------------|
Normal call and answer
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------------------|-------------------|---------0-1-3-1-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-------------0-----|-------------------|-0-0-0-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------0-2-3---3-2-|-------------0-----|-------------------|-0-0-0-2-0-|-0-0-0-2-0-|
A|-3-3-3-------------|-------0-2-3---3-2-|-------------------|-2-2-2-0-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-|
E|-------------------|-3-3-3-------------|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|
1st guitar A A A On this bar pick who is doing it
e|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B|--0-1-3-0-1---0------|-----------0---0---|-0-1-3-0-1---0------|
G|------------2---0-2--|-----0-0-2---0---2-|-----------2---0-2--|
D|---------------------|-0-----------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
x1
2nd guitar/banjo A A A
e|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------------|-0-1-3-0-1---0-----|--------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------2---0-2-|--------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_weissberg/dueling_banjos_tab_ver_6.html ]
Now strum these as ¼ notes in cut time
Whoever did that last bar G G6 D G
e|------------------|------------------|--3--|--0--|--2--|--3--|
B|----------0---0---|----------0---0---|--0--|--0--|--3--|--0--|
G|----0-0-2---0---2-|----0-0-2---0---0-|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|
D|--0---------------|--0---------------|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
A|------------------|------------------|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|
E|------------------|------------------|--3--|--3--|--0--|--3--|
Guitar 1 picking Guitar 2 Strumming chords at top
Now strum these as ¼ notes in cut time
G G6 D G G G6 D
e|----3-|----0-|----2-|----3-|-1h3-3-3p1p0-3-|---------------|-----------------|
B|---0--|---0--|---3--|---0--|---------------|-1h3-3-3p1p0-3-|-1h3-3-3-3p1-0-3-|
G|--0---|--0---|--2---|--0---|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-0----|-0----|-0----|-0----|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|------|------|------|------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|------|------|------|------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G G G G
e|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-3h4-4-4-4-4-4p3-2-0-|---------------|---------------|---------0-----|
D|---------------------|---------0-----|---------0-----|---0-2-3---3-2-|
A|---------------------|---0-2-3---3-2-|---0-2-3---3-2-|-3-------------|
E|---------------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|---------------|
Repeat back and forth person not plucking is strumming
e|---------------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-1-3-0-1---0-----|
G|---------------|---------0-----|-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0--|-----------2---0-2-|
D|---------0-----|---0-2-3---3-2-|-0-0-0-2-0--|--0-0-0-2-0--|-------------------|
A|---0-2-3---3-2-|-3-------------|-2-2-2-0-2--|--2-2-2-0-2--|-------------------|
E|-3-------------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------|
Person not playing is strumming
Same as last time G G6 D G
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----3-|----0-|----2-|----3-|
B|-0-1-3-0-1---0-----|---------0---0---|---------0---0---|---0--|---0--|---3--|---0--|
G|-----------2---0-2-|---0-0-2---0---2-|---0-0-2---0---0-|--0---|--0---|--2---|--0---|
D|-------------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----|-0----|-0----|-0----|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|------|------|------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|------|------|------|
G G6 D G
e|-h1h3|-0-0-------|------|-------------|
B|-(x4)|-----3p2p0-|------|-2-0---------|
G|-----|-----------|-h3h4-|-----0-2h3-0-|
D|-----|-----------|------|-------------|
A|-----|-----------|------|-------------|
E|-----|-----------|------|-------------|
ONLY 1 person picking X6 X2
e|-1h3-3-3p1--1-----------|--------|-------|-6h7-5---5-|-7p5--------------3--|
B|-----------3-1-2h1p-----|------0-|-------|-------7---|-----5h7-------0--0--|
G|--------------------3p0-|-(2h)3--|-3p2-0-|-----------|---------0h2h3----0--|
D|------------------------|-(7)----|----0--|-----------|------------------0--|
A|------------------------|--------|-------|-----------|------------------2--|
E|------------------------|--------|-------|-----------|------------------3--|
Notes: If guitar vs Banjo, then guitar put capo on 2nd fret
If guitar vs guitar, then dont need capo.
PS: This is as close you can get to the original recording. The only variables is who is
playing which part where.
