Chords for Cripple Creek on the 6 String Banjo
Tempo:
128.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
B
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [C#] [G] Hello,
[B] this is Chuck and welcome to the 6-String Banjo.
We're going to look at how you play Cripple Creek on the 6-String Banjo today, along with
forward rolls, backward rolls, and alternating bass rolls.
[A#] Thanks for joining me.
Now the [G] fingering for Cripple Creek is quite simple, but we'll look at the picking fingers.
First of all, you start with the double stop, as they call it, picking two strings at once.
And then you pick only the G string, or the G note on the D string, and we
[Gm] have
And then you pick the [D] D string with your thumb, and then open up the D string, or excuse me,
the B [B] string, pick with your first finger, so you [G] have
Then you play
[C] first finger and second finger.
[Em]
[D] And the first finger again, [C] so you [Em]
[D] have
[G]
[C] [Gm]
And the next part will be sliding up to the B note on the G string, [D]
[B]
and so [Am] I'm picking
with my [D] thumb, sliding with my middle finger on the neck, [Gm] and I'm going to pick, [B] when I
slide, [A] then the open [B] B string, [G]
G note chorded on the third fret with my first finger, so I have
[Em] [G]
Now it is.
Slow again.
It [E] should be.
[D] [G] [Em] [G]
And that section repeats again in the song.
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
Now [Dm] the B section of the tune, you slide up to the B note with the middle finger once
again, and then pick the G string, B string, and D string with the four roll.
[G] [A] [G] So once
[A] again, that's slide [B] up to the B note, open the B string, [G] chorded on the third fret
of the first string, sliding back down from [B] that same middle finger down to the second
fret from the fourth fret, [G]
so
Now that follows the tab, just as I have it tabbed out for you, for the Cripple Creek
song, and then you go back to the [G] beginning.
[C] [G]
[C] [Em] [D]
[G] We're [C#] at the B section [G] again.
And then the ending is the same as the beginning on the first double stop.
The very ending is the shave and a haircut that you're familiar with.
[F#] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [C#] [G] Hello,
[B] this is Chuck and welcome to the 6-String Banjo.
We're going to look at how you play Cripple Creek on the 6-String Banjo today, along with
forward rolls, backward rolls, and alternating bass rolls.
[A#] Thanks for joining me.
Now the [G] fingering for Cripple Creek is quite simple, but we'll look at the picking fingers.
First of all, you start with the double stop, as they call it, picking two strings at once.
And then you pick only the G string, or the G note on the D string, and we
[Gm] have
And then you pick the [D] D string with your thumb, and then open up the D string, or excuse me,
the B [B] string, pick with your first finger, so you [G] have
Then you play
[C] first finger and second finger.
[Em]
[D] And the first finger again, [C] so you [Em]
[D] have
[G]
[C] [Gm]
And the next part will be sliding up to the B note on the G string, [D]
[B]
and so [Am] I'm picking
with my [D] thumb, sliding with my middle finger on the neck, [Gm] and I'm going to pick, [B] when I
slide, [A] then the open [B] B string, [G]
G note chorded on the third fret with my first finger, so I have
[Em] [G]
Now it is.
Slow again.
It [E] should be.
[D] [G] [Em] [G]
And that section repeats again in the song.
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
Now [Dm] the B section of the tune, you slide up to the B note with the middle finger once
again, and then pick the G string, B string, and D string with the four roll.
[G] [A] [G] So once
[A] again, that's slide [B] up to the B note, open the B string, [G] chorded on the third fret
of the first string, sliding back down from [B] that same middle finger down to the second
fret from the fourth fret, [G]
so
Now that follows the tab, just as I have it tabbed out for you, for the Cripple Creek
song, and then you go back to the [G] beginning.
[C] [G]
[C] [Em] [D]
[G] We're [C#] at the B section [G] again.
And then the ending is the same as the beginning on the first double stop.
The very ending is the shave and a haircut that you're familiar with.
[F#] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
B
Em
G
C
D
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [C#] [G] Hello, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ this is Chuck and welcome to the 6-String Banjo.
We're going to look at how you play Cripple Creek on the 6-String Banjo today, along with
forward rolls, backward rolls, and alternating bass rolls.
[A#] Thanks for joining me.
_ _ _ _ _ Now the [G] fingering for Cripple Creek is quite simple, but we'll look at the picking fingers.
_ First of all, you start with the double stop, as they call it, picking two strings at once. _ _
_ And then you pick only the G string, or the G note on the D string, and we _
_ [Gm] have_
And then you pick the [D] D string with your thumb, _ _ _ _ and then open up the D string, or excuse me,
the B [B] string, pick with your first finger, so you [G] _ _ _ have_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Then you play _
_ _ _ [C] first finger _ and second finger.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ And the first finger again, [C] so you [Em] _
[D] have_
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
And the next part will be _ sliding up to the B note on the G string, [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
and so [Am] I'm picking
with my [D] thumb, _ sliding with my middle finger on the neck, _ _ _ _ [Gm] and I'm going to pick, _ _ [B] when I
slide, [A] then the open [B] B string, _ _ [G] _ _
_ G note chorded on the third fret with my first finger, so I have_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
Now it is. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Slow again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It _ _ _ [E] should be.
[D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And that section repeats again in the song.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now [Dm] the B section of the tune, _ you slide up to the B note with the middle finger once
again, _ _ and then pick the G string, B string, and D string with the four roll.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] So _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ once _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] again, that's slide [B] up to the B note, open the B string, [G] chorded on the third fret
of the first string, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sliding _ _ _ _ back down from [B] that same middle finger down to the second
fret from the fourth fret, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ so_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now that follows the tab, just as I have it tabbed out for you, for the Cripple Creek
song, and then you go back to the [G] beginning.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ We're _ _ _ [C#] at the B section [G] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ then the ending is the same as the beginning on the first double stop. _
_ _ _ _ The _ _ _ very ending is the shave and a haircut that you're familiar with. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [C#] [G] Hello, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ this is Chuck and welcome to the 6-String Banjo.
We're going to look at how you play Cripple Creek on the 6-String Banjo today, along with
forward rolls, backward rolls, and alternating bass rolls.
[A#] Thanks for joining me.
_ _ _ _ _ Now the [G] fingering for Cripple Creek is quite simple, but we'll look at the picking fingers.
_ First of all, you start with the double stop, as they call it, picking two strings at once. _ _
_ And then you pick only the G string, or the G note on the D string, and we _
_ [Gm] have_
And then you pick the [D] D string with your thumb, _ _ _ _ and then open up the D string, or excuse me,
the B [B] string, pick with your first finger, so you [G] _ _ _ have_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Then you play _
_ _ _ [C] first finger _ and second finger.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ And the first finger again, [C] so you [Em] _
[D] have_
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
And the next part will be _ sliding up to the B note on the G string, [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
and so [Am] I'm picking
with my [D] thumb, _ sliding with my middle finger on the neck, _ _ _ _ [Gm] and I'm going to pick, _ _ [B] when I
slide, [A] then the open [B] B string, _ _ [G] _ _
_ G note chorded on the third fret with my first finger, so I have_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
Now it is. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Slow again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It _ _ _ [E] should be.
[D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And that section repeats again in the song.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now [Dm] the B section of the tune, _ you slide up to the B note with the middle finger once
again, _ _ and then pick the G string, B string, and D string with the four roll.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] So _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ once _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] again, that's slide [B] up to the B note, open the B string, [G] chorded on the third fret
of the first string, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sliding _ _ _ _ back down from [B] that same middle finger down to the second
fret from the fourth fret, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ so_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now that follows the tab, just as I have it tabbed out for you, for the Cripple Creek
song, and then you go back to the [G] beginning.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ We're _ _ _ [C#] at the B section [G] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ then the ending is the same as the beginning on the first double stop. _
_ _ _ _ The _ _ _ very ending is the shave and a haircut that you're familiar with. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _