Why are they called Mega Tabs?

Because they are full Song Transcriptions. All the solos and all the backup..every single note.

Your tab will be emailed to you as a zipped file in both Tabledit & PDF formats within a few hours of your order. (Usually sent right away) Also included is a midi file & a sheet of tab symbols.

A serious study of any one of these full length tabs would be equivalent to several advanced lessons in bluegrass banjo lead & backup

Ron Stewart "Why Don't You Tell Me So"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the tune Why Don't You Tell Me So from the live version demonstrating the Yates banjo (was on My Space). Ron explores the entire fingerboard playing backup up and down the neck. He demonstrates almost every essential Scruggs/Crowe lick required to play solid backup not to mention 2 awesome lead breaks. If you want to study the essential licks & techniques, this is the one.

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Eric Gibson "Ring The Bell"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the tune Ring The Bell from the album The Gibson Brothers "Ring The Bell" Eric Gibson's rock solid banjo playing helps define the distinct Gibson Brothers sound. The banjo is in C-tuning which works perfectly with this great song. 

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Billy Ray Latham "Brakeman's Blues"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the tune Brakeman's Blues from the album The Kentucky Colonels "Long Journey Home" Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 1964. Great sampling of Billy Ray's unique style.

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Ben Eldridge "If I Were A Carpenter

From the iconic "Live At The Cellar Door" album. Tablature transcription of all the lead solo & backup(every single note) Ben plays his trademark style of backup, Scruggs / Melodic style to compliment John Duffy's awesome vocal. His style is unique amongst banjo pros. This song demonstrates his backup style for slower songs. What can I say. It's good stuff. 

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Ron Stewart "Things Have Gone To Pieces"

Complete tablature transcription for all the lead solos & backup (every single note) For the song "Things Have Gone To Pieces" from the the James King Album "Three Chords and The Truth" A superb example of tastefully backing up a slow, 3/4 time, country style song. Just like his mentor, J.D. Crowe, Ron is a master at playing this style. In combination with James King's incredible vocal it just doesn't get any better than this.

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Steve Dilling "Gentle On My Mind"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song "Gentle On My Mind" from the album Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out Bluegrassed: Timeless Hits From The Past Link Here  John Hartford's masterpiece, superbly executed by IIIrd Tyme Out. Steve Dilling's banjo work is solid, straight forward, and tasteful. Fun song to play.

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Ron Stewart "Who Showed Who?"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note)"Who Showed Who?" from the Dan Tyminski album "Wheels" If ever there was a song that was in Ron's wheelhouse on the 5, this is the song. Bouncy, in the pocket, hard driving, modal sounding Bluegrass in the key of D. Ron is as comfortable playing in this key as he is in the key of G. His backup work is masterfully crafted to weave around the vocals and instrumental solos in a tasteful way few banjo players can. It's like John Lawless from Bluegrass Today once said. "Ron Stewart has few peers in the bluegrass world." This is a MUST HAVE for all  serious students of the 5-string banjo. Link Here

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Kenny Ingram "Kentucky Borderline"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song "Kentucky Borderline"' from a "Live Show" on You Tube with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage.

Link Here  One of the most respected Masters of the Five, Kenny demonstrates the art of straight ahead hard driving banjo. 

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Bela Fleck "Big Country"

Complete tablature transcription of the whole tune "Big Country"' from the The Reverb Sessions"  10 pages of Bela improvising over this great tune. Plenty of interesting twists and turns that could only come from the eternally creative mind of Bela Fleck. Should be within the grasp of an intermediate to advanced intermediate player.

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Ron Stewart "Who's Shoulder Will You Cry On"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song "Who's Shoulder Will You Cry On"' from the Dan Tyminski album "Wheels"  Down the neck & up the neck example of masterful & tasteful backup as well as melody driven banjo breaks. This is a must have for serious Ron Stewart banjo fans 

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Ron Stewart "I'm Walkin' "

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song I'm Walkin' from the Croweology album. " I can't think of a better choice than Ron to play on this J.D. Crowe tribute album. The banjo work is very Crowe inspired, but with a number of Ron Stewart original bluesy licks (killer licks by the way) The backup work is so very tasteful that it will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Well worth a close up study, if only to lift a few very cool licks.                                 

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J.D. Crowe "Don't Give Your Heart To A Rambler"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) from the Live In Japan album from 1979 with Keith Whitley.  This is the New South's second trip to Japan. The first was in 1975. The shows from both trips were recorded but J.D. was not satisfied with the '75 recordings. He did however like the mix on the '79 shows and so it was released on Rounder Records. J.D's playing is "In The Pocket" and scattered with a multitude of gems for the Crowe woodshedders. The backup work alone is awesome.            

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Don Stover "Black Diamond"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the tune Black Diamond from the album "Things In Life" Don's masterpiece is a great study of his style, both lead & backup. If you have been wanting to add this tune to your repertoire, here is your chance. Lots of fun to play.

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J.D. Crowe "Molly & Tenbrooks"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song Molly & Tenbrooks from The Bluegrass Album Vol 1. "As well as playing flawlessly executed solos, particularly noteworthy is J.D.'s back-up work". Tony Rice quote from the liner notes of the album.                                    

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Steve Dilling "Country Roads"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song Country Roads

From the album IIIrd Tyme Out "Timeless Hits From The Past - Bluegrassed

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J.D. Crowe "Another Town"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song Another Town from You Tube video of the New South, on the old Fire On The Mountain show. J.D.'s backup on this song is just incredible. As always, a ton of great Crowe licks & ideas.

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Sammy Shelor "Longing For The Old Days"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song Longing For The Old Days from the Ronnie Bowman album "It's Gettin' Better All The Time" One of the few banjo players to develop his own distinctive style, Sammy utilizes a bunch of his signature licks and ideas to back up this great song. A real good resource to study Sammy's playing style.       

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Robbie McCoury "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"

Complete tablature transcription of all the lead solos & backup(every single note) for the song 1952 Vincent Black Lightning from the album Del And The Boys. A complete master of his craft, Robbie demonstrates the art of tasteful playing in the key of C in C-tuning. Great licks & ideas all over the neck.

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J.D Crowe "You Don't Know My Mind"

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo lead & backup (Every Single Note) for the song

"You Don't Know My Mind" Based on J.D.'s playing from a live show with the Bluegrass Album Band in 1981. Filled with great Crowe lead & backup licks. A must have for the die hard Crowe fan.                            

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Joe Mullins "Wild Mountain Honey"

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo lead & backup (Every single note) for the song "Wild Mountain Honey" as played by Joe Mullins on the album Junior Sisk & Joe Mullins "Hall of Fame Bluegrass!" The banjo players banjo player, Joe Mullins is one of the most respected players in the business. His ideas draw from Scruggs & Reno as well as beyond. A master of backup, Joe shines on this great song

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Robbie McCoury "Let An Old Racehorse Run"

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo backup (Every Single Note) for the song "Let An Old Racehorse Run " as played by Robbie McCoury on the album The Del McCoury Band "It's Just The Night". One of the most innovative & tasteful banjo players of the present day provides a master class on playing banjo backup in 3/4 time .(Key of D uncapoed) A ton of great bluesy licks and ideas all over the fingerboard. 

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J.D Crowe "Girl From The North Country"

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo lead & backup (Every Single Note) for the song

"Girl From The North Country" "Based on J.D.'s playing from a live show at the IBMA's 2012.  Absolute killer backup                                             

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J.D Crowe "I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent)

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo lead & backup (Every Single Note) for the song "Based on J.D.'s playing from live shows                 

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J.D Crowe "Gonna Settle Down"

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo lead & backup (Every Single Note) for the song "Gonna Settle Down" from the CD - The Bluegrass Album Volume 1. It doesn't get better than this when it comes to Crowe style backup.                   

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J.D Crowe "Down The Road"

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo lead and backup (Every Single Note) for the

song "Down The Road" from the CD - The Bluegrass Album Volume 3 "California Connection"The undisputed master of bluegrass banjo backup in the ultimate setting with the Bluegrass Album Band.         

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J.D Crowe "Is It Too Late Now"

Complete tablature transcription of all the banjo backup (Every Single Note) for the song "Is It Too Late Now" from the CD - The Bluegrass Album Volume 2. A virtual tutorial on playing backup in the key of D uncapoed.                                  

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