Clawhammer Banjo Tabs (Frailing / Old-time Banjo)

Free Tabs of Clawhammer Banjo Tunes All Online

The "clawhammer" style is sometimes also called "frailing." You might even hear the words "old-time banjo," "thumping," "down picking," "rapping" or "knocking" to describe this old-time style of banjo playing.

Books Put Online

A Systematic Approach to Clawhammer Banjo
Not yet put online.
Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo
All 217 tabs from the original book are available online.

Message to My Students

I have taught many people to play banjo (dulcimer, fiddle and other instruments). If you are one of them, I'd love to hear from you.

Here is an old photo that I found of one of the banjo classes that I taught in Webster County, West Virginia.