Learn how to play “Camptown Races” by Stephen Foster on your One-String canjo!
Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″.
Camptown Races (Version 1 – Low)
4 4 2 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 1 Camptown races sing this song, doo dah, doo dah 4 4 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 Camptown track is five miles long, oh the doo dah day. Chorus 0 0 2 4 8 5 5 8 5 4 Goin’ to run all night, goin’ to run all day 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 5 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 I bet my money on a bob-tail nag, oh the doo dah day.
Camptown Races (Version 2 – High)
8 8 5 8 9 8 5 5 4 5 4 Camptown races sing this song, doo dah, doo dah 8 8 5 8 9 8 5 4 4 5 4 3 Camptown track is five miles long, oh the doo dah day. Chorus 3 3 5 8 11 9 9 11 9 8 Goin’ to run all night, goin’ to run all day 8 8 8 5 5 8 8 9 8 5 4 4 5 4 3 I bet my money on a bob-tail nag, oh the doo dah day.Arrangement by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply
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