This is Martha Campbell, a great Kentucky tune in key of D. (Played here in C)
I heard this one first from my pal Aaron Jonah Lewis and then loved playing it ever since. Brought back to my attention from one of my students, such a fun one! You don't have to play all of the notes, but I do! I love learning melodies. To me, that's one of the joys of learning a tune. As a banjo player, you gotta keep that rhythm solid though, so, if you need to omit notes, do it.
Rhythm first, then notes. :)
Double C Tuning: gCGCD
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