Key: G
Form: Song, 4/4 time
ABC:
X: 1 T:Nine Pound Hammer (Roll On, Buddy) M:4/4 L:1/4 K:G z D D E| G/2 G/2- G3| z B3/4 B/4 B3/4 B/4 A| G/2 E/2- E3| z G/2G/2 A G|\ E/2-D/2 D3| z D/2D/2 E G| G4| z d d e| B/2 G/2- G3| z B3/4 B/4 B3/4- A/4 G|\ E4| z2 _B3/4 G/4 G|E/2-D/2 D3| z D3/4 D/4 E G| G4|:|
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Sheet Music*: Click image to enlarge.
Basic melody w/ guitar tab
With lyrics
Sheet Music in PDF:
Nine Pound Hammer Basic
9 Pound Hammer – words
YouTube:
Source: Trad.
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Region: USA, Appalachia?
*Notes: Randy writes, “Aha, the reason there are no sharps [in the basic melody sheet music above] is because it is all from a minor pentatonic scale. Which is the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th or G, B, C, D, and F.”
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