This folder contains tablature and standard musical notation for the song entitled "John Henry" in the Key of G.  Fretmentor's original transcriptions of this piece include tablature for guitar, mandolin (standard notation for fiddle) and banjo.  Coming soon will be recordings for all instruments in slow and standard speeds.

History:  John Henry is an American folk hero, who worked as a steel driver. A Steel driver's roll was to hammer a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast rock away. He died during the construction of a tunnel for a railroad.  Ballads written about him were recorded by many artists, including Johnny Cash, Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Seegar, Woody Guthrie, Harry Belefonte, Merle Travis, Bruce Sprinsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis, and mor.

Contact Fretmentor to register for this paid lesson.