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John Hardy with the band
Guitar, bass, mandolin, and banjo, in the key of G — no login, right here in your browser. Open it in Jam Trainer to change the key or slow it down.
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Verse
The same chart you hear in the player above — as arranged in Jam Trainer.
About the tune
John Hardy is a classic Appalachian murder ballad and bluegrass standard, telling the tale of a real man hanged in West Virginia in the 1890s.
In G over G, C, and D, its hard-driving three-chord frame is a great tune for practicing a strong bluegrass backup and for singing lead.