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The same chart you hear in the player above — as arranged in Jam Trainer.
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.