Camptown Races – Traditional

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Learn how to play “Camptown Races” by Stephen Foster on your One-String canjo!

American Canjo Company

Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″.

Canjo Diagram

Camptown Races (Version 1 – Low)

4   4    2 4   5    4    2     2   1    2   1
Camptown races sing this song, doo dah, doo dah
4   4    2     4  5    4     2     1  1   2   1   0
Camptown track is five miles long, oh the doo dah day.
Chorus
0     0  2   4   8      5     5  8   5   4
Goin’ to run all night, goin’ to run all day
4 4   4  2  2  4  4 5   4    2    1  1   2   1   0
I bet my money on a bob-tail nag, oh the doo dah day.

Camptown Races (Version 2 – High)

8   8    5 8   9    8    5     5   4    5   4
Camptown races sing this song, doo dah, doo dah
8   8    5     8  9    8     5     4  4   5   4   3
Camptown track is five miles long, oh the doo dah day.
Chorus
3     3  5   8   11     9     9  11  9   8
Goin’ to run all night, goin’ to run all day
8 8   8  5  5  8  8  9  8    5    4  4   5   4   3
I bet my money on a bob-tail nag, oh the doo dah day.
Arrangement by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply
Copyright 2014

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