Bluegrass

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Intermediate Key of G 3 Chords 1 min read

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Capo

None

Chords

G · Em · D

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords – Guitar

Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.

Scruggs Style 3-Finger

1

Tip: This is an instrumental. The right hand uses the Scruggs three-finger roll pattern: thumb, index, middle in a continuous forward roll.

Lyrics & Chords

Chord Chart (Instrumental)

Main Theme

G

(forward roll pattern — 8 bars)

Em

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

D

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · Em · D

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords – Ukulele

Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.

Scruggs Style 3-Finger

1

Tip: This is an instrumental. The right hand uses the Scruggs three-finger roll pattern: thumb, index, middle in a continuous forward roll.

Lyrics & Chords

Chord Chart (Instrumental)

Main Theme

G

(forward roll pattern — 8 bars)

Em

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

D

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · Em · D

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords – Piano

Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.

Scruggs Style 3-Finger

1

Tip: This is an instrumental. The right hand uses the Scruggs three-finger roll pattern: thumb, index, middle in a continuous forward roll.

Lyrics & Chords

Chord Chart (Instrumental)

Main Theme

G

(forward roll pattern — 8 bars)

Em

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

D

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · Em · D

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords – Banjo

Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.

Scruggs Style 3-Finger

1

Tip: This is an instrumental. The right hand uses the Scruggs three-finger roll pattern: thumb, index, middle in a continuous forward roll.

Lyrics & Chords

Chord Chart (Instrumental)

Main Theme

G

(forward roll pattern — 8 bars)

Em

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

D

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · Em · D

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords – Mandolin

Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.

Scruggs Style 3-Finger

1

Tip: This is an instrumental. The right hand uses the Scruggs three-finger roll pattern: thumb, index, middle in a continuous forward roll.

Lyrics & Chords

Chord Chart (Instrumental)

Main Theme

G

(forward roll pattern — 8 bars)

Em

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

D

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · Em · D

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords – Harmonica

Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.

Scruggs Style 3-Finger

1

Tip: This is an instrumental. The right hand uses the Scruggs three-finger roll pattern: thumb, index, middle in a continuous forward roll.

Lyrics & Chords

Chord Chart (Instrumental)

Main Theme

G

(forward roll pattern — 8 bars)

Em

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

D

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · Em · D

Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords – Violin

Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.

Scruggs Style 3-Finger

1

Tip: This is an instrumental. The right hand uses the Scruggs three-finger roll pattern: thumb, index, middle in a continuous forward roll.

Lyrics & Chords

Chord Chart (Instrumental)

Main Theme

G

(forward roll pattern — 8 bars)

Em

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)

D

(4 bars)

G

(4 bars)