Click this link - eepurl.com/WS96H - to subscribe to the tune of the week and get the free tab for this and all former and future tune of the week tunes. Legend has it that Joe Coleman, after whom this tune is named, played this tune on his fiddle en route to his execution, having been accused (falsely, by his account) and convicted of killing his wife. He offered his fiddle to anyone who could play the tune as well as he. The arrangement here is classified as a Brainjo Level 3 (read about the levels at clawhammerbanjo.net/levels). A new clawhammer banjo favorite tune and tab is posted to this channel every week - click this link to subscribe and make sure you don't miss 'em: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howtoplaybanjo If you have any questions about this tune, the tab, or how to play clawhammer banjo in general, please post it in the comments. I'm happy to reply in text or video, if needed.