G is the home key of bluegrass — banjo’s natural key, friendly on the fiddle, mandolin chop sits naturally there. Most of the foundational fiddle tunes and banjo breakdowns are in G (“Cripple Creek,” “Cumberland Gap,” “Soldier’s Joy”), and modern bands keep adding to the list. Sixty-some instrumental tunes that live in G.

Each tune’s page on Picker’s Guide has chord charts, recordings, and notes on arrangements and capo positions.