This is the beautiful Bill Keith arrangement of Nola as transcribed by me from God only knows what recording from when, but it's all Bill's work. The tab may not be as accurate as the playing, so download my mp3 of this and compare.

A few technical notes:

To really play this right, you need a Scruggs-Keith tuner on the fourth string (which means you should have them on all four strings). Prepare to play this in the key of G with the low D string set to be dropped down to a C with the tuner.

Even though I tabbed ouit the whole thing, which is quite repetitious, the form of it all is really:   ABACDCA

In measure 80, the last ghost note is not picked, but denotes the sound of the low D string being dropped at that moment (in preparation for the "D" part) to a C.

Also, that open G at the beginning of measures 81, 89, 97, 137, 145, and 153 you will notice on the recording, slurs down about a quarter step and then back up. This is accomplished by (gently) pushing the neck of the banjo forward a little to lower the pitch. Snapping the neck off the pot at this juncture will seriously tarnish your audiences musical experience, so I emphasize only the gentlest maneuver.

At measure 168, as that C chord is ringing, you crank the low C string back up to a D for a repeat of the "A" part before the ending.

After that last G in measure 200, you are ready for the ending. Drop the D string to a C again, and have at it. End on that high G and love every minute of playing this wonderful thing.

If you don't. I'd suggest depositing the banjo in the nearest dumpster, because it will never make you happy.