Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Foggy Mountain Top' in the key of C.

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Recordings 
Corrina Rose Logston - key of C
Foggy Mountain Top - YouTube

Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, & Ricky Skaggs - key of G 
3 Pickers - Foggy Mountain Top - YouTube

Rose Maddox - key of B (very sharp)
Foggy Mountain Top - YouTube

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of G (starts at 15:36)
Jason Homey and the Snake River Boys, IBA Open Mic, 6_25_19 - YouTube


Jam Videos
Janene Thomas - key of C
Foggy Mountain Top [C] - YouTube

Jason Homey - key of G
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) 
(For the video in which I am on guitar, go to the 7:29 mark.)


Progression
1141
1155
1141
1511
This is Prog. V6 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.

Notice how closely related it is to the progression that is used for playing I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling and Bury Me Beneath The Willow:
1144
1155
1144
1511
which is Prog. V7 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout

Notice where (and how) the two progressions differ from each other.
In the key of C: 1=C; 4=F; 5=G.
In the key of G: 1=G, 4=C, 5=D. 
In the key of B: 1=B; 4=E; 5=F# 

Song List
9 songs were played on Tuesday evening at the jam: 7 from the main list, and 2 from the additional songs list:

Boil The Cabbage Down - A
Buffalo Gals (played twice) - G & A
Cripple Creek - A
I'll Fly Away - C
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - Bb
She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain - D
Soldier's Joy - D
Angeline The Baker - D
Beautiful Brown Eyes - G

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
G & D Chord Fill-in Licks
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Endings for most songs in G
Download File

Foggy Mountain Top - Melody in G
Download File

Foggy Mountain Top - Banjo tab
Download File

Foggy Mountain Top - Guitar tab
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Foggy Mountain Top - Mandolin tab
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Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' in the key of C.


Recordings
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - on their classic 3-record 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' album: with Earl Scruggs on banjo, Vassar Clements on fiddle, Doc Watson on guitar, and Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, and Roy Acuff taking turns singing the verses: key of A
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - YouTube

Jimmy Martin - keys of Bb & C
Jimmy Martin- Will the Circle be Unbroken - YouTube

Ralph Stanley - key of A 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFqL6BprLZM

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of G (starts at 15:24)
Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube


Jam Videos
Janene Thomas - key of C
Will The Circle Be Unbroken [C] - YouTube

Jason Homey - keys of G & A 
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)


Progression
1111
4411
1111
1511
(Prog. V3 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout)

In the key of G: 1 = G, 4 = C, and 5 = D.
In the key of A: 1 = A, 4 = D, and 5 = E.
In the key of Bb: 1 = Bb, 4 = Eb, and 5 = F 
In the key of C: 1 = C, 4 = F. and 5 = G
Etc. 
(Refer to the Number System Chart in the attachments.)


Melody Sheets & Lyric Cheat Sheet
In the attachments, I have included a melody sheet in standard notation in the key of C, a melody sheet in mandolin tab in the key of C, three melody sheets in guitar tab, two of which are written in C an octave apart from each other, and one of which is written in G (capo 5 to raise it up to C: refer to the Capo Chart in the attachments), two melody sheets in banjo tab: one in C, and the other in G (capo 5 to raise it up to C: refer to the Capo Chart in the attachments), and a lyric cheat sheet that gives the first words of each of the verses of the song in large print. The reason why it is in large print is so that one can put the sheet on the floor - instead of on a music stand - when one is leading the singing on the song at the jam, and quickly glance at it before - not while - one starts singing the next verse of the song in case, in the moment, one forgets how the next verse begins (a common occurrence at jams and in live band performances).

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Hi everyone,
Attached here are the handouts for the initial phase of the new Beginner Bluegrass Jam, led by Janene Thomas on Tuesday evenings, starting this coming Tuesday (Sept. 5th) from 6:30 - 8:45pm at Ansots in the Pioneer Building (6th and Main, downtown Boise).