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Hi everyone, I have included new song lists for the Beginner jam. Starting next week, these will replace the song lists that were used for the jam between December 2025 and February 2026. (I have also included in the attachments the two other handouts for the jam that go together with the song lists. No changes have been made to these handouts.) For each of the songs with vocals, two keys are placed in parentheses. The purpose of this is not to dictate what key individual singers should sing the songs in, but to be a guide for choosing a key appropriate for one's voice and for the style of the music. For the men: start with the key that is listed first, and then from there, gradually lower or gradually raise the key to find which key works best for you to sing the song in. (But, in general, the higher, the better, for the style of music.) For the women: start with the key that is listed second, and then from there, gradually lower or gradually raise the key to find which key works best for you to sing the song in. (But, in general, try not to raise the key very much higher: once again, keeping in mind the style of music we are dealing with here.) Files: Basic Chord Progressions Chart.pdf Download File Number System Chart.pdf Download File 
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Hi everyone, The song of the week is 'Buffalo Gals' in the key of A. Recordings Alan Munde - key of A Buffalo Gals - YouTube Aubrey Haynie (mandolin break - key of A, fiddle break - key of D, banjo break - key of A, dobro break - key of D, fiddle break - key of A, guitar break - key of D, mandolin break - key of A) https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=q8qYQf0ABFk Mike Scott - key of G https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=TIZs3Rs8B2U Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of A Jason Homey and the Snake River Boys, IBA Open Mic, 4/23/19 - YouTube Jam Videos Jason Homey - keys of A & D Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Janene Thomas - key of G Buffalo Gals [G] - YouTube Progression 1151 1151 (Prog. Z5 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.) In the key of G: 1 = G, 5 = D In the key of A: 1 = A, 5 = E In the key of C: 1 = C, 5 = G In the key of D: 1 = D, 5 = A Attachments In addition to the melody sheets, I have included in the attachments a chart of double endings to use for ending the song. Song List 15 songs were played at last night's jam: 9 from the main list, 5 from the additional songs list, and 1 that is on neither list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A Forked Deer - D Gold Watch And Chain - A Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A Mama Don't Allow - A Mountain Dew - G This Little Light Of Mine - A When The Saints Go Marching In - D Wreck Of The Old '97 - D All The Good Times Are Past And Gone - A Buffalo Gals - A I'll Fly Away - C Sitting On Top Of The World - G Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - C Katy Daly - G Happy Pickin', Jason FIles: Buffalo Gals - Banjo tab Download File Buffalo Gals - Mandolin tab Download File Buffalo Gals - Guitar tap (high G+2=A) Download File Buffalo Gals - Melody in A Download File BBJ - Double Endings in G Download File
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Dan will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Feb. 24th). The song of the week is 'Gold Watch And Chain' in the key of Bb. Recordings Ralph Stanley - key of B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2DcpQOgGKk Mother Maybelle Carter - key of D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8szdi1D7OE Doug Dillard Band - key of G http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJvVqsdrjYQ Jam Videos Jason Homey - keys of Bb and C Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Janene Thomas - key of E Gold Watch and Chain [E] (youtube.com) Progression 4411 5511 4411 5511 (Prog. W10 on the Basic Chord Progressions chart.) In the key of G: 1=G, 4=C, 5=D In the key of Bb: 1=Bb, 4=Eb, 5=F In the key of B: 1=B, 4=E, 5=F# In the key of C: 1=C, 4=F, 5=G In the key of D: 1=D, 4=G, 5=A In the key of E: 1=E, 4=A, 5=B Song List 13 songs were played at last night's jam: 8 from the main list, 3 from the additional songs list, and 2 that are on neither list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A Columbus Stockade Blues - G Forked Deer (played twice) - D Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - A Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - A Mama Don't Allow - A Mountain Dew - B This Little Light Of Mine - B Angeline The Baker - D Clinch Mountain Backstep - A I'll Fly Away - G Tear My Stillhouse Down - C You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - G Happy Pickin', Jason Gold Watch And Chain - banjo tab - G + 3 = Bb Download File Gold Watch And Chain - guitar tab - G + 3 = Bb Download File Gold Watch And Chain - mandolin tab - Bb Download File Gold Watch And Chain - melody in Bb Download File Gold Watch and Chain - Lyric sheet.pdf Download File Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Mama Don't Allow' in the key of A. Recordings Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of A (starts at 12:09) Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube Flatt & Scruggs - key of G https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfXlI6Fz4j0 Doc Watson - key of A Doc Watson Mama Don't Allow No Music - YouTube Jam Videos Jason Homey - keys of A and G. Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Janene Thomas - key of D Mama Don’t Allow [D] (youtube.com) Progression 1111 1155 1144 1511 (Progression V2 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.) In the key of G: 1=G; 4=C; 5=D. In the key of A: 1=A; 4=D; 5=E In the key of C: 1=C, 4=F, 5=G In the key of D: 1=D, 4=G, 5=A Attachments In addition to the melody sheets, I have included a bass break in the attachments, and also fill-ins in backup sheets for each of the instruments, since it is important that whatever instrument is named in the verse preceding its break do something that draws attention to itself during the 'dead spaces' within the sung verse. Song List 16 songs were played at last night's jam: 10 from the main list, and 6 from the additional songs list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A Columbus Stockade Blues - D Forked Deer - D Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - A Little Cabin Home On The Hill - Bb Mama Don't Allow - A Mountain Dew - A Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - B When The Saints Go Marching In - A Wreck Of The Old '97 - D Angeline The Baker - D Before I Met You - G Clinch Mountain Backstep - A Cripple Creek - A Nine Pound Hammer - G Shortnin' Bread - G Happy Pickin', Jason Bass: Mama Don't Allow - Bass backup Download File Mama Don't Allow - bass break in A Download File Mama Don't Allow - bass - fill-ins for bass verse Download File Banjo: Mama Don't Allow - banjo tab Download File Mama Don't Allow - banjo - fill-ins in backup 1 Download File Mama Don't Allow - banjo - fill-ins in backup 2 Download File Guitar: Mama Don't Allow - guitar tab Download File Mama Don't Allow - guitar - fill-ins in backup Download File Mandolin: Mama Don't Allow - mandolin tab in A Download File Mama Don't Allow - mandolin - fill-ins in backup Download File Fiddle/Melody: Mama Don't Allow - melody in A Download File Mama Don't Allow - fiddle - fill-ins in backup Download File Hi everyone, The song of the week is 'Gathering Flowers From The Hillside' in the key of A. Recordings Earl Taylor & Jim McCall - key of G Gathering Flowers FromThe Hillside - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall with The Stone Mountain Boys - YouTube Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - key of A (starts at 2:55) Sing The Carter Family's Greatest Hits [1977] - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - YouTube Hylo Brown - key of F (starts at 28:00: last song on the record) Sings Bluegrass Songs That Wonderful, Old Time Way [1959] - Hylo Brown - YouTube Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of G (starts at 3:48) Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube Jam Videos Jason Homey - key of A Gathering Flowers From The Hillside Jam Video - Jason Homey Janene Thomas - key of C Gathering Flowers From the Hillside [C] - YouTube Jason Homey - key of F Gathering Flowers From The Hillside Jam Video (Jason Homey) Jason Homey - key of G Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Progression 1111 1155 1111 1511 (Prog. V1 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.) In the key of G: 1 = G; 5 = D. In the key of A: 1 = A, 5 = E In the key of C: 1 = C, 5 = G In the key of D: 1 = D, 5 = A In the key of F: 1 = F, 5 = C Song List 17 songs were played at last night's jam: 10 from the main list, and 7 from the additional songs list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A Forked Deer - D Gathering Flowers From The Hillside (played twice) - F & G Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - G Mama Don't Allow - G Mountain Dew - G Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - G She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain - C This Little Light Of Mine - G Wreck Of The Old '97 - G Angeline The Baker - D I'll Fly Away - G In The Pines - D Liberty - D Nine Pound Hammer - G Soldier's Joy - D Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - C Happy Pickin' Jason Files: Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - banjo tab in G Download File Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - guitar tab in G Download File Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - Lyric Sheet Download File
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Beginner Jamstarted by Janene Thomas
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