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Beginner Jam


Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm

2099 S Century Way, Boise, ID
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​Everyone’s welcome
FREE
For more info: 
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Hello to anyone wondering if the jams are still active. YES! Jason produces new main lists every few months. We meet from the beginning of September to the end of May. (Following the usual school calendar.)
Come and join us at either jam. You are welcome to stop by and observe and see how we operate. It is always fun with lots of laughter.

She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain

9/29/2023

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Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain' in the key of D.


Recordings
The Darrell Webb Band - key of B
(1) The Darrell Webb Band - She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain - YouTube
 
The Skillet Lickers - key of G (tuned flat)
(1) She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain - YouTube

Smoky Mountain Band - key of A
(1) She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain - YouTube


Jam Videos
Janene Thomas - key of D
(1) She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain [D] - YouTube

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


Progression
1111
1155
1144
1511
(Prog. V2 on the Basic Chord Progressions chart.)

In the key of D: 1=D, 4=G, 5=A
In the key of C: 1=C, 4=F, 5=G
In the key of B: 1=B, 4=E, 5=F#
In the key of A: 1=A, 4=D, 5=E
In the key of G: 1=G, 4=C, 5=D


Attachments
In addition to the melody sheets, I have included a lyric cheat sheet that gives the opening words for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th verses.


Song List
9 songs were played at last night's jam: all of them from the main list:

Boil The Cabbage Down - A
Buffalo Gals - G
Foggy Mountain Top - C
I'll Fly Away - C
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - Bb
A Memory Of You - D
She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain - D
Soldier's Joy - D
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - C

Happy Pickin',
Jason


Attachments:
She'll Be Coming - banjo tab (C+2=D)
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She'll Be Coming - guitar tab (D)
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She'll Be Coming - guitar tab (C+2=D)
File Size: 900 kb
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She'll Be Coming - guitar tab (low C+2=D)
File Size: 888 kb
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She'll Be Coming - guitar tab (low D).pdf
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She'll Be Coming - mandolin tab (D)
File Size: 736 kb
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She'll Be Coming - melody in D
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She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain - lyric cheat sheet
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Foggy Mountain Top

9/21/2023

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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
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Foggy Mountain Top - Melody in G
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Foggy Mountain Top - Banjo tab
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Foggy Mountain Top - Guitar tab
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Foggy Mountain Top - Mandolin tab
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Foggy Mountain Top - Bnajo Tab - low C
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Foggy Mountain Top - banjo tab (G+5=C)
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Foggy Mountain Top - Lyric cheat sheet
File Size: 293 kb
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Soldier's Joy

9/13/2023

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Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Soldier's Joy' in the key of D.

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Recordings 
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys (starts at 3:50) - key of D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyZWC5CVdaI
 
Larry Rice and the Bottom Dollar Boys - key of D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzZ2tSENgTY

Earl Scruggs & John McEuen - key of C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5OKxPE59Bo

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys (starts at 7:53) - key of D
Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube


Jam Videos
Jason Homey
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)


Progression
A-Part:
1    1    1    5
1    1    1/5 1
(Prog. Y1 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.)
 
B-Part
1    4    1    5
1    4    1/5 1
(Prog. Y7 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.)
In the key of D: 1 = D; 4 = G; 5 = A.
In the key of C: 1 = C; 4 = F; 5 = G


Attachments
In addition to the melody sheets, I have included in the attachments a sheet of 8 potato intros for starting the tune, and a sheet of double endings for ending the tune.


Song List 
10 songs were played at last night's jam: all of them from the main list: 
All The Good Times Are Past And Gone - D
Boil The Cabbage Down - A
Bury Me Beneath The Willow - D
Cripple Creek - A
Foggy Mountain Top - C
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
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - C


Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
8 Potato Intro in D
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Double endings in D
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Soldier's Joy - banjo tab - C tuning+2 =D
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Soldier's Joy - banjo tab - D
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Soldier's Joy - banjo tab (for clawhammer) - Double C tuning+2=D
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Soldier's Joy - guitar tab - C+2=D - few melody notes
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Soldier's Joy - guitar tab - C+2=D - more melody notes
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oldier's Joy - guitar tab - D - few melody notes
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Soldier's Joy - guitar tab - D - more melody notes
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Soldier's Joy - mandolin tab - few melody notes
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oldier's Joy - mandolin tab - more melody notes
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Soldier's Joy - melody in D - few notes
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Soldier's Joy - melody in D - more notes
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I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling

9/8/2023

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Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling' in the key of Bb.

​
Recordings
Flatt & Scruggs - key of F
I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling - YouTube

Jenny Lester - key of B
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darlin' - YouTube

The Bluegrass Album Band - key of F
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darlin' - YouTube


Jam Video
Janene Thomas - key of Bb
I’m Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling [Bb] - YouTube


Progression
1144
1155
1144
1511
(Prog. V7 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout)
In the key of Bb: 1 = Bb, 4 = Eb, and 5 = F
In the key of B: 1 = B, 4 = E, and 5 = F#
In the key of F: 1 = F, 4 = Bb, and 5 = C
etc.


Melody Sheets & Lyric Cheat Sheet
In the attachments, I have included a melody sheet in standard notation in the key of Bb, a melody sheet in mandolin tab in the key of Bb, two melody sheets in guitar tab in the key of G wirtten an octave apart from each other (capo 3 to raise these up to Bb), a melody sheet in the key of G in banjo tab (capo 3, and 5th string spiked/capoed/tuned to A#/Bb to raise this up to Bb), 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).


Song List
8 songs were played at last night's jam: all of them from the main list:
Boil The Cabbage Down - A
Buffalo Gals - A
Bury Me Beneath The Willow (played twice) - G & A
Foggy Mountain Top - C
A Memory Of You - A
Soldier's Joy - D
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - C
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - C

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - banjo tab (G+3=Bb)
File Size: 867 kb
File Type: pdf
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I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - guitar tab (G+3=Bb)
File Size: 885 kb
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I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - guitar tab (low G+3=Bb)
File Size: 887 kb
File Type: pdf
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I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - mandolin tab (Bb)
File Size: 759 kb
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I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - melody in Bb
File Size: 860 kb
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I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - lyric cheat sheet
File Size: 363 kb
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken

9/3/2023

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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
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Song list - Beginner 2023

9/3/2023

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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). 

BBJ - Sept. - Nov. 2023 - MAIN SONG LIST
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BBJ - Sept. - Nov. 2023 - ADDITIONAL SONGS
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BBJ - Number System and Capo Charts
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Basic Chord Progressions Chart
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