Beginner Jam
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
2099 S Century Way, Boise, ID
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Hi everyone, Dan will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Feb. 18th). The song of the week is Columbus Stockade Blues in the key of G. Recordings Tony Trischka - key of D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTfbb21C0HY Bill Monroe - key of G https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9M-v2efKSo Della Mae - key of A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IA0NKOfXIo Jam Videos Jason Homey - key of G Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Progression Verse: 1111 5511 1111 5511 (Prog. W5 on the basic chord progressions handout) Chorus: 4411 4455 1111 5511 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 Stops As played at most bluegrass jams, there is a stop in the middle of the chorus progression. For measure 8 of the chorus progression, everyone who is playing backup plays a D chord or a D note at the beginning of the measure (when the song is played in the key of G), then silences their strings immediately afterwards, and then plays nothing until the beginning of the next (9th) measure. Hence, during the last 3/4 of measure 8 of the chorus progression, the only thing that should be heard is either the vocal (if a chorus is being sung) singing the words: "In your", or the instruments whose break it is (if a break is being played over the chorus progression). When playing a break over the chorus progression, there should be no stop made by the instrument(s) playing the break (only the instruments playing backup should do the stop), for there needs to be something keeping time during the measure in which the stop occurs so as to help guide everyone to come back in at the same time as each other at the beginning of the 9th measure of the progression. Arrangement Typically at the jams, the song starts with an intro break played over the verse progression only. All subsequent breaks (except possibly for the very last one) are then played over both the verse and the chorus progression, and are split between two different types of instruments, except for when we do an 'everybody' break. Sometimes a 'tag' is added to the last sung chorus. That means that after singing the final chorus, the lead singer might choose to repeat either the last line (last 4 measures: starts with: "(yes) / leave me little darlin'...) of the chorus, or, more commonly for this song, might choose to repeat the last two lines (last 8 measures: starts with: "In your / heart...") of the chorus before ending the song. Song List 15 songs were played at last night's jam: 10 from the main list, and 5 from the additional songs list: Clinch Mountain Backstep - A Columbus Stockade Blues - G Forked Deer - D Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - F Gold Watch And Chain - A In The Pines - G Long Journey Home - A Shortnin' Bread - A Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong - C You Are My Sunshine - Bb Beautiful Brown Eyes (played twice) - C I'll Fly Away - G Old Joe Clark - A Soldier's Joy - D Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Bb Happy Pickin', Jason Files: Columbus Stockade Blues - banjo tab Download File Columbus Stockade Blues - guitar tab Download File Columbus Stockade Blues - mandolin tab Download File Columbus Stockade Blues - melody in G Download File 
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