Little Birdie

Beginner Jam

Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm

Clairvoyant Brewing Company

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Little Birdie

9/18/2026

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Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Little Birdie' in the key of B.

Recordings
Red Smiley - key of A
Little Birdie - YouTube

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of Bb (song starts at 15:55)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJAtP8irWYs

The Stanley Brothers - key of Eb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sakr_M1KMaM

Lonesome River Band - key of B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaQXT-sgtOg

Jam Videos
Key of B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pLXMhXJMpA

Keys of Bb & C
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)

Progression
1155
5511
1155
5511

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

Attachments
In addition to the melody sheets, I have included in the attachments a lyric cheat sheet for the four verses that I sing for Little Birdie. Since three of the verses start the same way ('Little birdie, little birdie'), and the first and fourth verses have identical first halves, the lyric cheat sheet does not give the first words of each verse (except for the second verse, for that one begins differently than the other verses), but rather the first words that distinguish each verse from the other three verses.

Song List
19 songs were played at last night's jam: 13 from the main list, 4 from the additional songs list, and 2 that are on neither list:

Beautiful Brown Eyes - C
Boil The Cabbage Down - A
Buffalo Gals - D
Bury Me Beneath The Willow - A
Cripple Creek - A
Down The Road - A
Foggy Mountain Top - A
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - G
I'll Fly Away - D
Light At The River - D
A Memory Of You - A
Nine Pound Hammer - B
Shortnin' Bread - A
Blue Ridge Cabin Home - A
Clinch Mountain Backstep - A
Liberty - D
Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong - C
Dooley - A
Wildwood Flower - C

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
Little Birdie - lyric cheat sheet
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