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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
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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 
Hi everyone, Adam will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday. (Feb. 3rd) The song of the week is 'Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms' in the key of G. Recordings Flatt & Scruggs - key of Bb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UvSJcqJeyc Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - key of B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9eIctniT0U Jam Videos Jason Homey - key of G Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Jam Video - Jason Homey - YouTube Jason Homey - keys of Bb and B Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology Janene Thomas & Jason Homey - key of E Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms [E] (youtube.com) Progression 1111 1155 1144 5511 (Prog. W2 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, 4 from the additional songs list, and 1 that is on neither list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A Forked Deer - D Light At The River - C Mountain Dew - A Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - B Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong - D This Little Light Of Mine - A Wreck Of The Old '97 - D Clinch Mountain Backstep - A I'll Fly Away - G Old Joe Clark - A Soldier's Joy - D Paradise - D Happy Pickin', Jason
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The song of the week is 'Forked Deer' in the key of D. Recordings Jeff Autry, Wayne Benson, Aubrey Haynie, Rob Ickes, Mark Schatz, Rickie Simpkins, & Scott Vestal - key of D Forked Deer - YouTube Berline, Crary, & Hickman - key of D Berline, Crary, & Hickman - Forked Deer - YouTube There is a lot going on in these recordings of the tune. You may find it useful to look at the jam video (below) first, to get a more basic sense of the tune, before listening to the recordings. Jam Video Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Progression A-Part 1 4 1 5 1 4 1/4 5/1 B-Part 5 5 5 1 5 5 1/4 5/1 In the key of D: 1 = D, 4 = G, 5 = A (In the key of C: 1 = C, 4 = F, 5 = G) Melody & Breaks: fiddle, mandolin, and guitar In the attachments, I have included two versions of the melody for fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, a simpler stripped down version of the melody to help get one started on the tune, that gives one interpretation of the more essential notes in the tune, and then a more developed version of the melody. Players of instruments besides fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, can also make use of this material to get ideas for playing breaks for the tune. I have written all these melody sheets in a manner that makes them playable as bona fide bluegrass breaks, without the need to add anything more to them for them to sound like proper bluegrass breaks. If you find that a 'more notes' version of the melody is too difficult to play smoothly at the speeds that Forked Deer is sometimes played at jams, then I recommend taking a 'fewer notes' version of the melody as one's basis for playing a break for the tune, and selectively adding into it a few passages here and there from a 'more notes' version. For instance, once one has a 'fewer notes' version of the melody down-pat and up to speed, then as a next step, one might work on getting measures 1, 3, & 5 of the A-Part (all three of these measures are identical with each other in the versions of the melody I have given in the attachments) in a 'more notes' version of the melody also up to speed by looping them over and over again, so that one can substitute these in place of measures 1, 3, & 5 of one's 'fewer' notes version of the melody/break. The slower the tune is being played, the more desirable it is to play more consecutive 8th notes, and try not to have too many quarter notes back to back. The faster the tune is being played, the more desirable it is to break up a long series of 8th notes with quarter notes. (There are some versions of the A-Part, for instance, that consist almost entirely of 8th notes: more notes than the 'more notes' versions of the melody I have offered here.) For this reason, I recommend that even if one is able to play smoothly at a reasonably fast tempo a 'more notes' version of the melody, to work on being able to mix it up with a 'fewer notes' version of the melody in various different ways. This helps to keep one's playing flexible, so that one is not stuck with just one way of playing a break for the tune; but rather, how one plays a break in any given situation can be influenced by the tempo and feel with which the tune is being played at the time, and also by what one might feel like doing in the moment. Melody & Breaks: Banjo In the attachments, I have included both a very stripped down version of the melody for 3-finger banjo, and an example of a straightforward Scruggs-style break. The stripped down version of the melody is not intended to function as a break for the tune, but rather just gives the main melodic content of the Scruggs-style break. This version of the melody is just one of many possible interpretations of the more essential notes of the melody that are desirable to include in a melody-based Scruggs-style break. The melody sheet and break are written for C tuning: banjo tuned: GCGBD. Capo the 2nd fret and raise the fifth string up to an A note in order for these to come out in the key of D. Clawhammer banjo players can also get some ideas from this material, but may prefer to tune to double C tuning: GCGCD, in which case, for reading the skeletal melody sheet, substitute 0 in place of 1 on the 2nd string, and 4 on the 3rd string in place of 0 on the 2nd string. Intros & Endings I have also included in the attachments, 8 Potato Intros and Double Endings suitable for Forked Deer, and for many other key of D fiddle tunes. 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 Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - G Light At The River - D Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A Mama Don't Allow - A She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain - D This Little Light Of Mine - B Wreck Of The Old '97 (played twice) - A & D Clinch Mountain Backstep - A I'll Fly Away - A Liberty - D Sitting On Top Of The World Will The Circle Be Unbroken - C I Saw The Light Happy Pickin', Jason Forked Deer - banjo tab - Scruggs-style break Download File Forked Deer - banjo tab - skeletal melody Download File Forked Deer - guitar tab - fewer notes Download File Forked Deer - guitar tab - more notes Download File Forked Deer - mandolin tab - fewer notes Download File Forked Deer - mandolin tab - more notes Download File Forked Deer - melody - fewer notes Download File Forked Deer - melody - more notes Download File Key of D 8 Potato Intros Download File Key of D Double Endings Download File Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Wreck Of The Old '97' in the key of D. Recordings Flatt & Scruggs: key of Bb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732g2a7pmpM The Osborne Brothers: mandolin intro break and verses in the key of E; fiddle break in the key of A; banjo break in the key of B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XSTYrVV4Pc Mac Wiseman: key of D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_vt-s3aYl8&list=RDD_vt-s3aYl8 Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of D Wreck Of The Old ’97 - Jason Homey and the Snake River Boys - YouTube Jam Videos Jason Homey - keys of C and D Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Janene Thomas - key of G Wreck of the Old ‘97 [G] (youtube.com) Progression 1144 1155 1144 1511 (Prog. V7 on the Basic Chord Progressions chart.) 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 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, 4 from the additional songs list, and 1 that is on neither list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A Forked Deer - D Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - G Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A Mama Don't Allow - G Mountain Dew - B When The Saints Go Marching In - B Wreck Of The Old '97 (played twice) - D I'll Fly Away (played twice) - G Liberty - D Soldier's Joy - D Will The Circle Be Unbroken - C Red River Valley - C Happy Pickin', Jason Wreck Of The Old '97 - banjo tab D Download File Wreck Of The Old '97 - banjo tab C Download File Wreck Of The Old '97 - guitar tab D Download File Wreck Of The Old '97 - guitar tab C Download File Wreck Of The Old '97 - mandolin tab Download File Wreck Of The Old '97 - melody in D Download File BBJ - Wreck Of The Old '97 - lyric cheat sheet Download File Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Little Cabin Home On The Hill' in the key of A. Recordings Bill Monroe - key of A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GbU45MyMFc Osborne Brothers - key of B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWwwaWhxaYs Jam Videos Jason Homey - key of A Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Janene Thomas - key of D Little Cabin Home on the Hill [D] (youtube.com) Progression The chord progression for the verses and breaks is: 1141 1155 1141 1511 (Prog. V6 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout) The progression for the chorus is: 4411 1155 1141 1511 (Prog. X6 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 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 Attachments In the attachments, in addition to the lyric cheat sheet, and the melody sheets for the verse which I provide primarily for the sake of giving people a good starting point for coming up with melody-based breaks for the song, I have also included a sheet that shows the melody and the tenor harmony for the chorus. For each pair of notes, the lower of the two is the melody note, and the higher of the two is the tenor harmony note. Song List 16 songs were played at last night's jam: 9 from the main list, and 7 from the additional songs list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A (played twice) Forked Deer - D Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - A Gold Watch And Chain - Bb I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - C Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A Mountain Dew - B New River Train - G Wreck Of The Old '97 - A Beautiful Brown Eyes - G Clinch Mountain Backstep - A Cripple Creek - A Foggy Mountain Top - A I'll Fly Away - G Nine Pound Hammer - G Soldier's Joy - D Happy Pickin', Jason Little Cabin Home - Banjo tab Download File Little Cabin Home - Guitar tab Download File Little Cabin Home - Mandolin tab Download File Little Cabin Home - Melody in A Download File Little Cabin Home On The Hill - Chorus Download File BBJ - Little Cabin Home On The Hill - lyric cheat sheet Download File Hi everyone, The song of the week is 'Mountain Dew' in the key of B. Recordings Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys - key of Bb Mountain Dew (Live) (youtube.com) Ralph Stanley II - key of B Mountain Dew - YouTube Billy Strings - key of Bb Billy Strings ‘’Mountain Dew’’ 6/10/23 TCU Amp @ White River State Park - Indianapolis, Indiana - YouTube Bluegrass Holiday - key of D Bluegrass Holiday - Mountain Dew - YouTube Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of A Mountain Dew - Jason Homey and the Snake River Boys - YouTube Jam Videos Jason Homey - key of B Mountain Dew Jam Video - Jason Homey - YouTube Jason Homey - key of A Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Janene Thomas - key of D Mountain Dew [D] - YouTube Progression 1111 4411 1111 1511 (Prog. V3 on the Basic Chord Progressions chart) 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 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 Chorus Lyrics Oh they call it that good ole mountain dew And them that refuse it are few I'll hush up my mug if you'll fill up my jug With that good ole mountain dew Song List 15 songs were played at last night's jam: 10 from the main list, 4 from the additional songs list, and 1 that is on neither list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A Forked Deer - D Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - Bb Gold Watch And Chain - D I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - C Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A Mountain Dew - B Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - D This Little Light Of Mine - Bb Wreck Of The Old '97 - A Banks Of The Ohio - C Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - A Nine Pound Hammer - G Soldier's Joy - D Silent Night - C Have a happy New Year! Jason
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Cahill will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Dec. 30th). The song of the week is 'I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes' in the key of G. Recordings Mother Maybelle Carter (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' album) - key of Bb I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (youtube.com) Red Allen - key of G Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - Red Allen (youtube.com) Jimmy Martin - key of A I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - Jimmy Martin (youtube.com) Ralph Stanley - key of G I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - YouTube Doc Watson - key of D Doc Watson - I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (youtube.com) Jam Videos Jason Homey - key of G I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes Jam Video - Jason Homey Janene Thomas - key of C I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes [C] (youtube.com) Progression 1144 5511 1144 5511 (Prog. W8 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 Bb: 1=Bb, 4=Eb, 5=F In the key of C: 1=C, 4=F, 5=G In the key of D: 1=D, 4=G, 5=A Song List 12 songs were played at last night's jam: 7 from the main list, 4 from the additional songs list, and 1 that is on neither list: Boil The Cabbage Down - A I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - C Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A Mama Don't Allow - A New River Train - F Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - A Wreck Of The Old '97 - D All The Good Times Are Past And Gone - D Banks Of The Ohio - G I'll Fly Away - A Soldier's Joy - D Silent Night - C Have a merry Christmas, Jason Files: BBJ - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - banjo tab (C) Download File BBJ - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - banjo tab (G+5=C) Download File BBJ - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - guitar tab (C) Download File BBJ - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - guitar tab (G+5=C) Download File BBJ - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - guitar tab (low C) Download File BBJ - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - mandolin tab (C) Download File bbj_-_im_thinking_tonight_of_my_blue_eyes_-_melody_in_c.pdf Download File BBJ - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - lyric cheat sheet Download File Hi everyone,
Cahill will be leading the beginner jam this coming Tuesday (Dec. 23rd). The song of the week is 'Silent Night' in the key of C. Recordings Reno & Smiley - key of Db (a half-step higher than C) - song starts at 5:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4vFbTMPoo Christmas with Hay Holler - key of C (instrumental) (5) Silent Night - YouTube Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of C - starts at 11:25 Jason Homey and the Snake River Boys, IBA Open Mic, 12_16_19 - YouTube Justin Reno & Jared Finck - key of G Silent Night, Christmas Bluegrass version. Sung by Justin Reno and Jared Finck. Rhonda Vincent - key of G (5) Silent Night - YouTube Jam Video Key of C Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com) Progression 1111 5511 4411 4411 5511 1511 In the key of C: 1=C, 4=F, 5=G In the key of G: 1=G, 4=C, 5=D Attachments In addition to the melody sheets, I have included in the attachments a lyric cheat sheet that gives the second line of each of the three verses of Silent Night. Song List 16 songs were played at last night's jam: 9 from the main list, 6 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 I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - G Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - A Little Cabin Home On The Hill - C New River Train - D Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong - C Wreck Of The Old '97 - G Angeline The Baker - D Clinch Mountain Backstep - A Nine Pound Hammer - G Sitting On Top Of The World - G Soldier's Joy - D Will The Circle Be Unbroken - G Silent Night - C Happy Pickin', Jason Files: Silent Night - melody in C Download File Silent Night - banjo tab Download File Silent Night - mandolin tab Download File Silent Night - guitar tab 1 Download File Silent Night - guitar tab 2 Download File |
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