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Down The Road

12/1/2023

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Hi everyone, 
The song of the week is 'Down The Road' in the key of B.


Recordings
Flatt and Scruggs - key of B (studio recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmBOl82qXqs

The Bluegrass Album Band - key of B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UKiNl3e97E

Flatt and Scruggs - key of A (live recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc0iFZSeY6A

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of B (starts at 0:34)
Jason Homey and the Snake River Boys, IBA Open Mic, 6_25_19 - YouTube


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


Progression
for all parts of the song, except for the last verse:
1     1/6m  1     5/1
1     1/6m  1     5 1     1

The second line of the progression is five-and-a-half measures long. The short measure occurs in the spot where the 5 chord is played in the second line.

The progression for the last verse is:
1     1/6m  1     5/1
1     1/6m  1     5/1   
after which a 2-measure ending lick is played on the banjo. In the attachments, I have included a simplified version of the up-the-neck single ending 'shave-and-a-haircut' licks that are played on the banjo on the recordings for Down The Road given here. 

In the key of G: 1=G, 6m=Em, 5=D
In the key of A: 1=A, 6m=F#m, 5=E
In the key of B: 1=B, 6m=G#m, 5=F#

Song List 
18 songs were played at last night's jam: 11 from the main list, 4 from the additional songs list, and 3 that are on neither list:
Beautiful Brown Eyes - G
Clinch Mountain Backstep - A
Down The Road - B
Forked Deer - D
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - D
In The Pines - C
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - A
Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A
Mountain Dew - G
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains - G
Will You Be Loving Another Man - A
Canaan's Land - E
Cherokee Shuffle - A
Cryin' Holy - G
Sitting On Top Of The World - B
Angeline The Baker - D
Earl's Breakdown - G
Soldier's Joy - D

Happy Pickin',
Jason
Sheet Music:
Down The Road - banjo tab
Download File

Down The Road - guitar tab
Download File

Down The Road - mandolin tab (B)
Download File

Down The Road - melody in B
Download File

Down The Road - fill-in licks (B)
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bbj_-_shave-and-a-haircut_single_ending_on_banjo__1_.pdf
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      • ​Byron Berline
      • Dave Frisbee
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