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Little Birdie

9/15/2023

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


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
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
16 songs were played at last night's jam: 12 from the main list, 2 from the additional songs list, and 2 that are on neither list:

Down The Road - A
Forked Deer - D
I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore - G
In The Pines - C
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - A
Little Birdie - Bb
Little Cabin Home On The Hill - A
Lonesome Road Blues - G
A Memory Of You - A
Mountain Dew - A
Nine Pound Hammer - A
Worried Man Blues - G
I'll Fly Away - A
In The Sweet By And By - A
Foggy Mountain Top - G
Soldier's Joy - D

Happy Pickin',
Jason


Files:
Little Birdie - banjo tab (G capo 3 = Bb)
File Size: 289 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Little Birdie - guitar tab (G capo 3 = Bb)
File Size: 293 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Little Birdie - mandolin tab (Bb)
File Size: 243 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Little Birdie - melody in Bb
File Size: 982 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Little Birdie - lyric cheat sheet
File Size: 360 kb
File Type: pdf
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      • Idaho's 19th century Fiddlers
      • Weiser Fiddle Champions ​ 1950s & 1960s
      • ​Byron Berline
      • Dave Frisbee
      • Weiser Fiddle Champions from 1970s and 80s
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