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A while back I was invited to bring an instrument to a potluck party of some friends of mine in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. I brought along my fiddle in the hopes of finding some bluegrass musicians to jam with.
When I arrived at the converted barn where the party was being held, I saw a guitar learning up against the corner, so I sidled up to the guitar’s owner and introduced myself. As I shook howdy with him I asked him what kind of music he played, so I’d know whether our styles would be compatible. But
While doing some research on one of the songs for my book Bluegrass Jamming on Mandolin, I uncovered some interesting things about the song “Roll On Buddy,” which is considered a bluegrass standard as recorded by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys. On May 17, 1924 Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters recorded “Baby Your Time Ain’t Long” with Charlie Bowman on fiddle. Four years later, Charlie Bowman & His Brothers used this exact same melody on a song they called “Roll On Buddy.” Although usually thought to be a traditional song, “Roll on Buddy” was apparently composed by
By Wayne Erbsen
In my article Mandolin Chords, I showed you a number of two-finger chords you can play on the mandolin. Armed with that knowledge, there are thousands of songs you can play simply by strumming the chord and singing, humming, or whistling the song.
Before you can do that you will need to figure out which chords to play when.
The good news is that most bluegrass songs can be played with just three chords. These three chords form a little family called a “key.” We often give the chords in this family the numbers 1 4
By Wayne Erbsen
In my article entitled Mandolin Chords, I showed you a number of basic mandolin chords. Armed with that knowledge, there are thousands of songs you can play simply by strumming the chord and singing, humming or whistling the song.
Before you can do that you will need to figure out which chords to play when.
The good news is that most bluegrass, folk and country songs can be played with just three chords. These three chords form a little family called a “key.” We often give the chords in this family the numbers 1, 4, and
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free clawhammer banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A word About the Free clawhammer banjo tabs.”
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass banjo tabs.”
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass banjo tabs.”
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass banjo tabs.”