Youll learn some great backup fiddle licks in the style of bobby hicks using the bluegrass album bands recording of letter from my darling in the key of g. It is my goal as your online flatpickingteacher to, over time, give you all the information youll need to become a more advanced and ac. Vocal harmonies lie at the heart of bluegrass, along with a core set of bluegrass fiddle tunes. Bluegrass fiddle backup in this lesson, chad talks about playing backup fiddle on bluegrass songs and building your vocabulary of backup licks. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Bluegrass guitar licks to add to your flatpicking arsenal. Banjo players live and breathe by the slight variations that separate one version of a lick from another. Its the best book ive seen if you can play at this level. You might have noticed that a note outside of the g major scale was added to the lick. In this lesson, ian walsh teaches you the basics about playing bluegrasscountry double stops for the fiddle. Old town chicago school of folk music fiddle tune archive great old recordings in mp3. We are pleased that you purchased this volume of hot fiddle licks. Steve dives deep into another classic bluegrass lick that you can use to flare up a jam session or song. Music for fiddle bluegrass fiddle styles inside bluegrass.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. And with all the tone you get from your guitar when playing all those blazing, sizzlingand sometimes soulfulbluegrass guitar licks. My goal is to provide the best fiddle instruction resource on the internet, at a very affordable price. David kaynor explains phrasing and themes in this free online video. The licks in this song are extremely fast, and involve a lot of open stringed hammer ons and pull offs. Bluegrass fiddle learn to play bluegrass fiddle peghead nation. Blackberry blossom was originally written on the fiddle, and is referred to as a breakdown. Shop and buy hot licks for bluegrass fiddle sheet music. By slightly altering a roll pattern or by using a different fretting. Flatpicking bluegrass licks arranged for guitar by steve krenz here are a few great flatpicking licks that can be used in a bluegrass or country setting. But as country went electric, the pedal steel, which could also play twopart leads, came to the fore.
A number of players contacted me to say that they had found the licks useful, so im putting them up again here. If youre anything like me then you know how important it is to be able to play a ton of bluegrass guitar licks when you need them. Old simpler violin i joe jc clark traditional a mixolydian. Simply rightclick the link, then choose save link as. The second lick in f can be moved to any key by using the lowest note as a moveable root. Thanks go to wendy anthony for making the request and transcribing the licks in tabledit. These will often have been painstakingly copied from records by the great players, but a huge selection is now available frozen and prepackaged in various excellent bluegrass tutors and manuals. Here steve will demonstrate in the key of g and then give examples of how to use this throughout the neck of the guitar. Taught by steve eulberg in bluegrass guitar with steve eulberg series length. The mp3 audio files are also included so you can hear the quality of the recordings.
Hot licks for bluegrass fiddle paperback january 1, 1992 by stacy phillips editor 4. If you have any questions or need assistance, please click and email us. Double stops for bluegrasscountry fiddle lesson by ian walsh. Bluegrass fiddle learn to play bluegrass fiddle peghead. Double stops for bluegrasscountry fiddle lesson by. The ol possum dumps his brain out on the floor and shows you everything he knows about chords and essential musical theory for playing. Pieces, puzzles, scales, and arpeggios fiddle hymns violin playalong volume 18 bkonline. Lick of the week 6 johnny gimble lick free fiddle lesson my. Over 650 bluegrass, blues and jazz licks in scruggs, singlestring and melodic style. Bluegrass tunes the essential bluegrass fiddle tune repertoire. Use licks to create solos and play back up and expand your musical understanding and knowledge of the fingerboard.
Bluegrass fiddling was first exposed to national view during the folk revival of the 1960s with the first televised documentary bluegrass roots. The lesson tunes are recorded and laid out in the same way all of the tunes in my jam tunes books are done. Bluegrass your fiddle how to play bluegrass fiddle, easy guide by rick townend. If you are a true ignoramus, i strongly advise you to go through the entire book just playing the ice cold and cool licks. Bluegrass guitar lessons bluegrass licks bluegrass. Bluegrass soloing with g runs by mickey abraham i am very excited to be the flatpickinginstructor for fgms online newsletter. From there, things gradually progress in difficulty to cool licks, warm licks, hot licks, red hot licks, and even white hot licks. Whether shes playing mandolin, thumpin the upright bass, singing a traditional ballad, or performing. The licks included in this series are designed to help you add ammunition to your arse.
In the 1940s bill monroe and his bluegrass boys revolutionized american string band music by incorporating virtuosic instrumental solos and a high lonesome vocal style. Rob and tim teach the bluegrass licks volume, and sherri will teach subsequent releases for banjo. Joe carr has graciously permited mandozine to add a few of his licks from 60 hot licks for bluegrass mandolin to the tabledit archive. This will take some time to get used to, so start of slowly when approaching the licks in this tune. Over 450 authentic bluegrass licks are featured in this book. Hot licks for bluegrass fiddle players usually draw on a large store of hot licksflashy riffs which can be pulled out instantaneously when soloing. When a note is added to a melodic line that is not a part of the key signature, it is referred to as an accidental. The tunes are in mp3 format, the text and musictab is in pdf format and videos. Hot licks for bluegrass fiddle players usually draw on a large store of hot licks flashy riffs which can be pulled out instantaneously when soloing. All three are members of deepwater bluegrass, based in maumee, ohio. As you watch these videos youll begin to notice a trend.
Learn to play solos on classic bluegrass songs and instrumentals using bluegrass mandolin techniques like tremolo, double stops, twostring melodies, and more. This is an example of a lesson video from the lick of the week fiddle lesson series. Hot licks for bluegrass fiddle by instructional book. The open strings of your banjo are tuned to a g chord, most of the songs you play will be in the key of g, and youll encounter the g chord most frequently in chord progressions. The ol possum dumps his brain out on the floor and shows you everything he knows about chords and essential musical theory for playing bluegrass fiddle. One of the nice features of adobe pdf books is that you dont have to print the whole book, just. Rock the cradle joe gtr tab practice video moderate. For all these reasons, you simply cant have enough g. Crowe, bela fleck, bill keith, alan munde, don reno and peter wernick are featured. Westvon publishing has announced the release of the first two volumes in their hot banjo licks series on. Sharon gives you advice on fingering each shape and sliding from shape to shape, and gives. Angeline the baker arkansas traveler gtr tab arringtons breakdown gtr tab baerendans gtr tab practice video moderate big liza jane gtr tab big scioty gtr tab practice video moderate billy in the lowground guitar tab blackberry blossom gtr tab bonnie at morn gtr tab practice video moderate boston boy.
Bluegrass licks bluegrass flatpicking guitar licks with. Doublestop fiddle licks he sweet sound of the fiddle playing a solo in twonote chords was often heard in the early days of country music, when fiddle was usually the lead instrument. The way of the fiddle one fiddlers collection of oldtime tunes. Download a pdf list of all the bluegrass fiddle lessons so you can keep track. Lick 2 is a lot like lick 1 with the addition of a fourth. You can do it chromatically using the 1st fret and going down. Bluegrass music theory 101 d scale and licks how did you do with the two g licks i wrote out. Okay, students, heres another music theory lesson on the c and d scales and licks.
Fiddle hangout tab archive searchable database of links to a number of other sources. Bluegrass tunes repertoire 50 essential bluegrass fiddle. Hot licks for bluegrass fiddle by stacy phillips, 9780825602894, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Some really neat licks in this one, try them, youll like them vol. A good friend of mine whose opinion i trust, really liked the idea of colored licks and said, youve created garanimals for bluegrass. This is a collection of oldtime fiddle tunes most of them from appalachia in pdf format. I have over 25 years of experience, both as a teacher and as a professional musician with the cockman family. Bluegrass fiddling is a distinctive style of american fiddle playing which is characterized by bold, bluesy improvisation, offbeat chopping, and sophisticated use of both doublestops and oldtime bowing patterns. These shapes were used often by bill monroe and have a definite bluegrass sound. In this lesson, ian walsh teaches you the basics about playing bluegrass country double stops for the fiddle. Bluegrass your fiddle part 1 traditional music library. Practice sessions, jam sessions, live shows, albums, the list goes on.
The first bluegrass lick in e is notated as played in the march 2011 newsletter tip video. On this page, members may directly download the tablature and notation to your computer. Ian walsh teaches several great blues licks for the fiddle in the key of g the video lesson is over 30 minutes in length great for learning blues licks to apply to. Aug 17, 2017 the ol possum dumps his brain out on the floor and shows you everything he knows about chords and essential musical theory for playing bluegrass fiddle. This lick joins an alternating thumb roll pattern to slides, pull. Sharon gilchrist has long made her home in the american acoustic music scene. I should state right here that my own tastes extend fairly widely, but centre round the classic 40s 60s sound of players like chubby wise, tommy jackson, gordon. The pdf will then be sent to your downloads folder. Examples of licks that connect chords and use double stops from hot licks for bluegrass fiddle.
This site is also a companion to my local fiddling outreach, which provides free instruction and. Here is a page of miscellaneous bluegrass mandolin licks. In this lesson, steve will demonstrate a classic bluegrass licks and show you how to transpose it to different keys. Volume one hot licks music learning system for the. Jun 17, 2009 the lessons are taught by rob lawson, tim kilburn and sherri chekal.
Violin 21 golden slippers lively 120 a min a min folk song. Old time fiddle tunes may be played on fiddle, banjo or other instruments but are nevertheless called fiddle tunes. Free mp3 and pdf samples are available online to get a taste of what is on the bluegrass licks set. Bluegrass was invented in the us, more or less, and is played around the world. Double stop series sharon begins these lessons on double stops by showing you a doublestop series short, medium, and long for a g major chord on the top strings a and e.
The lessons are taught by rob lawson, tim kilburn and sherri chekal. Hot licks music learning system for the mandolin, banjo. They are configured to be sold digitally, and purchasers can immediately download tabs in a pdf booklet, and accompanying mp3. Top 500 bluegrass songs, lyrics and chords and pdfalso with some tabs. Jack tuttle teaches lessons in bluegrass and oldtime fiddle and mandolin, bluegrass banjo, guitar, and acoustic bass, in the bay area of california. Fills and endings here are some fun little fills and endings that are common in bluegrass guitar that you can try and throw into other songs. Bill monroe, fiddle lessons, kentucky waltz this topic has 6 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 8 months ago by angela. I use the following free online metronome at best metronome. Not a long book, but packed with great instruction.
Start slow, play fast, using a metronome makes the best use of your time. Some notions and parts that can be used in the key of g with a iivv chord progression. Also turnarounds and transitions to the next chordkey. Online fiddle lessons forums general help forum backup licks and fills tagged.
Try out these three free tunes, then join for unlimited downloads. Bluegrass your fiddle part 1 this is intended to be an occasional series of articles about the sort of techniques, licks and attitudes that make fiddling sound right for bluegrass. These licks were originally sent piecemeal to the comando list during the latter half of 1999, as postscripts to emails on other subjects. Hot licks for bluegrass banjo pdf music sales america. Personally, i tend to define a fiddle tune as any piece of folk, country, bluegrass, or traditional music such as gospel hymns that i can create an instrumental from on the guitar using the melody of the song. Jul 31, 2006 they are configured to be sold digitally, and purchasers can immediately download tabs in a pdf booklet, and accompanying mp3 audio files or order a cd to be sent by mail. The hot licks fiddle series presupposes that you have already learned the fundamentals of mandolin playing, and possess the ability to read tablature.