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Major to Blues scale conversion – Cool EZ fingering trick!
By fiddlejamman on January 24, 2014 in A major, A minor, Beyond the Book, Blues, Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, D major, D minor, Fiddle Jam, FingerTek, G major, G minor, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, Style Studies, VioTek
Here’s a quick video I did after realizing a super simple cool little fingering trick you can do to convert the G, D, or A major scales into their respective blues scales, just by sliding your hand up a 1/2 step! Member Bill Ferguson (lazydog) helped in the inspiration while
All Shook Up – Elvis Presley – classic early Rock n Roll
By fiddlejamman on January 18, 2014 in A major, Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, MixoBluesian Scale, Music History, Pop & Rock, Style Studies
Classic early Rock n Roll by the man that came to be known as “The King.” Iconic for sure. I hope you enjoy this violin-friendly version. I arranged it down a 1/2 step from the original recording to make it a bit easier to play. I tried to stay as
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd classic, violin version
By fiddlejamman on January 16, 2014 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Feeling, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, Cello, E minor, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Gigger Level, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Minor Scale, Music History, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Pop & Rock, Staff Notation, Style Studies
<<:NEW! CELLO version below for All Access Pass members! See below:>> Cryptic lyrics of the Rock classic. The band says they are about being in life in the moment. You be the judge (see below). Mostly G major pentatonic scale. Don’t get too worried about the exact rhythm of the
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – Kitty Wells
By fiddlejamman on January 12, 2014 in A major, Artist Level, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Country, Country & Western, Double Stops, Fiddler’s Tab, FingerTek, Ionian Mode, Jammer Level, Lesson List, Major Scale, Master Class, Music History, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staccato, Staff Notation
A True Country & Western Classic, with a classic double stop fiddle solo played by Paul Warren. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” is a 1952 country song written by J. D. “Jay” Miller, and originally recorded by Kitty Wells. It was an
Rhythm Changes – the standard of Jazz
By fiddlejamman on January 5, 2014 in Artist Level, Gigger Level, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, Style Studies
Rhythm Changes… what are they? …where do you find them? …what do you do with them? …why are they worth studying? …All good questions… Join now to see all of this lesson! If you are not sure what any of this stuff is, check out some primer lessons that
Fake Books – what are they?
By fiddlejamman on January 4, 2014 in By Knowledge, By Sight, Gigger Level, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Music Essentials, Music History, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
“Fake Books” are collections of minimal music notation charts for popular songs that give just enough information so that the players can “fake” or rather create on-the-spot parts for their instruments solely based on the notation symbols in the chart for that song. This might seem daunting to some at