A beautiful song written by Jay Ungar. It was used as the main theme music for Ken Burns Civil War series. It sounds very mid-1800’s for sure, but was actually written in 1985! It is a great tune. I have often played it at funerals (even my own grandmother’s recently).
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EZ-Chord Speller System
Part 1: A little long winded, but good info to get you started with spelling chords more easily and quickly while you are playing. Non-members: Want to learn more about this? Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership and “ALL ACCESS PASS” full Fiddle Jam
A Major A-toodz level 1
Basic A Major pentatonic studies. “Jammer” level 1. Develop your muscle memory for the cool stuff the EZ way! Members will be able to play this and other videos for this lesson… Consider joining us now! Click here for more info on our free Fiddle Jam Club membership and
A Major A-toodz Level 2
“Gigger” Level 2 studies in A Major introducing b3, b7, and b5s… the beginnings of the cool stuff! Video play-along cool riff training… Non-members: Want to learn more about this? Registered members get to see more of lessons like this depending on their membership level. Click here for more info
Ode to Joy – Beethoven
Perennial favorite of all ages, the triumphant theme from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The Fiddle Jam approach doesn’t usually focus on classical tunes so much, as there are plenty of sources out there for that kind of learning, but we’ll make an exception for this one (scroll down to check out
A-toodz – E Minor
Introduction to E minor A-toodz studies E minor is a very popular key in the modern styles… especially in guitar dominated Rock and Blues music! These studies can help you build up a vocabulary of ideas, licks, and tricks that you can then call upon in your improvisations later. The
Minor Swing
Description: The Django Reinhardt/Stephan Grappelli Gypsy Jazz classic that has crossed over into many styles. I’ve heard this done by Lounge bands, Bluegrass bands, Folk groups, and even Jam Bands. This tune has been featured in many movies too (like “Chocolat”). The melody, simply an arpeggiation of the chords, is