Nothin’ much beats the Blues if you had to pick just one thing to learn! Blues is the foundation that all popular music of the last 100+ years stands on! Join as a registered member to see more of this lesson! Nothin’ much beats the Blues if you had to
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Experience Path – Three Cajun-Zydeco Tunes
By fiddlejamman on May 4, 2015 in “Tater”, Blues, Blues Scale, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, Cajun-Zydeco, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Master Class, Minor Pentatonic Scale, MixoBluesian Scale, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, Path Page, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
Here’s three killer Cajun/ Zydeco tunes that will get your audience hoppin’! All of them are technically pretty easy, but you can also get pretty deep with them too. The most authentic improv over these kinds of tunes will use the Major Pentatonic scale of each passing chord for best
Oh Yeh Ya – Cajun Zydeco
By fiddlejamman on May 4, 2015 in “Tater”, By Key, By Scale, Cajun-Zydeco, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Gigger Level, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Path Page, Staff Notation, Style Studies, Swamp Fiddle
Here’s another fun one. The chart looks complicated, but it is actually fairly simple. It was a live staple for LeeRon Zydeco when I played with them. It is by Terrance Simien and was in the movie “The Big Easy.” Want to see all of this lesson? Join as an
MM101-Blue Suit in a ROADHOUSE BAR of 12
By fiddlejamman on April 11, 2015 in A minor, Beyond the Book, Blues, Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, Fiddle Jam, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jazz, Lesson List, Rock, Style Studies
BLUE SUIT in a ROADHOUSE BAR of 12 Standing out with the rough crowd. Jam Stuff: Cut 28 from the Fiddle Jam Book/CD Jam Example: Cut 29 from the Fiddle Jam Book/CD (see video above) No Violin Backing Track: The Jump Start: Cool, blue, straight forward and easy.
Circle of Fifths explained
By fiddlejamman on March 4, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Aeolian Mode, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gigger Level, Ionian Mode, Jamming 102, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Scale, Minor Scale, Music Mechanics
Maybe you have heard of the concept of the “Circle of Fifths” before? It sounds like it will be a pretty ominous and daunting topic, doesn’t it? I will try to simplify and make it useful here. <<::>> Sorry, you must be an officially registered FJi member to view
Circle of Fifths Loop Track
By fiddlejamman on March 4, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Artist Level, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, Cornerstone Styles, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, Dorian Mode, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Ionian Mode, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Master Class, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Style Studies, V7b9 scale
Here’s a cool loop track that takes you all the way around the Circle of Fifths, each five notes away from the one before. Why is this a useful study? The Five (V) to One (I) cadence, or chord movement as been a dominant motion in music for the
Taking it Outside in Jazz
By fiddlejamman on February 25, 2015 in A major, Ab major, Artist Level, B major, Bb major, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, C major, C# major, Cb Major, D major, Db major, E major, Eb major, F major, F# major, G major, G# major, Gb major, Ionian Mode, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Master Class, Music Mechanics, Style Studies, Wit & Wisdom
If Country music’s format is to play as “in” as possible… meaning the right notes at the right time, then Jazz’s format is to purposefully take it “outside” the key or scale that is under it, stretching it, creating tension, and then releasing it by bringing it back… or not!