Uptempo Cajun/Zydeco staple! Basic 12 bar Blues form in the key of G. EZ pentatonic-based melody leaves room for adding your own touches. Check out the chart and Master Class video below for more info on that! Have FUN! <<::>> Want to see all of this lesson? Join us
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Three Blues Tunes – Learning Path
By fiddlejamman on May 5, 2015 in A major, Blues, Blues Scale, Boogie Woogie, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, D major, E minor, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Note Name – Finger Number, Path Page, Staff Notation, Style Studies
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
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
Modern Bluegrass Player Path
By fiddlejamman on May 3, 2015 in “Tater”, A-toodz – Level 2, Boogie Woogie, By Knowledge, By Scale, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music History, Music Mechanics, Path Page
This is something I hear pretty often from our members: “I know a bunch of tunes and can hold my own in a Bluegrass picking situation, but I’m so tired of just reciting from memory. My brain is going numb! Isn’t there more to music?” The answer is YES,
Old Time Fiddler’s Learning Path
By fiddlejamman on May 3, 2015 in By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, Fiddler’s Tab, Note Name – Finger Number, Old Time Fiddle, Staff Notation
For those who do not know much about this interesting style, Old Time Fiddling is generally from the 1800’s or earlier and often features alternative “open” tunings that can change from song to song. Its primary use as a single-instrument dance accompaniment requires players to have a deep sense of
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