<<: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
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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
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
Secret Trick to Creative Greatness
By fiddlejamman on December 30, 2013 in Artist Level, By Knowledge, Founder’s Blog, Gigger Level, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Lesson List, Master Class, Music Essentials, Music Philosophy, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Wit & Wisdom
In creative endeavors, technique is helpful, but not at all necessary. Raw creative expression is as simple as playing or doing something simple, completely on purpose, with complete inner authority. This is something that someone who has never played a note before can do in their first day, if they
How NOT to Scratch & Squeak on the Violin
By fiddlejamman on December 22, 2013 in Beginner Violin, BowTek, By Knowledge, By Sight, FingerTek, Lesson List, Music Essentials, VioTek
This one was first produced for a direct Facebook ad campaign. I think it is good info (even if it is a bit long-winded). I cut out the FJI commercial in this version for you, but you may still hear me reference “as you will see on the site” in
Tennessee Waltz – classic hit from 1950
By fiddlejamman on December 16, 2013 in By Ear, By Knowledge, By Sight, Cornerstone Styles, Country, Country & Western, Fiddle Tunes, Fiddler’s Tab, Folk Fiddle, G major, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies
This tune has been recorded 1000’s of times by countless artists. I arranged it in the fiddle friendly key of G here. Patti Page’s 1950 hit was in the key of F. Here’s the chart & audio play-along tracks… This tune has been recorded 1000’s of times by countless artists.
No Exit Strategy – Conflation CD Lesson
By fiddlejamman on December 11, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, Dorian Mode, G minor, Jamming 102, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Pop
Fun stuff! Opening cut off my “Conflation” Translucent Records CD. Standard A440 tuning. All G minor… G Dorian to be exact, though I threw in a few G blues scale notes here and there too. Simple melody (see Chart below) is loosely improvised throughout the song. Ad lib as you