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
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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
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.
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
By fiddlejamman on December 7, 2013 in Ab major, Blues Scale, By Key, By Scale, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Holiday Songs, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Pop, Staff Notation
A perennial holiday favorite in the US and UK. Covered by countless other artists, this version is adapted to violin with a more fiddle-friendly key (G), but is based on Brenda Lee’s original 1960 hit version (Ab). Transcription of Boots Randolph’s sax solo included! Join as an All Access Pass member
Feliz Navidad
By fiddlejamman on December 7, 2013 in By Key, By Scale, D major, Fiddler’s Tab, Holiday Songs, Latin, Major Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Pop, Staff Notation
A 1970 bi-lingual hit by Jose Feliciano! To view all the lesson materials on this song, join us as an All Access Pass member now! A 1970 bi-lingual hit by Jose Feliciano! Jose was nice enough to perform this song in the string-friendly key of D major! Here’s
Frosty The Snowman
By fiddlejamman on November 28, 2013 in By Key, D major, Holiday Songs, Learning Methods, Major Scale, Note Name – Finger Number, Staff Notation
Description: The perennial “politically correct” holiday favorite (not one mention of religion!). Easy key of D. Knowledge of numbered repeat endings and italian ending signs: “Da Capo al Coda” or D.C. al Coda needed. Da = to, Capo = cap/top/beginning, al = until, Coda = ending section (in this case,
Fiddle Jam – preparation – what you’ll need to know
By fiddlejamman on November 14, 2013 in A major, Beyond the Book, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, D major, Fiddle Jam, Fiddler’s Tab, G major, Jammer Level, Jamming 101, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, Note Name – Finger Number, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation
OK, here’s a quick overview of what you will need to know first in order to be prepared to get the most out of the Fiddle Jam Book (and Beyond!) materials… No worries, it’s pretty simple stuff, that most students learn within the first few months (or less!) of playing!