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Fiddle What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? A violin has strings and a fiddle has strangs! Fiddling is just the style of playing a violin in bluegrass music. It is known mainly as melody instrument, but no instrument can play melody all of the time. Left - Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin - Any traditional violin can be used for bluegrass music. The main thing to look for is the use of solid woods in construction. Violins should have a solid spruce top and a solid maple back and sides. The fingerboard should be genuine ebony and the pegs should be hardwood - like ebony, rosewood, or boxwood. Right - Glasser Carbon Composite Violin - Some bluegrass fiddlers are finding more options in modern violins. They can be found in 5-string models and made from durable materials like carbon fiber. Additional items like geared tuning pegs and pickups can make for very versatile instruments. A 5-string violin adds a low C string - like a viola. This low string sounds especially good when used for rhythmic accompaniment.

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Banjolele/Ukulele Ukuleles are not part of the typical bluegrass ensemble. Due to a renewed popularity in the United States, they are becoming more common at bluegrass jams. A major hurdle for ukes is the ability to be heard in such a large group. The combination of the small size and nylon strings makes projecting the sound quite a challenge. One solution to this is playing a banjolele. It is the same size and tuning as a ukulele but being built on a banjo body means that it is typically louder and projects better than a traditional ukulele. If a banjolele isn't an option, then using larger ukulele sizes like tenor- or concert-sized ukuleles could be helpful. Left - Stella Banjolele - This banjolele was built in the heyday of banjo ukes in the 1920s. It has been upgraded with Ratio Tune-A-Lele Ukulele Tuners . The original "friction" tuners did not hold the tension of the strings very well. These upgraded tuners are "geared" but have a very small footprint. Right - Harmony Baritone Ukulele - Baritone ukuleles are tuned like the top 4 strings of a guitar - DGBE. This one has been upgraded with Grover geared ukulele tuners .

August 2023 < Back Foggy Mountain Top - Key of G Your Love is Like a Flower - Key of G They Call the Wind Maria - Key of G Salty Dog Blues - Key of G Until I Sing - Key of G I've Been All Around This World - Key of E Paul and Silas - Key of G Uncloudy Day - Key of C I'll Fly Away - Key of G Swallowtail Jig - Key of Em Will the Circle be Unbroken - Key of G Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Key of G The Wreck of the Old 97 - Key of C I Like to Hear 'Em Preach It - Key of A Soldier's Joy - Key of D Coal Tattoo - Key of Em Sittin' on Top of the World - Key of G Previous Next

September 2022 < Back Long Gone - Key of A Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky - Key of F White Oak on the Hill - Key of G Bill Cheatham - Key of G Folsom Prison Blues - Key of F I Still Can't Believe You're Gone - Key of D C.C. Rider - Key of C White Freight Liner Blues - Key of G Mountain Dew - Key of G Walls of Time - Key of A Angelina Baker - Key of D Swallowtail Jig - Key of Em Wagon Wheel - Key of G Blue Ridge Cabin Home - Key of A Whiskey Before Breakfast - Key of D Old Home Place - Key of G Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Key of G Previous Next

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Bluegrass Jam Songs Bluegrass songs often have varying lyrics from version to version. Included here are an approximation of lyrics that will get you through most jams. Don't get too concerned if the verses come up in a different order or if some lyrics are different. It all follows the same structure - and that's what's most important in a jam. ​ Speaking of structure, bluegrass songs typically follow a verse/chorus pattern. In the following tunes, the chorus is indented and only written out once - to save space. It should be repeated and inserted where appropriate. Additionally, instrumental breaks usually follow the structure of the verse. ​ The following tunes have been transcribed in a "transposed" version for instruments using a capo, a "concert pitch" version for instruments not using a capo, and a "nashville" version that uses chord numbers instead of letters. They have been formatted in a PDF file so that they're easy to download and view on one sheet. The video links should match the key provided for that tune so you can play along. Some older recordings might be slightly off from our electronic A=440 standard tuning. ​ *Please send a message if any "dead" links turn up. Since the videos are sourced from YouTube, their owners may occasionally make changes that have impacts here. **More songs are coming. Please send a message if you'd like a particular tune in this format. 'Til the End of the World Rolls 'Round A Few Old Memories A Hundred and Ten in the Shade Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me Are You Waiting Just for Me Banks of the Ohio Big Spike Hammer Blue Night Blue Railroad Train Blue Ridge Cabin Home Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Bootleg John Bury Me Beneath The Willow Cry, Cry Darlin' Dark Hollow Endless Highway Going to the Races Hard Hearted Head Over Heels Hello Mary Lou High on a Mountain Top Honey You Don't Know My Mind How Mountain Girls Can Love I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent) I Haven't Got the Right to Love You I Saw the Light I Wonder if You Feel the Way I Do I Wonder Where You Are Tonight I'll Stay Around I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome I'm Gonna Sleep with One Eye Open I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home If I Lose If I Should Wander Back Tonight In the Gravel Yard In the Pines It's Might Dark to Travel Jambalaya Keep on the Sunny Side Knockin' on Your Door Let Me Be Your Friend Little Cabin Home on the Hill Long Gone Long Journey Home Lost Highway Love, Please Come Home Man of Constant Sorrow Molly and Tenbrooks Mountain Dew My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains My Little Georgia Rose My Rose of Old Kentucky My Walkin' Shoes Nine Pound Hammer Ninety-Nine Years Old Train Pig in a Pen Raised by the Railroad Line Rocky Road Blues Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Salty Dog Blues Sitting on Top of the World Some Old Day Steel Rails Sunny Side of the Mountain The Train that Carried My Girl from Town Think of What You've Done Those Memories of You Toy Heart Uncle Pen We Live In Two Different Worlds Dear White Freight Liner Blues Wild Bill Jones Will The Circle Be Unbroken Will You Be Loving Another Man Worried Man Blues Your Love Is Like A Flower

September 2023 < Back Some Old Day - Key of G 'Til the End of the World Rolls 'Round - Key of G I Am a Pilgrim - Key of G Girl From West Virginia - Key of G Jambalaya - Key of C Lonesome Pine - Key of E Sitting on Top of the World - Key of G Midnight Special - Key of A I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll - Key of G Soldier's Joy - Key of D Worried Man Blues - Key of G Tear My Stillhouse Down - Key of G Previous Next

October 2022 < Back Bringing Mary Home - Key of G Your Cheating Heart - Key of D Monster's Holiday - Key of D Jambalaya - Key of C James River Blues - Key of G Folsom Prison Blues - Key of F Wreck of the Old '97 - Key of C The Darker the Night - Key of D East Tennessee Blues - Key of C Big Sciota - Key of G 40 Years of Trouble - Key of G Foggy Mountain Top - Key of G Long Journey Home - Key of G Midnight on the Water - Key of D Dink's Song (Fare Thee Well) - Key of D Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Key of C Knocking on Heaven's Door - Key of G Nellie Cane - Key of D Previous Next

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