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1. A Tribute To Clarence White (#5635) by Rom Tommy One of the greats. If you never heard of Clarence White, you should check this out! Bluegrass · Intermediate · 55197 Hits · Last Modified: 12/1/02 2. A Whiskey Before Breakfast (#4956) by Rom Tommy This is a cool flatpicking tune. Learn each part then play with a friend. A classic! Bluegrass · Intermediate · 129963 Hits · Last Modified: 1/8/05 3. Banjo Style Fingerpicking For Guitar (#2456) by Tommy Cameron Learn some techniques that banjo players use to get that fluid, rolling fingerpicking sound, and play them on guitar. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 131699 Hits · Last Modified: 2/22/01 4. Banks Of The Ohio (#11694) by Alfred Scoggins Carter-style picking, beginner to advanced. Bluegrass · Beginner · 15491 Hits · Last Modified: 10/8/07 5. Beaumont Rag (#11579) by Alfred Scoggins If you ever learn one rag (apart from Black Mountain) let it be this one! Bluegrass · Intermediate · 7986 Hits · Last Modified: 3/8/07 6. Black Mountain Rag (#4971) by Tom Bryant This is a classic bluegrass tune. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 39747 Hits · Last Modified: 10/20/02 7. Blackberrry Blossom (#5031) by Rom Tommy Another Cool Bluegrass Tune Bluegrass · Intermediate · 20298 Hits · Last Modified: 8/10/02 8. Bluegrass Licks (#11575) by Alfred Scoggins A compendium of bluegrass licks. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 37308 Hits · Last Modified: 10/8/07 9. Bluegrassy Run (#5380) by Tom Bryant Sounds bluegrass to me. Bluegrass · Beginner · 24970 Hits · Last Modified: 11/14/02 10. Bon Dundee (#5182) by Tom Bryant This may be more along the lines of a Celtic sound. What do you think? Bluegrass · Intermediate · 8642 Hits · Last Modified: 9/8/02 11. Boys Of Bluehill (#11565) by Alfred Scoggins A nice Irish hornpipe, and good to play. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 2570 Hits · Last Modified: 10/8/07 12. Connaught Man's Ramble (#6641) by Rowan Chisholm A tuneful jig that's not hard to play. Bluegrass · Beginner · 14047 Hits · Last Modified: 8/12/06 13. Connemara's Pet (#6707) by Rowan Chisholm Reel--old timey dance music translated from a fiddle tune to guitar tab. Bluegrass · Beginner · 8556 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 14. Devil's Dream (#6547) by Rowan Chisholm This is the melody of an old, easy to play, and very popular, reel. Bluegrass · Beginner · 25778 Hits · Last Modified: 5/21/06 15. Difinitive Bluegrass Lick (#10596) by Christopher Bond A lifetime of bluegrass study in 6 measures. Bluegrass · Expert · 8974 Hits · Last Modified: 1/13/06 16. Dublin Lasses (#6904) by Rowan Chisholm This piece is in the key of F instead of the more usual A, D or G. That means harder chords if you're doing your own. Otherwise, it's tuneful and not all that hard to play. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 4854 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 17. Fisher's Hornpipe (#8006) by Jeff Mcnair Here's another popular tune at bluegrass jams. key of D. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 10559 Hits · Last Modified: 4/27/04 18. Floating (#11609) by Alfred Scoggins What 'floating' is. Bluegrass · Beginner · 3737 Hits · Last Modified: 3/27/07 19. Floating 2 - Goodbye Liza Jane (#11612) by Alfred Scoggins A tune to practice floating skills - not that easy. Bluegrass · Advanced · 1667 Hits · Last Modified: 3/31/07 20. Geese In The Bog (#6640) by Rowan Chisholm Easy and tuneful jig. Bluegrass · Beginner · 5320 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 21. Irish Washerwoman (#6624) by Rowan Chisholm An easy to play old Irish jig. Also known as "Irish Wash Woman" Bluegrass · Beginner · 11128 Hits · Last Modified: 8/12/06 22. Lark In The Morning (#6575) by Rowan Chisholm More old dance music...this one is a jig. Bluegrass · Beginner · 4875 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 23. Maggie Picking Cockels (#7262) by Rowan Chisholm Reel. This one uses the first section twice. And has a different key for the second section. A little more challenging...for those who want some tunes with more gusto! Bluegrass · Intermediate · 4052 Hits · Last Modified: 7/15/06 24. Maid Of Athens (#6563) by Rowan Chisholm A reel transcribed from a book of fiddle tunes. Bluegrass · Beginner · 4060 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 25. Merle Travis Style Alternate Picking (#1067) by Luke Mergner Learn how Bluegrass and Country get that steady bass sound. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 48623 Hits · Last Modified: 5/16/00 26. Money Musk (#6562) by Rowan Chisholm A well-known reel translated from a book of fiddle tunes. Bluegrass · Beginner · 6349 Hits · Last Modified: 8/12/06 27. Morton's (#6875) by Rowan Chisholm Another easy and tuneful reel. Bluegrass · Beginner · 3117 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 28. My Pretty, Fair Maid (#6730) by Rowan Chisholm Another easy jig for you! Bluegrass · Beginner · 3679 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 29. Old Temple House (#6646) by Rowan Chisholm Easy and tuneful reel. Bluegrass · Beginner · 4647 Hits · Last Modified: 7/15/06 30. Once Upon My Cheek (#6639) by Rowan Chisholm Another old-timey reel transcribed from a book of old fiddle tunes. Bluegrass · Beginner · 2742 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 31. Paddy Handly's Goose (#6709) by Rowan Chisholm Reel--another dance tune. This one has an unusual rhythmical pattern in the melody in the second part that makes it fun to play. Bluegrass · Beginner · 2858 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 32. Pick And Strum (#5379) by Tom Bryant Simple, beginner pick and strum. Bluegrass · Beginner · 8010 Hits · Last Modified: 10/20/02 33. Pigeon On The Gate (#7063) by Rowan Chisholm This reel has a colorful tune. A little harder than some of them, but definately worth the work. Bluegrass · Beginner · 3841 Hits · Last Modified: 7/15/06 34. Pop Goes The Weasel (#7486) by Rowan Chisholm Same tune as the children's song...but this was in an old book of fiddle tunes for dancing. Easy and fun! Bluegrass · Beginner · 4328 Hits · Last Modified: 5/20/06 35. Rakes Of Kildare (#6700) by Rowan Chisholm An Irish jig, very tuneful. Bluegrass · Beginner · 4685 Hits · Last Modified: 8/12/06 36. Ride A Mile (#6797) by Rowan Chisholm A jig. This one has a fun little rhythm to play. Bluegrass · Beginner · 3676 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 37. Shady Grove (#7895) by Jeff Mcnair This traditional tune was done in Am. but with jerry garcia's influence over the tune, most people play it in Dm, as it is shown here. Bluegrass · Intermediate · 14632 Hits · Last Modified: 4/11/04 38. Soldier's Joy (#11563) by Alfred Scoggins The old chestnut revisited - but not as simple as it looks. Bluegrass · Beginner · 3527 Hits · Last Modified: 2/23/07 39. The Alhambra (#6697) by Rowan Chisholm Another reel originally for the fiddle. Bluegrass · Beginner · 3098 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 40. The Cock And Hen (#6765) by Rowan Chisholm This jig is easy to play. Bluegrass · Beginner · 3987 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 41. The Drink Of Brandy (#6876) by Rowan Chisholm Another jig, this one with a slightly different format. Bluegrass · Beginner · 2962 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 42. The Jolly Seven (#6871) by Rowan Chisholm Another easy reel to play. Bluegrass · Beginner · 2753 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 43. The Primrose Lass (#6877) by Rowan Chisholm Another easy and tuneful reel from a book of old time dances and fiddle tunes. Bluegrass · Beginner · 2626 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 44. The Tin-Ware Lass (#6698) by Rowan Chisholm Easy and tuneful reel. Bluegrass · Beginner · 2637 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 45. The Unfortunate Rake (#6654) by Rowan Chisholm A very tuneful jig. Bluegrass · Beginner · 4477 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 46. Tullochgorum (#6889) by Rowan Chisholm Scottish reel. This is in a typical Scottish note pattern of dotted 8th and 16th. Think of it as good practice for learning funk. :-) Bluegrass · Intermediate · 4468 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/06 47. Wildwood Flower (#5656) by Daniel Lawing Classic Bluegrass song by the Carter Family Bluegrass · Intermediate · 17997 Hits · Last Modified: 7/25/03

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