Salt creek fiddle pdf

Full video, mp3 backing tracks and pdf tab sheet available at. This is a video of me playing salt river or salt creek live. Some of these are reprinted from our newsletter, the fiddlers rag. Monthly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, fiddle news and more.

When you learn an old time tune, youve made a friend for life if youre an old time musician, you should feel right at home with the music you find on the pegramjam website. Greensleeves am, em and dm tabs and notes am beginner tabs and notes em beginner tabs and notes dm beginner. Scvfa tunes page santa clara valley fiddlers association. Jcs abc tune finder searchable index of tunes in text, abc, postscript, pdf, gif, png, and midi formats pdf is easiest to read. This is a beginning to intermediate arrangement played out of g position. This one is more like a very distant cousin of hawk got the chicken.

Old time fiddle tunes for fiddle and mandolin, volume 1 by peter martin please read first this book is distributed using the shareware system. You can view and play the tabs on our cloud viewer or as a printable pdf. Salt creek salt river this is an online fiddle lesson for the tune salt river in the style of clark kessinger and salt creek in the bluegrass style of bill monroe. Those listed with are original tunes ive composed click here to see the sheet music for many of my original tunes. I dont think ive ever been to a bluegrass jam session where it was not played. He began singing in his pentecostal church as a young boy, in rock bands in middle school, then took up the guitar at 17,with early influences. Here is my arrangement for the fiddle tune salt creek in the key of a. Salt creekmandolin tab mandolin lessons, fiddle music, mandolin. The melody falls quite nicely on the guitar neck especially with the capo on the second fret, and the tunes bluesy groove leaves a lot of room to create cool bluegrass breaks. And, it has some strong melodic similarities to red haired boy a few days ago it was one of the tunes that came up when i was having a discussion with erin and amber rogers of scenic roots about tunes that couldnt be played too closely together unless you want to have the disaster.

Oldtime, bluegrass, jigs, hornpipes, rags, waltzes, and a few surprises. Salt river sheet music for violin download free in pdf or. A lot of these positions and licks can be used in all your favorite tunes. Were going to combine some scruggs and single string licks and work on moving all over the neck. Salt creek is a cool old tune regardless of whether its played in a bluegrass or an oldtime setting. Old time central a collection of learning and listening resources for old time music. American oldtime music, scores and tabs for mandolin salt creek. May 05, 2014 this is a video of me playing salt river or salt creek live. Ian walsh teaches the classic bluegrass fiddle tune salt creek be sure to go to. Golden fiddle waltz f tabs and notes first break tabs and notes second break. The bpart of cherokee shuffle is 10 measures long instead of the usual 8 measures that make up a part in a double reel.

Salt river probably refers to the river of that name in kentucky. Lets learn the bare bones melody of this classic fiddle tune that will prepare you to navigate the rapids later on. The melody is straight ahead with a couple tony rice licks in the a part and the b part is very doc watson inspired with some crosspicking. Cherokee shuffle is closely related to the key of d fiddle tune lost indian, but unlike lost indian, cherokee shuffle has an unusual form. Bill monroe and his bluegrass boys recorded this fiddle tune in 1964 under the title salt creek decca 31596, modifying the original name in honor of the creek in indiana near where monroe held his annual bean blossom festival. I didnt know if it was an old tradition tune, like salt creek.

Jcs abc tune finder searchable index of tunes in text, abc, postscript, pdf, gif, png, and midi formats pdf is easiest to read old time central a collection of learning and listening resources for old time music. In this fiddle lesson learn how to play the tune salt creek in the tune of a on the fiddle. Over the years i have taught thousands of people to play bluegrass and oldtime music, either through my books and videos or in private lessons. Clicking on the title of any tune below will take you to a page of sheet music in pdf format. The emphasis is on instrumental folk music specifically, contra dance tunes, although some links also include other types of folk music or classical music. Youll learn the basic tune and ill introduce you to some improvisation ideas, including the blues scale, for dressing up. Old time fiddle tunes penn state mechanical engineering. You can choose from these 3 salt creek guitar tabs. You can also view and print tabs as a pdf document. This is an original guitar pro file of the tab you see here and it includes the fingering, rhythm chords and a lot more.

And, it has some strong melodic similarities to red haired boy. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online fiddle teacher. The purpose of the project is to inspire the discovery, teaching and learning of traditional music. But, its a vocal tune, so it gets moved around to whatever key suits the voice. In this lesson, we look at the classic fiddle standard salt creek also known as salt river. Salt creek fiddle mandolin notation tab d49odk12go49 idocpub. Salt creek fiddle tune a day day 203 salt creek is a cool old tune regardless of whether its played in a bluegrass or an oldtime setting. The song of the week is the fiddle tune cherokee shuffle in the key of a. In this lesson, we look at the classic fiddle standard salt creek also known. Its played a little more slowly than the average fiddle breakdown which is good thing, since i find it pretty difficult. Cripple creek traditional page 2 2 2 sl 0 3 0 0 2 po 0 0 2 0 0 h 0 2 0 0 0. About orville johnson view full biography orville johnson was born in 1953 in edwardsville, illinois and came up on the st.

Ask some questions, hear some tunes, and meet fellow mandolinists. This is a downloadable video mandolin lesson which will teach you how to play the ubiquitous salt creek. The first group has tunes that have been led in the slow jam a. Salt creek bluegrass fiddle lessons online youtube. This is a beginnerintermediate song thats fairly simple but has a part that introduces notes above the standard fourth finger notes in a higher position. Tune collections on the internet these are free collections of tunes in graphic format gif, jpg, pdf, png, or tif andor in abc notation. Transcriptions and audio files of over 550 fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, notated by john lamancusa. This helps the fiddle player add the drones that mark so much of oldtime sound. Easily adjust the playback speed, practice with backing tracks, see salt creek guitar chords.

Tune collections on the internet bite your own elbow. In this lesson ian walsh teaches the classic bluegrass fiddle tune salt creek in the key of a comes with sheet music over 30 minutes long also comes with mp3 jam tracks great tune for playing a bluegrass jams. Gaither carlton plays the lead on the fiddle and doc plays rhythm backup. Salt creek beginner, salt creek intermediate, salt creek advanced. I recorded these rhythm tracks in the key of g, which seems like the most common key for this song. Heres a bluegrass style break to the classic fiddle tune salt creek. Rockin fiddle rose of alabama roxanna waltz rubber dolly run johnny run russian rag rutlands reel rye straw sail away ladies sally ann sally goodin sally in the garden sally johnson salt creek salty salty dog rag san antonio rose sandy boys sandy river belle santa anas retreat santa claus saturday night rag say old man can you play the. Mar 11, 2017 the song of the week is the fiddle tune cherokee shuffle in the key of a. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. Folk music index an index to recorded and print resources, by jane keefer.

Intro, then 5 verses with a break between each verse. Fiddle hangout fiddle resource with forums, marketplace, lessons, and media. Theres lots of places to be, but up salt creek without a paddle aint a good one. Louis, missouri music scene, where he was exposed to and participated in a variety of blues, bluegrass and american roots music. Just click on the link to download this free guitar pro file. Fiddle tunes welcome to the adirondackappalachian composer. I also give a sample of the fiddle lesson you will find at. There are also midi files that you can listen to, provided at both ends of the slow jams speed range. Flatpick guitar tab fire on the mountain beginner tab this is the beginner flatpicking version of the wellknown fiddle tune fire on the mountain. Salt creekmandolin tab banjo, violin, ukulele fingerpicking, mandolin lessons. This is a collection of oldtime fiddle tunes most of them from appalachia that i collected for my own use and would like to share with other fiddlers who love this kind music. Arkansas traveler, bill bailey, bile em cabbage, chicken reel, cripple creek, devils dream, golden slippers, maggie, old joe clark, redwing, turkey in the straw, and more to help beginners get started with a few of the tunes found on the 1991 uotf recording, and to provide a selection of other tunes commonly played in our area.

Salt river sheet music for violin download free in pdf. Bluegrass salt creek tabs, tabs, tablatures for guitar. Crosby and the pioneer and salt lake chapters, september 2011. Salt river, key a fiddle tune american bluegrass, oldtime. The phillips collection of traditional american fiddle tunes vol 1.

The pdf will then be sent to your downloads folder. Old time fiddle tunes for fiddle and mandolin, volume 1. In this lesson ian walsh teaches the classic bluegrass fiddle tune salt creek in the key of a comes with sheet music over 30 minutes long also comes with mp3 jam tracks great tune for playing a bluegrass jams our price. However, i would ask you not to post this pdf file or parts of it on the internet or to spread around digital copies.

Click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys to hear a synthesized midi file, or for a recording. Fire on the mountain intermediate tab this lesson explores the first 2 intermediate variations for this song break. Jan 31, 2018 in this lesson, we look at the classic fiddle standard salt creek also known as salt river. Traditional fiddle tune from texas fiddle favorites, a landmark recording of three great fiddle players. Salt river salt creek traditional reel 100 a mixolydian a aadg ge 4 4 aadg ea b a 3rd pos 1 1 12 31 23 1 1st pos 01g ageaea 1 2 based on wendy anthonys. Red rocking chair this traditional tune was recorded by doc and merle on their red rocking chair album. Golden slippers d tabs and notes beginner tabs and notes intermediate. Heres a list of the tunes i can play on the fiddle some better than others. They are available at certainly feel free to distribute the free sample download version which is. Salt creek has perhaps emerged, even more than blackberry blossom and black mt. Banjo, violin, free sheet music, songs, teaching, ideas, sheet music. There are also midi files that you can listen to, provided at both ends of. Droning involves playing two strings at once, but the secondary string is a drone and does not change often, as compared to doublestopped notes which can change as often as the primary note does.