Tag Archives: Fiddle Tune

Whiskey Before Breakfast: Beginner Guitar Lesson

Whiskey Before Breakfast is a wonderful traditional fiddle tune in the key of D (capo 2) and very popular amongst bluegrass pickers. This arrangement of the tune is beginner friendly, capturing the essence of the tune, while keeping the phrases on the easier side, making it quite accessible for the beginner picker. Go to lesson...

Whiskey Before Breakfast: Beginner Mandolin Lesson

Whiskey Before Breakfast is a wonderful traditional fiddle tune in the key of D and very popular amongst bluegrass pickers. This arrangement of the tune is beginner friendly, capturing the essence of the tune, while keeping the phrases on the easier side, making it quite accessible for the beginner picker. In the lesson we’ll break down how to approach the tune and work through the techniques you’ll need to focus on.  Go to lesson...

Leather Britches: Guitar Lesson

Leather Britches is a great old-time fiddle tune, played at a medium/fast tempo, in the key of G. This arrangement features 2 variations for each section, played over a Texas Swing style backing. With a number of challenging techniques used throughout the tune, it’s well suited to the advanced picker. This is a fantastic tune to pick on the guitar, jump into the lesson and we’ll break it down together. Go to lesson...

Leather Britches: Mandolin Lesson

Leather Britches is a great old-time fiddle tune, played at a medium/fast tempo, in the key of G. This arrangement features 2 variations for each section, played over a Texas Swing style backing. With a number of challenging techniques used throughout the tune, it’s well suited to the advanced picker. This is a fantastic tune to pick on the mandolin, jump into the lesson and we’ll break it down together. Go to lesson...

Leather Britches: Banjo Lesson

Leather Britches is a great old-time fiddle tune, played at a medium/fast tempo, in the key of G (standard tuning). This arrangement features both the melodic and Scruggs style, up and down the neck, well suited to the advanced picker. There are 2 variations for each section, combining the different techniques, played over a Texas Swing stye backing.

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Fishers Hornpipe: Guitar Lesson

Fishers Hornpipe is a popular bluegrass fiddle tune, played at a moderately fast tempo, in the key of D (capo 2). This arrangement stays pretty true to the melody, featuring some challenging techniques, well suited to the advanced picker. While a traditional hornpipe tends to ‘swing’, more often than not you’ll hear Fishers played straight and fast! Go to lesson...

St. Anne’s Reel (V2): Melodic Banjo Lesson

St Anne’s Reel is a popular bluegrass fiddle tune, played at a medium/fast tempo, in the key of D (standard tuning). This arrangement lays out a nice, basic melodic version of the tune, well suited to the intermediate picker, but also allows for the fingers to more easily get around the tune comfortably at a faster tempo.

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