Learning old country / old folk.

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Not sure where to put this topic.

I've been thinking of learning some old country music in the style of Hank Williams or some old folk music in the style of Woody Guthrie (I know he included mandolin in some of his works).

Does anyone here have some tabs for any old country or old american folk music in the style of the above mentioned artists?

It would be really appreciated.

[Alex Orr]

Here's a good site for chords and lyrics.

http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/

As far as tabs for melodies/lead breaks...well, I usually make those up myself. This morning, I just came up with a simple solo for "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" :mandosmiley:

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Here's a good site for chords and lyrics.

http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/

As far as tabs for melodies/lead breaks...well, I usually make those up myself. This morning, I just came up with a simple solo for "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" :mandosmiley:


Thank you. Though, I was mostly looking for melodies and backing mandolin etc etc.

I haven't gotten hold of writing my own country / old folk tunes yet.

[Alex Orr]

One thing Steve Kaufman points out in one of his DVDs focusing on lead breaks for guitar is that the first thing to think about when writing a solo is to try to "sing" the melody on your instrument. A lot of old country and folk melodies are pretty straightforward so you might want to start with the vocal melody and just find the notes on the mandolin that make up that melody. Start with getting a really simple framework, maybe just breaking it down into eight bars of quarter notes. From there you can look to embellish and "fancy it up" any way you feel through the use of tremolo, double stops, rolls, and additional notes and licks.

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One thing Steve Kaufman points out in one of his DVDs focusing on lead breaks for guitar is that the first thing to think about when writing a solo is to try to "sing" the melody on your instrument. A lot of old country and folk melodies are pretty straightforward so you might want to start with the vocal melody and just find the notes on the mandolin that make up that melody. Start with getting a really simple framework, maybe just breaking it down into eight bars of quarter notes. From there you can look to embellish and "fancy it up" any way you feel through the use of tremolo, double stops, rolls, and additional notes and licks.


Thanks for the tips :)

[mandozilla]

No TAB Blip...sorry. But it's odd, on the way to work this morning I was listening to a Hank Williams compilation CD and there were a couple of songs that had mandolin in them...I was shocked! I had no idea Hank used mandolin in his music. :disbelief:

Granted, the playing wasn't all that great, it sounded like it was played by a guitar player imitating a mando player but never the less, there it was. :))

:mandosmiley:

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No TAB Blip...sorry. But it's odd, on the way to work this morning I was listening to a Hank Williams compilation CD and there were a couple of songs that had mandolin in them...I was shocked! I had no idea Hank used mandolin in his music. :disbelief:

Granted, the playing wasn't all that great, it sounded like it was played by a guitar player imitating a mando player but never the less, there it was. :))

:mandosmiley:


You don't happen to know the name of this comp CD? Because this sounds very interesting.

[Jill McAuley]

Don't know if you know about this link - it has loads of old time mp3's on it. No tabs, but a great resource nonetheless.

www.juneberry78s.com/otmsampler/otmsampta.html

Cheers,
Jill