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    Listened to some of the excellent versions of Jerusalem
    Ridge on this site.Where can I get some really good tab ?
    All I found on this site and others was single line
    melodies with chords above.I thinks there is a player on this board that downloads his MP3's goes by the handle
    of Collins ? did you listen to his version of this song ?
    That is want I want. It is a total solo version,very good !
    Thanks.

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    Brudford,

    Thanks for the great comments! Since doing that mando project recording, Jerusalem's Ridge has become a bit of a "theme song" for me. As far as my version of it goes, I basically learned it by listening to it on a couple of recordings, and then sat down and tried to come up with a way I could play it and accompany myself at the same time. I did realize after I posted my recording that I had left out a whole section of the piece, which I have now gone back and worked out as well. I dont have music written for my version, but if you were interested I could work something out, either in notation or in tab. It is a really satisfying piece to play...

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    Collins 470,That would be great if you could send something my way.e-mail,bmiller9@yahoo.com I tried working out your
    chord progression,do you start with A-m on the second fret
    and slide to what ? Emaj ? Notice in my e-mail the name !
    I'am also a Miller thanks.

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    David, I just listened to your version. VERY nice! I like how you played it out of all the various chords. Kinda like Chet Atkins or Tommy Emmanuel on a mando. Great job!

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    Harold Streeter's mandolin tab for Jeruselam Ridge is excellent, and easy to understand. And it is 'right on the money'

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    The "Fiddler's Fake Book" has Jerusalem Ridge as played by Kenny Baker. Kenny was Monroe's fiddler, and was known for this tune. There is a fakebook for mando and also guitar available, and these do show tab. The contents are not as complete as the fiddle book. It's a three part tune-
    a)Am, e7, Am, E.
    b)Am, Dm, C, E7, Am
    c)Am, C, Am, Am, Dm, C, e7, Am, with a half measure extra at the end!
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    Great to see the chords, I've been batteling with this number for a good while now!! What an excellent tune!! I have heard versions from Mark O'Connor and from the Tony Rice Bluegrass guitar album, both excellent allthough very difficult to keep up with when trying to play along. In fact I can honestly say I am yet to acheive keeping up with either of those recordings.
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    I'm working on this one too, coming along slowly.

    I actually hear it as a 4 part tune, with the B section and the D section not quite the same, i.e., not having the first triplet at F#-G-F#.

    Is it better (speed/tone wise) to play the C section on one string?

    This is the first Monroe tune that I've attempted. When I began last month I figured that I had selected a difficult one and that subsequent tunes would be "easier", but I now suspect that getting this one down at speed will make all tunes easier.

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    I play the B section on the A and D strings. The D part is on the E string primarily.
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