The fiddle tune standard “Bill Cheatham” is played in the key of A by fiddle players and mandolin players, and most guitarists play it in the key of G, capoed at the second fret (Doc Watson was probably the first guitarist to record it this way). In this lesson you’ll learn to play “Bill Cheatham” in A, but without a capo. This is a good exercise for learning to play in the key of A without a capo and for learning a movable scale position that spans three frets on the top three strings (with your first finger playing the root of the scale on the third string). Scott shows you a few ways to play the A scale and then starts breaking down the A part of “Bill Cheatham,” for which you’ll learn two versions.
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"Bill Cheatham" (Available to subscribers)
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