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The bluegrass jam favorite “Dixie Hoedown” comes from mandolin great Jesse McReynolds and has been recorded by numerous people, including Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Matt Flinner, and many others. But nobody really plays the B part the same way. The version you’ll learn here is based on the way Grisman, Jesse McReynolds, Ronnie McCoury, and others played it on Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza. Joe starts by showing you the A part, phrase by phrase. You’ll also learn the chords to the A part in this video.
| Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom |
| Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom, Part 1 |
The old-time tune “Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom” has become popular with bluegrass musicians lately. There are a number of old-time fiddle versions of the tune, which bears little resemblance to the fiddle standard “Blackberry Blossom,” but most bluegrass versions use what’s called a Lydian dominant scale, which has a flatted seventh and a raised fourth. In the key of G, that makes the scale G, A, B, C#, D, E, F, G. Joe walks you through the A part of “Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom” phrase by phrase in this video.
| "Garfield's Blackberry Blossom" (Available to subscribers) |
