“Inverness” comes from fiddler/mandolinist John Mailander, who recorded it on his album Walking Distance. It’s a beautiful, contemplative melody that alternates measures of 6/4 and 4/4. Joe walks you through the second part of “Inverness” in this video.
Hard Times |
Hard Times, Part 1: Basic Melody |
Stephen Foster’s “Hard Times Come Again No More” is one of the great melodies from the American songbook, and there have been numerous recordings over the years. In this lesson, Joe shows you how to harmonize it in a few different ways with double stops and contrapuntal lines. Joe shows you the basic melody to “Hard Times” in this video.
“Hard Times” Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |