Sugar Moon, Part 1: Melody

from: Western Swing Fiddle with Chad Manning

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Learn to play classic western swing melodies and solos from western swing fiddle greats like Johnny Gimble, Joe Holley, and others. For each song, you’ll learn the melody and a solo, along with tips on western swing fiddle technique, phrasing, improvisation.

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“Sugar Moon” Solo

Chad walks you through Joe Holley’s solo in this video.

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Sugar Moon

Sugar Moon, Part 1: Melody

Sugar Moon, Part 2: Chords and Arpeggios

Sugar Moon, Part 3: Play-Along Track

Sugar Moon, Part 1: Melody

“Sugar Moon” was written by Bob Wills and Cindy Walker, and was recorded by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in 1947. It reached Number 1 on the Billboard Country charts and stayed there for six weeks. In this video, Chad shows you the melody and chords to “Sugar Moon” and points out how they relate to each other, which will help you learn to improvise over the chords when it’s time to take a solo. He also shows you how to add double stops to the melody.

“Sugar Moon” Notation: Downloadable PDF (Available to subscribers)

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