SONGS FOR DAVE'S (3rd) TUESDAY NIGHT BEGINNER'S BLUEGRASS JAM May 15, 2012

Hi everyone!  Hope some of you can make it this coming Tuesday night.  

Please bring your own ideas for songs you'd like the group to try.  If you have a song in mind and would like me to try to find (or put together) a chord/lyric chart, please let me know and I'll see what I can do! 

Here's a few that I'll suggest for this week:

     All I Ever Loved Was You - 4/4 time, Key of  C - chords:  C  C7 F  G (here's a nice version by Ralph Stanley, in B)

     Can't You Hear Me Callin' -- 4/4 time, Key of  A - chords:  A   D   E  (here's Bill Monroe doing it in E)  

     Feast Here Tonight  (aka Rabbit In The Log) -- 4/4 time, Key of D - chords:  D  G  A  (here's an old  version by The Prairie Ramblers)

     In The Pines -  3/4 time,  Key of D  - chords:   D    G    A ( as done by  Peter Rowan and Tony Rice - in E)

In addition, we'll continue practicing these numbers:

    Nine Pound Hammer  - 2 versions: one ala Jim & Jesse, in A (Chords: A, D, E7) (here's J&J doing it the key of B); 
                                                       one ala Flatt & Scruggs, in E (Chords E, A, B7) (here's Lester doing it in the key of A)

    Angel Band  - Key of G, Chords: G, C, D (here's a classic version by Ralph Stanley; in the key of C)

    I Wonder How the Old Folks Are At Home  - Key of G, Chords: G, C, A, D (here's Mac Wiseman doing this one in A)

    I Wonder Where You Are Tonight - Key of D, Chords: D, G, A7  (Jim & Jesse, AND Bill Monroe - wow! - in A)

Hope to see you this coming Tuesday!

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Songs from past sessions:                  

A Distant Land To Roam - 4/4 time, Key of C - chords:  C, G - Carl Story and the Ramblin Mountaineers

A Hundred Years From Now - 4/4 time, Key of G (Chords: G  D  C ) 

A Lonesome Road To Travel - 3/4 time, Key of D -- chords:  D   D7   G   A

All I Ever Loved Was You - 4/4 time, Key of  C - chords:  C  C7 F  G

All The Good Times Are Passed And Gone  - 3/4 time, Key of G  - chords:  G  C  D

Angel Band - 3/4 time, Key of G - chords:   G   C   D

Are You Teasing Me - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G  C   D - The Crowe Bros. do a nice version here

Ashes Of Love - 4/4 time, Key of  C - chords:   C   F   G7

At The End Of A Long Lonely Day  -- 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:   G   C   D    

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem - 3/4 time, Key of D - here's the Stanley Brothers version

Blue Christmas - 4/4 time, Keys of G and C 

Blue Moon Of Kentucky - 3/4 time, Key of A -- chords:  A  A7  D  E

Blue Night -- 4/4 time, Key of A  (Chords: A,  D,  E) 

Blue Ridge Mountain Blues - 4/4 time, Key of G - Chords: G C D 

Blues Stay Away From Me - 4/4 time, Key of A - chords: A   D   E

Bring Back My Wandering Boy - 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords: A, D, E

Bringin' In That Georgia Mail -- 4/4 time, Key of G (Chords:  G  D ) 

Bury Me Beneath The Willow - 4/4 time, Key of D -- Chords: D G A   

Can't You Hear Me Callin' -- 4/4 time, Key of  A -- chords:  A   D   E

Careless Love - 4/4 time, Key of  D - chords:  D  D7  G  A

Cheap Love Affair - 3/4 time, Key of A - chords:  A  A7  D  E  

Christmas Time's a'Comin' - 4/4 time, Key of A  

Dark As The Night -- 4/4 time, Key of E (Chords:  E  A7  B7) 

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn - 3/4 time, Key of E - chords: E, A, B - Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys

Dim Lights Thick Smoke - 4/4 time, Key of G  - chords:  G    C     D

Don't Cheat In Our Hometown -- 4/4 time, Key of D   (chords:  D  D7  G  A)

Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky -- 4/4 time, Key of E (Chords:  E,  A,  B) 

Down The Road - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G   Em    D      

Drifting Too Far From The Shore -- 3/4 time, Key of E  (Chords:  E,  A,  B) 

Every Day I Have To Cry Some  -- 4/4 time, Key of D -- chords:  D   Em   A  

Faded Love -- 4/4 time, Keys of D (Chords: D G  A) and A (Chords: D G  AA  D  E) 

Feast Here Tonight - 4/4 time, Key of D -- Chords: D G A   

The Flame In My Heart -- 3/4 time, Key of G  (chords  G   C   D) 

Footprints In The Snow -  4/4 time, Key of A  -  Bill Monroe's version

Four Strong Winds -- 4/4 time, Key of C  (chords: C  Dm  F   G) 

Going To The West - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G   C   D  

Gold Watch and Chain - 4/4 time, Key of C   -  chords:  C   F   G

Gotta Travel On - 4/4 time, Key of G - chords:  G   G7   C   D

Gotta Travel On   -  4/4 time, Key of D -- chords:  D  D7   G   A  

Groundhog - 4/4 time, Key of A - chords:  A, E - Here's a nice fast version by The Dillards (in a sharp A) 

Hand Me Down My Walking Cane -- 4/4 time, Key of G -- Chords: G C D   

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - 3/4 time, Keys of A and G 

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - 4/4 time, Keys of C and G

Hello City Limits - 4/4 time, Key of A -- chords:   A   D   E  

Hello Stranger  - 4/4 time,  Key of G  - chords:  G    C    D

Help Is On The Way -- 4/4 time, Key of G   (chords: C  D  G) 

Honey You Don't Know My Mind - 4/4 time, Key of 4 - Chords: G  C  D 

How Mountain Girls Can Love - 4/4 time, Key of  G - chords:  G  G7  C  D  

I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow -- 4/4 time, Key of C  (chords  C  F  G) 

I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore - 4/4 time, Key of A - chords:   A   D   E

I Am A Pilgrim - 4/4 time, Key of D -- chords:  D   D7   G   A  

I Am Weary Let Me Rest -- 4/4 time, Key of D - chords: D   G   A 

If I Lose - 4/4 time, Key of A -- chords:  A   D   E  -  The Stanley Brothers 

I'll Be Home For Christmas - 4/4 time, Keys of G and C 

I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome - 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords: A, D, B7, E 

I'm Comin' Back But I Don't Know When - 4/4 time, Key of A - chords  A   D   E   

I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open - 4/4 time,  Key of D -- chords   D   G   A

I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home - 4/4 time, Key of G - Chords: G, C, D 

I Cried Again - 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords:  A,  D,  E 

I Just Got Wise - 4/4 time, Key of D - Chords: D,  G,  A 

In The Pines -  3/4 time,  Key of D  - chords:   D    G    A

I Wonder Where You Are Tonight - 4/4 time, Key of G - Chords: G   C   D 

Jimmie Brown The Newsboy - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G   D      

Keep On The Sunny Side -- 4/4 time, Key of G -- Chords: G C D

Kentucky Waltz - 3/4 time, Key of C - chords: C, C7, F, A, D, G - Done here by Del McCoury's band

Let It Snow - 4/4 time, Keys of G and C 

Live And Let Live - 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords: A,  G,  D,  E   - by Ray Hicks and his group, in A

Little Birdie -- 4/4 time, Key of D - Chords: D,  A - by The Reunion Band, in D

Little Cabin Home On The Hill - 4/4 time, Key of G - Chords:  G,  C,  D - by Lester Flatt & Bill Monroe, in G

Long Journey Home - 4/4 time, Key of A - chords:  A   D   E

Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory Land - 4/4 time, Key of A -- chords:  A  D  B  E

Love Please Come Home - 4/4 time, Key of  A - chords:  A  G   D   E - Del McCoury & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Man Of Constant Sorrow - 4/4 time, key of G - chords: G   C   D   -   Man Of Constant Sorrow by the Stanley Brothers (in a sharp Bb)

Mansion On The Hill -- 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords: A, A7, D, E  - by Hank Williams, in A (a bit sharp)

Midnight On The Stormy Deep -- 4/4 time, Key of  D  (  D, D7, G, A)  

Mighty Dark To Travel - 4/4 time, Key of A -- chords:  A   D   E

My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G    D

My Last Old Dollar - 4/4 time, Key of G - Chords:  G, Em, D

Nobody Loves Me  -- 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords: A,  D,  E - by Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, in A (sorry about the goofy picture!)

Ocean Of Diamonds -- 3/4 time, Keys of C (C, C7, F, G) and G (G, G7, C, D) 

Oh The Raging Sea How It Roars -- 4/4 time, Key of C ( C, F, G7)       

On And On - Key of A -- chords:  A   D   E   

On My Mind  -- 4/4 time, Key of D (Chords:  D,  A) 

On My Way Back To The Old Home -- 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords: A, D, E - by Bradley Walker, in A

Our Last Goodbye -- 4/4 time, Key of C - Chords: C, F, G - by The Johnson Boys, in B

Please Come Home For Christmas - 6/8 time, Keys of G and C 

Rank Strangers - 3/4 time, key of  D - chords:  D   G   A  -  Rank Strangers by the Stanley Brothers (in F#)

Riding On That Midnight Train - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  C   C   D  

Rock Bottom - 4/4 time, Key of G  - chords:  G    C     A    D   

Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms - 4/4 time, Key of G  -- chords:  G   C   D

Roll On Buddy -- 4/4 time, Key of A - Chords: A, D, E  - by ETSU Bluegrass Band (these people can pick!) in A 

Roving Gambler - 4/4 time, key of G - chords:  G  C  D  -   Roving Gambler by the Stanley Brothers ( in Bb)

Sailor On The Deep Blue Sea -- 4/4 time, Key of D ( D, G, A) 

San Antonio Rose - 4/4 time, Key of A - chords: A A7 D B E -  Bob Wills' zippy version (in A)

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - 4/4 time, Key of G 

Sally Joe  -- 4/4 time, Key of A  (chords  A   Em   C   D)

Sea of Regret -- 3/4 time, Key of D ( D, A, G) 

Shackles And Chains - 3/4 ,  G - ala  Jimmy Martin (in B); and - 4/4 , of A - ala Tom T. Hall & Earl Scruggs (in G)

Silver Bells - 3/4 time, Keys of G and C 

Sittin' On Top Of The World - 4/4 time, Key of D - chords:  D   G   A 

Some Old Day -- 4/4 time, Key of G  - chords G   C  A  D 

The Storms Are On The Ocean -- 3/4 time, Key of C ( C, F, G) 

Sunny Side Of The Mountain - 4/4 time, Key of A - chords: A A7 D E - by Jimmy Martin (in A)  

Sweet Love Ain't Around - 4/4 time, Key of C - chords: C C7 F G - Here's Hank Williams' version (in C)

Sweet Sunny South - 4/4 time, Key of G - chords:  G   C   D   -  Jerry Carcia and David Grisman doing it (in G)

That Was Before I Met You -- 3/4 time, Key of D -- chords:   D   G   A

The Train Carryin' Jimmie Rodgers Home -  3/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G  G7  Em  A  D  D7

They Tell Me Your Love Is Like A Flower - 4/4 time, Key of C -- chords:  C   F   G  

Those Memories - 4/4 time, Key of D - chords: D C G A - a "country-ish" version (in D),  and a "bluegrassy" version (in E)

Traveling This Lonesome Road - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G   D

Trouble In Mind - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G   G7  C   D

Uncloudy Day - 4/4 time, key of  C - chords:  C   F   G  -  The Uncloudy Day by Ralph Stanley  (in C)

Used To Be - 4/4 time, Key of G - chords: G G7 C D -  Bill Monroe's tenor really nails this one (in a sharp C)

Wabash Cannonball -- 4/4 time, Key of G -- Chords: G C D

Waltz Across Texas - 3/4 time, Key of A - chords: A  E   - The great Ernest Tubb owns this one (in A) 

Way Downtown -- 4/4 time, Key of D - chords: D G A -  Doc Watson and others, at Newport in 1963 (in D)

Wayfaring Stranger -  4/4 time, Key of  Em -- chords  Em    Am   B7   C   G 

What Does The Deep Sea Say -- 4/4 time, Key of C (C, F,  Am, Dm, G) 

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again -- 4/4 time, Key of A  (chords A   D   E) 

When The Springtime Comes Again - 4/4 time, Key of C  - Chords: C, F, G

Whisky In The Jar - 4/4 time, Key of G -- chords:  G  Em  C  D  

White Freightliner Blues -- 4/4 time, Key of A  (chords   A   D   E )  

White Christmas - 4/4 time, Keys of G and C 

White House Blues - 4/4 time, Key of  G - chords:  G  C  D  

Who Will Sing For Me - 4/4 time, Key of  A - chords: A  D  E  -  Who Will Sing For Me by the Stanley Brothers (in A)  

Will The Circle Be Unbroken -- Key of G -- Chords:  G  C  D  

Will You Be Lovin' Another Man -- 4/4 time, Key of A - chords: A  D  E

Will You Miss Me - 4/4, Key of C - Chords:  C,  F,  G

Worried Man Blues - 4/4 time, key of A - chords:  A   D   E   - Worried Man Blues by the Stanley Brothers (in A)