Bluegrass

A medium tempo bluegrass feel, with guitar, mandolin and acoustic bass. Most bluegrass songs are at about this tempo, and if you ever attend a bluegrass festival (highly recommended), you will hear this sound at many informal jam sessions. The chord structure is an 8 bar "One Four One Five", as described in Senior Year Blues Lesson 7. In addition to solos, try playing backup by matching the mandolin rhythm. Ideas for harmonica chord rhythms are in Sophomore Year Blues Lesson 8. The chords for the track in G are here.

Bluegrass in G

 

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Bluegrass in A

 

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Bluegrass in C

 

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Bluegrass in D

 

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Bluegrass in E

 

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Bluegrass in F

 

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