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Can you suggest some unaccompanied bluegrass pieces?
I don't know much about bluegrass and was wondering if there are any solo or unaccompanied guitar pieces out there.
Nothing too difficult please. |
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Kind of an oxymoron when it comes to solo bluegrass guitar playing.....
Flatpick Guitar Magazine has a songbook by Roberto Della Vecchia that might be your ticket. 10 classic fiddle tunes arranged for solo flatpicking that sound pretty good and are fun to play. A digital version can be purchased at www.flatpickdigital.com. Of course if you want to drive yourself crazy, pick up a copy of David Grier's 'I've Got The House To Myself' D
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The Fiddlers Fake Book contains loads of fiddle tunes, some of which are bluegrass tunes. They are in standard notation form and, as such, are an excellent way to learn reading standard notation.
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As mentioned, Bluegrass is not a solo venue, it is totally based on a band.
Many tunes used in bluegrass come from traditional ballads and fiddle tunes and many of those were solo in nature. When you play them solo, you are really playing Old Time or Traditional music. In fact, many of those tunes have origins in Scotland, Ireland, and England. |
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"Ticket To Cesuna" http://picosong.com/B4y9/ |
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Try this guy-
http://www.musicwithryan.com/all-video-lessons/ I wonder if you are thinking of older traditional songs not necessarily bluegrass? I have used his lessons for- You are my sunshine Worried man blues Wayfaring Stranger Will the circle be unbroken Wildwood Flower I'll fly away Amazing Grace |
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I've certainly heard great solo stuff from Tony Rice, Norman Blake, Robert Bowlin, Jim Hurst, James Allen Shelton, Larry Sparks, Dan Tyminsky, Doc Watson, Allen Shadd....Bryan Sutton has several solo-worthy pieces in his Artistworks curriculum; and I'm leaving out way too many other great guitarists.... To the OP - search Youtube for 'Wildwood Flower easy guitar' - you'll get a bunch of hits, pick the one that suits you. This Carter Family song has become a standard flatpick repertoire tune that can be played simply or dressed up with a lot of embellishments. |
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I've played in a lot of bluegrass bands over the years, but my favorite way to play a lot of those songs is just me and my guitar. For the lead stuff, I'll usually do a simpler Carter-style lead or some crosspicking, and then a couple of fiddle tunes just for flash (but I keep those short).
That said, look at some things like "Gold Watch And Chain", "Handsome Molly", "Pretty Little Miss" - those are songs where Carter-style playing works really well. "Will You Miss Me?", and "Wheeling", maybe "Weave And Spin" - those all have good room for crosspicking solos, as does something a little more folky, like "Summer Wages." I like the modal stuff for fiddle tunes, so something like "Fall Of Richmond", or "Frosty Morning" are nice, "Boneparte Crossing The Rockies" (not to be confused with when he crossed the Rhine ). A good slower one (if you choose to play it slowly) is "Farewell To Whiskey" - really beautiful tune. |
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I would say anything played in that "crosspicking" style, which provides a good amount of self-accompanyment--could hold up as a solo piece.
I listen to Tony Rice play in some of those instructional videos, and I'm not missing a backup band one bit. Dang. |