Cathy gets you started playing melodies in the bass in this video. She starts by showing you how to play a C major scale with your thumb while your left hand stays in a C chord shape as much as possible. Then she shows you how to alternate melody notes with the thumb and your index finger stirring the chords.
Coal Miner’s Blues |
Coal Miner’s Blues |
Maybelle’s lead on “Coal Miner’s Blues” is an amazing confluence of early country music and blues. Unusually for Maybelle, it’s in the key of G (without a capo), with G, G7, C, and D chords. Cathy plays it with a thumbpick and index finger, but it can also be played with a flatpick.
"Coal Miner’s Blues" Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |