John adds a drone string to much of the melody of the B part of “Little Liza Jane,” and the first phrase begins with a clawhammer-style rhythm. John walks you through it phrase by phrase and then shows you how to find the melody of the A part an octave up the neck.
Foggy Mountain Top |
Foggy Mountain Top |
The Carter Family song “Foggy Mountain Top” is an old-time and bluegrass favorite, recorded by Bill and Charlie Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, and many others. In this lesson, John shows you how to play the melody to “Foggy Mountain Top” in the key of F in closed position using double stops. He starts by showing you the basic melody and then how to add double stops in F as well as a few melodic variations.
“Foggy Mountain Top” Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |