Beaumont Rag, Part 1: Doc Watson’s A Part |
Beaumont Rag, Part 1: Doc Watson’s A Part
In the 1960s Doc Watson transformed the Texas fiddle rag “Beaumont Rag” into a flatpicking and bluegrass jam essential. If you’re a flatpicker, you have to play “Beaumont Rag,” and Doc’s two recordings of it, a studio version on 12-string guitar and a live version with Clarence White from the Newport Folk Festival, are the definitive versions. You’ll learn Doc’s version in this lesson, including the way he played the second part, which may surprise you if you play “Beaumont Rag” but haven’t studied Doc’s version thoroughly. Scott plays the tune through and then takes it apart, phrase by phrase. You’ll learn Doc’s A part in this video.
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