Brown County Breakdown, Part 1

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The bluegrass jam favorite “Dixie Hoedown” comes from mandolin great Jesse McReynolds and has been recorded by numerous people, including Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Matt Flinner, and many others. But nobody really plays the B part the same way. The version you’ll learn here is based on the way Grisman, Jesse McReynolds, Ronnie McCoury, and others played it on Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza. Joe starts by showing you the A part, phrase by phrase. You’ll also learn the chords to the A part in this video.

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Brown County Breakdown

Brown County Breakdown, Part 1

Brown County Breakdown, Part 2

Brown County Breakdown, Part 3

“Brown County Breakdown” Play-Along Track

Brown County Breakdown, Part 1

There are many versions of Bill Monroe’s fiddle tune “Brown County Breakdown,” but Kenny Baker’s is probably the clearest iteration of the melody, so that’s the one you’ll learn in this lesson. “Brown County Breakdown” is in the key of E and has three parts, the first of which you’ll learn in this video.

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