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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.
| Elk River Blues |
| Elk River Blues |
“Elk River Blues” is not really a blues, but it does have a mournful quality. It was written by West Virginia fiddler Ernie Carpenter as a lament for his homestead when it was flooded during construction of the Sutton Dam on the Elk River in West Virginia. It has two short parts, each of which is played twice, and the phrasing is unusual: each part is 4½ measures long.
| “Elk River Blues” Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |
