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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.
| Katy Bar the Door |
| Katy Bar the Door |
The old-time dance tune “Katy Bar the Door” comes from Carroll County, Virginia, banjo player Roscoe Parrish. John learned it from Greg Spatz, who plays fiddle in John’s band John Reischman and the Jaybirds. It’s a square dance tune in the key of the D, and the second part starts on an A chord. John plays it with a nice syncopation of the second phrase of each par
| “Katy Bar the Door” Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |
