New link

Going forward you can get all your information from the Desert Bluegrass .association website. We are trying to make our two workshops similar. All the songs are there in Nashville number style.
http://desertbluegrass.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/September_2017_Z_Workshop_Songs.pdf

New songs for this month

Sorry for being late

1-Georgia on a fast train

https://youtu.be/LpEElGVgv24

2-Is it too late now

https://youtu.be/YxKJwpoIWCU

3-Will you be loving another man

https://youtu.be/4dJzPql4AOk

4-I saw the light (adjustment to progression) 4441 instead of 4411

https://youtu.be/xtolv9kM1qk

5-I'll never love another

https://youtu.be/s2VatKiIg58

6-T for Texas

https://youtu.be/cjyg5ylSMO0

7-Short life of trouble (parking lot book)

https://youtu.be/dfcXvBmoYMw

Whiskey before breakfast

http://www.mandolessons.com/lessons/fiddle-tunes/whiskey-before-breakfast-part-1
http://www.mandolessons.com/lessons/fiddle-tunes/whiskey-before-breakfast-part-2

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=whiskey+before+breakfast+guitar&&view=detail&mid=C60CCE74B78933DFFE68C60CCE74B78933DFFE68&rvsmid=01F61090041DFC38B66101F61090041DFC38B661&fsscr=0&FORM=VDFSRV

Aprils new set of songs for Progressions

1. Im on my Way Back to the Old Home- in Parking Lot Pickers Book
2. Nobody's Darling but Mine
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/nobodysdarlingbutminelyricschords.html
https://youtu.be/R9Kr4Rbdqu4
3. Rolling in My Sweet Babies Arms- in Parking Lot Pickers Book
4. When I Lay My Burden Down- in Parking Lot Pickers Book
5. The Glory land Way
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/theglorylandwaylyricschords.html
https://youtu.be/zIkM5SYTLQU
6. California Blues
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/j/jimmie_rodgers/california_blues_crd.htm
https://youtu.be/W5rDnuLqh_U
7. There's more pretty Girls than One- in Parking Lot Pickers book

Fiddle tune- Whiskey Before Breakfast in
 Guitar    http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/WhiskeyBeforeBreakfastGuitar.pdf
Mandolin   http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/WhiskeyBeforeBreakfastMandolin.pdf
Banjo- http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/WhiskeyBeforeBreakfastBanjo1Banjo.pdf
Fiddle- http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/WhiskeyBeforeBreakfastFiddle.pdf
Dobro- http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/WhiskeyBeforeBreakfastDobro.pdf

Red River Valley lesson

https://www.banjobenclark.com/blog/2017/3/10/red-river-valley-carterstyle-guitar-buildabreak/

Marana DBA Spring Session 5 weeks

Here is a layout of songs for our progressions we will be covering over the next 5 weeks.

1. Dueling Banjos (there are handouts at the Workshop and I will be posting tabs in a near future Blog)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhnAZFR1po
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xd4tGsEF6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srEOZzpdhs8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5XEc48lKg
2. Nobody's Business (Parking Lot Pickers Book)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpjYlYv5dKk
3. Red River Valley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A5x7wkOn9E (music)
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/redrivervalleylyricschords.html (tabs and lyrics)
4. I'll Fly Away (Parking Lot Pickers Book)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNaf8WjAB44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BPoMIQHwpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U243YjLdpu4  (Dobro)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js0NRYw4g54 (Guitar Carter Style)
5. My Little Georgia Rose (Parking Lot Pickers Book)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LReQdH-uzDU
6. Drinkin Dark Whiskey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_m5yrE-uMM (music)
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/g/gary_allan/drinkin_dark_whiskey_crd.htm (tabs and lyrics)
7. Roll on Buddy (Parking Lot Pickers Book)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmEtzQwiI3E

Fiddle tune remains Bill Cheatum
REMINDER: Its Renew your membership month at the DBA. If you haven't renewed or would like to be a new member, please sign up. It's only $20 for the year. with that you are provided Workshops (2 per week!), Jams(at least one per week), 3 day Bluegrass Festival, Special instrument Workshops by professional artists(at least one per month)
http://desertbluegrass.org/membership-application/

more links for Bill Cheatham

Hey a found a backdoor method to Bluegrass College and Bill Cheatham tabs

Banjo
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/BillCheatumBanjo.pdf

Dobro
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/BillCheatumDobro.pdf

Fiddle
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/fakebook/pdf/BillCheatumFiddle.pdf

These are tabs from a Bluegrass College Fakebook. Enjoy! No associated lessons though. If you are presently taking lessons, and you should be, you can take these to your instructor for review.

DBA New songs for January-Happy New Year

Remember, there is no Workshop on December 26(Monday), 27 (Tuesday) and January 2(Monday), 3(tuesday). 2 full weeks without Workshop, bummer. Get with a friend or Family and have a jam!

Here are the songs for January, plenty of time for practice

1 Wreck of the old 97-parking lot book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU-MTWwFV4g&list=RDnU-MTWwFV4g#t=34 Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5CNWkW6EoM How to play on banjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L9EBcJjGn4 how to play on Mandolin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_exuUAG_PfE How to play on guitar    Sorry Couldnt find Fiddle or dobro lesson 2 Knock in on your door-bluegrass song book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzPJ6lQZ39U song     Sorry couldn't find any lessons 3 This train-parking lot book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb2uciHpe4U song     Sorry No Lessons 4 Long gone (5511 turnaround instead of 1511)bluegrass song book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8rhpKGPWU Song 5 Greenville trestle high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOh7y8OL1Mc Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEHlmm0huYU another version, more bluegrass instruments http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/thegreenvilletrestlehighlyricschords.html Lyrics 6 Graveyard shift (5411 turnaround) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUArCvWNsI song, this group to be in our Festival http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-graveyard-shift-lyrics-steve-earle.html Lyrics 7 Love oh love please come home (sub flatted 7th chord for the 4th measure)bluegrass song book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztew1cNpKdU Fiddle tune Bill Cheatem http://flatpickapprentice.blogspot.com/2010/11/bill-cheatham.html backing tracks http://www.mandolessons.com/lessons/fiddle-tunes/bill-cheatham/ Mandolin lesson with tabs http://www.bluegrassguitar.com/pdf/BillCheatham.pdf Guitar tab http://www.banjobenclark.com/videos/free-banjo/banjo-bill-cheatham-254/ Banjo lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nr_f5brbkw Fiddle lesson I will have the tab for all instruments including Dobro There is a lot here, but you have two weeks to get a nice start on. I like a lot of the songs for singing; so if you want to sing, claim it!

November Songs 2017 DBA Marana

Hey All
Hope these Progressions are working out for you. I played a jam the other day; I didn't recognize the song but know the Progression, it was Progression number one; helped me come up with a nice break. Well here's the new songs for our Progressions for November:
1. Ya'll Come
   http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/yallcomelyricschords.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWn0HmvDexQ

2. Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/imthinkingtonightofmyblueeyeslyricschords.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4tBmpRdZ94

3. Walking Shoes Don't Fit me Anymore
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/mywalkingshoeslyricschords.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW83UYEOhD8

4. Crying Holy(in Parking Lot Pickers)
5. Cabin in Caroline
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/mycabinincarolinelyricschords.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX8nlH8CHaI

6. Kansas City
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/kansascitylyricschords.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mypHZmXdU3o

7. Going Down That Road Feeling Bad(in Parking Lot Pickers)

Our Fiddle Tune will Be Salt Creek
Banjo
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/pdfs/SaltCreek/SaltCreekBanjoTab.pdf
Dobro
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/pdfs/SaltCreek/SaltCreekDobroTab.pdf
Fiddle
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/pdfs/SaltCreek/SaltCreekFiddleNotes.pdf
Mandolin
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/pdfs/SaltCreek/SaltCreekMandolinTabAndNotes.pdf
Guitar
http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/pdfs/SaltCreek/SaltCreekGuitarTab.pdf
Listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI7eNVlOcu8

Bill Evans and Mark Cosgrove workshop and concert

Great workshops Saturday December 3
2 hour Banjo Workshop with Bill Evans and 2 hour Guitar Workshop with Mark Cosgrove, $40 each
Concert in evening with both artist for $20 donation
All events held at Eastside Workshop.
For more info go to DBA website
Www.desertbluegrass.org

Songs not found in ParkingLot Pickers Book

Your Love is Like a Flower
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/yourloveislikeaflowerlyricschords.html

Someday we'll meet again Sweet Heart
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/wellmeetagainsweetheartlyricschords.html

Before I Met You
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/beforeimetyoulyricsandchords.html

October Songs

I know Dave wanted to cover Flatt and Scruggs as our Pioneer Bluegrass Band this month, so all covers of the progressions are Flatt and Scruggs except for Progression #8, that would be sac religious. The songs for October are:

Progression 1- Your Love is Like a Flower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtY4rB4YoVk
Progression 2- Someday We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJNvmyTpOiE
Progression 3- Crawdad Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EinAwyQ3Xc
Progression 4- Paul and Silas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFeNQTt_87o
Progression 5- Before I Met You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx5xCexcjBM
Progression 6- Worried Man Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WzNpzifJHg
Progression 7- Can't You Hear Me Callin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_H0y92QQ3Q

enjoy
Jeff

Septembers Songs and links

Here are links to this months songs for lyrics. This is the seventh Blog post I've posted in the last three days. To see the others, go to the main Blog page ad scroll down. Click on the title you'd like to read.

1) Bury me beneath the willow

http://bluegrasslyrics.com/node/494

2) Blueridge cabin home

http://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/node/522

3) Mama Don't allow

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/momma-dont-allow/mama-dont-allow-25810.html

4) Mountain Dew

http://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/node/293

5) Jesse James

http://toneway.com/songs/jesse-james

6) Rocky Road Blues

http://bluegrasslyrics.com/node/798

7) you are my sunshine

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rickynelson/youaremysunshine.html

Pioneer songs-Bill Monroe

Uncle Penn

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/monroe-bill/uncle-pen-3216.html

My little Georgia Rose

http://bluegrasslyrics.com/node/812

Gold Rush tabs and tracks for all instruments

Jackpot! I found a free site which has the tabs for all instruments, including Dobro and Fiddle and also has backing tracks for all instruments from beginner to slow jam to performance speed.
Here's the tabs, click on Tabs, then Gold Rush and you'll get a drop down menus for instrument
http://bluegrasscollege.org/
To get the backing tracks, from the home page same site, click on lessons, Gold Rush, drop down will give you the speeds
There is no reason not to get this song down pat, let's do it good!

Another Gold Rush backing track

Here is another backing track link. This one is different in that it has about 10 different speeds you can use.
http://flatpickapprentice.blogspot.com/2010/11/gold-rush.html

Uncle Pen Fiddle lesson and tab and performance

Our two songs for September are Bill Monroe tunes, Uncle Pen and My Little Georgia Rose. My Little Georgia Rose is in our Parking lot Pickers Book, I'll concentrate on giving info to Uncle Pen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS0yj6WFQQc link to Fiddle lesson; this guy is hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZkFx3e1xlY  Ricky Skaggs version

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/monroe-bill/uncle-pen-3216.html Tab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LReQdH-uzDU&list=RDLReQdH-uzDU My Little Georgia Rose Ricky Skaggs and Travis Tritt version

Gold Rush Backing Track

Here is a link to a backing track for you to play along with

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=gold+rush+backing+track&view=detail&mid=3B1B34829A997C2A4F853B1B34829A997C2A4F85&FORM=VIRE

Gold Rush tab for guitar

https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0SO8zawa7hXgcoA4uPBGOd_;_ylc=X1MDMjE0NTg1MTU4NQRfcgMyBGZyA2lwYWQEZ3ByaWQDSE8uZVEuVEtTWnlJZEE2T0dnVFVVQQRuX3JzbHQDMARuX3N1Z2cDNARvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDTmFOBHBxc3RyA2dvbGQlMjBydXNoJTIwdGFicwRwcXN0cmwDMTQEcXN0cmwDMjcEcXVlcnkDZ29sZCUyMHJ1c2glMjB0YWJzJTIwZ3VpdGFyBHRfc3RtcAMxNDcxNzA0MTAy?p=gold+rush+tabs+guitar&fr2=sa-gp-&fr=ipad

September 6 First workshop of the new season!

Songs for September

Bluegrass pioneer-Bill Monroe

Songs- Uncle Penn,  My Little Georgia Rose

 

Fiddle Tune- Gold Rush

Mandolin:

https://youtu.be/XD0jfxvcfiY 

Guitar:

https://youtu.be/qRKPxQra3RU

Banjo

https://youtu.be/qM7KXa4ABGw

Fiddle:

https://youtu.be/OFVc0l6fw5Y

Progression songs

1) Bury me Beneath the Willow**

2) Blue Ridge Cabin Home

3) Mama Don't Allow**

4) Mountain Dew

5) Jesse James**

6) Rocky Rd Blues

7) You are my Sunshine

**Beginner tracks-in parking lot book 

May 10-No Workshop

There will be no workshop this Tuesday May 10. We will be at the Marana High School where Dave and Jeff will be performing; all are invited.