Angelina Baker
Old Time // Key of D // Beginner
Angelina Baker is a nice standard old time tune. It can be played with mostly downstrokes, but watch out for those upstroke eighth notes at the end of some bars.
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Traditional/Bluegrass // Key of D // Intermediate
There are numerous versions of and ways to play Whiskey Before Breakfast. It's a great workout for developing a nice fluid right hand, with lots of scale patterns in first position.
Cattle In The Cane
Old Time // Key of A Mixolydian // Intermediate
Cattle In The Cane (or Cattle In The Corn) is a great fiddle tune that works well on the mandolin. The A part is in A Mixolydian and the B Part is in A Aeolian. For more information on scales, keys and modes head over to the Lessons page.
Glory In The Meeting House
Old Time // Key of E Mixolydian // Intermediate
Glory In The Meeting House is a fun old time tune in the key of E Mixolydian. This means it shares the same notes as the key of A Major. Check out my lessons on scales and modes.
Goodbye Girls I'm Going to Boston
Old Time // Key of A Mixolydian // Intermediate
Goodbye Girls is a popular modal old time tune played in the key of A Mixolydian. For more information on modes, and how to embellish tunes, head over to the Lessons page.
Ookpik Waltz
Old Time // Key of G // Intermediate
Here are two arrangements of the old time melody Ookpik Waltz. The first is the basic melody and the second introduces chordal elements over parts of the tune.
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Old Time // Key of G // Intermediate
The Girl I Left Behind Me is a nice straightforward tune in G. It demands a nice steady right hand to effectively pick out those quarter note bars without speeding up.