Pegram Jam Chord Chart Book

1 Version 46 January 2009 Kirk PickeringPegramJamFIDDLE TUNE Chord Chart BOOKWhen you learn an old time tuneYou make a friend for 2 Pegram Jam Chord Chart book Kirk Pickering Version 46 January 2009 Copyright Kirk Pickering 2001 Pegram , TennesseeEdited by Susie ColemanPublished by rights personally ask you to respect our wishes that the information contained herein is presented foreducational use only. While most of the songs on our list are Public Domain tunes, not every one isan old composition. A small percentage were written by contemporary composers but identify with thetraditional music style. Another small percentage of tunes are untraceable by name, given thelimitations of the Copyright office and other research resources available online. The inclusion ofthese tunes here are not meant to violate or misuse the copyright protection rightfully due a copyrightholder, but appear here for the purpose of music education only. While we hope that any author wouldbe pleased to find that other fiddlers are interested in learning his music, we will be happy to removeany song from the PegramJam collection on request of copyright ALL OLD TIME TUNES ARE OLD.

2 Please be responsible for thoroughly researching any tuneyou might wish to perform or record for copyright fees that might apply. 3 Pegram Jam Chord Chart book Kirk Pickering Version 46 January 2009 The Pegram Jam is just a jam. It s a casual, loosely organized practicesession, open to Old Time musicians from the greater Nashville area with acollective goal: to teach, learn and practice Old Time fiddle tunes. It s a prettypopular place for tune that end, we created thePegram Jam Chord Chart book to help rhythmand bass accompanists remember the appropriate Chord changes to the tuneswe play in our jam. A tune can be presented at the jam by any musician whoattends; our charted arrangement is generally based on that version. We chartout almost every tune brought to the jam and add the tune to our we strive to be correct, you will find errors and discrepancies; however,we continually work on the list. Check our website for periodic 1 How to read the Pegram Jam Charts.

3 4 SECTION 2 Tune Q&A .. 5 SECTION 3 Alphabetical List of Tunes .. 6 SECTION 4 Tunes List by Key .. 9 SECTION 5 Tune Charts .. 12 SECTION 6 Medleys .. 58 PegramJamFIDDLE TUNE Chord Chart BOOKPage 4 Pegram Jam Chord Chart book Kirk Pickering Version 46 January 2009 Some tips on how to use the Pegram Jam Chord Charts Each letter in a Chart represents a Chord . Our charts are mostly written in 2/4 time. That means you will play each Chord position for two counts. Italso helps to add an and between each count ( one-and-two-and ). Asplit bar (written as G|D or A|G)would mean that you would play the first Chord for one count ( one-and) and then the second Chord for onecount ( two-and ). Tunes are made up of parts ; some have a single part repeated over and over, but the majority of songshave an A part and B part that are repeated. There are tunes with as many as five parts. Waltzes oftenuse two A parts followed by one B part and another single A part to resolve the round.

4 Repeat the Part once when you come to :|| . To repeat the A part, return to the start of the song. To repeatthe B part, return start of the B part, usually marked with ||: . Some parts do not repeat. A dash or minus sign after a letter indicates a minor Chord (A-, E-, etc). The number 7 after a Chord indicates a dominate seventh Chord (A7, E7, etc.) Most charts do not include sevenths, augmenteds, etc. More advanced players may be able to add thosevariations when they logically would occur. However, rhythm players can stick to simple major chordformations and the music will generally sound SignaturesYou can put different meters into your head by counting them out in the manner below. Putting the and between the counts keeps us from rushing the tempo. Note that there are three optional ways to count both2/4 and 4/4 time. You should use the count that works best with the melody at IN AMEASURECOUNT OUT LOUD OR IN YOUR HEAD2/4 Timetwo quarter notes1- 2four eighth notes1-and-2-andeight sixteenth notes1-eh-and-ah-2-eh-and-ah4/4 Timefour quarter notes1 - 2 - 3 - 4eight eighth notes1-and 2-and 3-and 4-andsixteen sixteen notes1-eh-and-ah 2-eh-and-ah 3-eh-and-ah 4-eh-and-ah3/4 TimeWaltz time / three quarter notes12 3 - 12 36/8 TimeJig or double jig / six eighth notes1-and-ah 2-and-ah or1-2 -3 4-5 -69/8 TimeSlip jig / nine eighth notes1-and-ah 2-and-ah 3-and-ah Page 5 Pegram Jam Chord Chart book Kirk Pickering Version 46 January 2009Q& : Why are you doing this?

5 A: This project began when a group of folks(mostly fiddle students) started playing OldTime fiddle tunes together at our home inPegram, TN, back in December 2001. At thattime, many of our rhythm players were new tostring band music. We knew how to playchords, but we didn t know the progressionsfor fiddle tunes. We couldn t find Chord chartsfor many of the tunes we were playing;sometimes when we could find publishedchord charts, those we found did not matchour melody arrangements. We began creatingand collecting these charts in early 2002 sothat we could play more tunes as an ensemblein a shorter period of time. We are notadvocating that this is the proper way to learnchords; we are merely providing them becauseit has worked for our group. You are welcometo use them or : Where do these chords come from?A: The majority of these Chord charts are made by ear . Contributions come from a number ofresources, including our jam members, theirteachers, the Internet, and various printed andrecorded material.

6 The group makes the finaldecision as to what arrangement sounds rightand we make amendments to arrangements ifit seems appropriate. Q: Doesn t this take a lot of time? Whybother?A: We have personally invested hundreds ofhours in this project. However, creating thesecharts has taught us how tune progressionsare put together. We have, over time,developed the ability to hear chordprogressions quickly, and to communicate thechanges to other players. Writing these chartshas made us better musicians. And it s a lotmore fun to play with folks who all use thesame : Are these charts the official version ofthe songs?A: No way. These are the chords that seem towork best for our jam. There are surely otherways to Chord these songs; however, we haveattempted to create charts which show thebasic Chord structure as we play them in : Can I listen to your jam s arrangements?A: We recorded our jams from 2002 through 2007and posted the tunes on our website eachweek for jam members and visitors to practicealong with.

7 You are welcome to listen in. note that these are not performance-quality recordings -- you will be listening in ona very casual jam -- you will hear lots offloundering and lots of talking as we figure outa tune. But we hope you will get some idea ofhow the melody is supposed to : I ve found an error. Do you want to knowabout it?A: Absolutely. Please send any corrections oradditions via email to: though, that one tune can haveseveral variations, so be gentle with us. Q: Would you like to hear a great tune that isnot in the Pegram Jam collection?A: We sure would. There s a page on our websitedevoted just to that : Will this document ever be finished?A: We plan to continue to add tunes for as longas time and energy permits. We are constantlydiscovering great new music to share. We planto add new tunes as they come : Can I help out somehow?A: Yes. You can send us corrections for existingtunes or information on traditional tunes youthink should be included in this collection.

8 Ifyou would like to help financially to support theweb server and bandwidth costs, you may usethe PayPal Here s Our Tip Jar link on thePegram Jam website. Even a smallcontribution would be greatly best to you !Kirk Pickering & Susie ColemanPage 6 Pegram Jam Chord Chart book Kirk Pickering Version 46 January 2009 Adieu Foulard .. DAlabama CAly s Waltz .. FAngeline The DArkansas DThe Ash Grove .. GAshland CAshoken DAvalon DAzalea ABackup And CBanish DThe GBarndance Polka .. CBehind the Bush in the AmBig Footed GBig ABig Sandy ABig Sciota .. GBile Them Cabbage ABill Malley s Barndance .. GBill Malley s Sullivan s ABilly In The CBirdie .. CBitter Creek .. GBlack Widow GBue Bonnets Over the Border .. BbBlue DBluegrass Stomp .. DBob Taylor s DBonaparte Crossing The DBonaparte s DBonnie DBoston Boy .. CBound To Have A Little GBoys, My Money s All DBoys of Blue Hill .. DBriar Picker DBritches Full of Fork of Johns ABrushy GBuck DBuffalo GBull at the Wagon.

9 GCalliope House .. ECamp Meetingon the 4th of DCampbell s Farewell toRed Gap .. ACaptain and His DCattle In The Cane .. GCherokee ACheyenne .. EChickens Three Feet AChief Sitting CChinese Breakdown .. DChinquapin .. DChinquapin DCincinnati Rag .. GCindy, Cindy .. GClinch Mountain Old Hen .. ACold Frosty AmColored Aristocracy .. GCooley s EmCora Dye .. GCotton Eyed ACotton Patch CCowboy DCrested on the Hearth .. DCripple Eyed ECrow AThe DmCuckoos Nest .. DCumberland en EmDeKalb DDennis Murphy s DDenver CThe Devil Eat The Groundhog .. GDevil s Dream .. ADill Pickle Rag .. GDogs in the Dishes .. DDown by the DDown by the Sally DDown GDraggin The Bow .. ADrowsy and DDucks On The Millpond .. ADucks On The Pond .. ADuke of Perth .. GDurang s GEast Tennessee CEbeneezer .. GEbeneezer Scrooge .. AmEighth of January .. DElk River GElzik s AFaded DFair Morning DFannie Powers GFarewell CFarewell to Long AmFarewell CFestival AFire on the AFishers Hornpipe.

10 DFlop-Eared GFlowers of Edinburgh .. GFly Around .. DFlying Cloud GFor The Sake Of Old GForked DFun s All Over, The .. CGarry BbGeorgia the AGetting Out Of The Way Of The Federals .. AGimme Back My Fifteen Cents .. DGirl I Left Behind In The Meeting House .. EGoing Across The Sea .. GGold AGolden DGood-Natured GGoodbye Liza AGoodnight Waltz .. CGotta Quit Kickin My Dog Around .. AThe Grand Picnic .. DGranny, Does Your Dog Bite .. AGray AGreenleaf GGreasy Big AGrowling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman .. AmGwine Down The AHanged Man s Times .. DHarvest Home DHaste To The DHeel-and-Toe GAlphabetical List of TunesBelow is a listing of nearly all the tunes that have been played in the Pegram Jam over the course of six years. Most songslisted have an MP3 audio file available online at to give you an idea of the melody of the tune. Page 7 Pegram Jam Chord Chart book Kirk Pickering Version 46 January 2009 Hell Among The Yearlings .. DHell Broke Loose In CHenry Reed s Breakdown.