Old-time and Folk Tunes: These tunes were selected from the thousands available as ones that might be played at the camp. The links below will help you become familiar with the music.
Three booklets are available to download, Strung Together Fiddle Tunes, Strung Together Bluegrass Tunes, and Searsport Shore Jam Fiddle Tunes.
Three booklets are available to download, Strung Together Fiddle Tunes, Strung Together Bluegrass Tunes, and Searsport Shore Jam Fiddle Tunes.
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Lyrics and Chords
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Example in common key
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Recording
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Are You Missing Me
{V} 1 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
Are You Missing Me in G
{V} G C G G D D G G G C G G D D G G {C} G G G G D D G G G G G G D D G G |
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Arkansas Traveler in D
{Ax2} 1 1 5|1 5 1 1 1 5|1 {Bx2} 1|4 1|5 1|4 1|5 1|4 1|5 1 5|1 |
Arkansas Traveler in D
{Ax2} D D A|D A D D D A|D {Bx2} D|G D|A D|G D|A D|G D|A D A|D |
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Blue Moon of Kentucky
{V} 1 4 1 5 1 4 1|5 1 {C} 4 1 4 1|5 1 4 1|5 1 |
Blue Moon of Kentucky
{V} A D A E A D A|E A {C} D A D A|E A D A|E A |
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Blue Ridge Cabin Home
{C} 1 4 5(7) 1 1 4 5(7) 1 {V} 1 4 5(7) 1 1 4 5(7) 1 |
Blue Ridge Cabin Home in A
{C} A A D D E E A A A A D D E E A A {V} A A D D E E A A A A D D E E A A |
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Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
{V} 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 |
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues in G
{V} G G D D D D G G G G D D D D G G {C} G G D D D D G G G G C C D D G G |
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Boil Them Cabbage Down
(C) 1 4 1 5 1 4 1|5 1 {V} 1 4 1 5 1 4 1|5 1 |
Boil Them Cabbage Down in G
(C) G C G D G C G|D G {V} G C G D G C G|D G |
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Bringing in the Georgia Mail
{V} 1 1 1 5 1 1 1|5 1 |
Bringing in the Georgia Mail in F
{V} F F F C F F F|C F |
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Bury Me Beneath the Willows
{V} 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 |
Bury Me Beneath the Willows in G
{V} G G C C G G D D G G C C G D G G {C} G G C C G G D D G G C C G D G G |
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Cash on the Barrelhead in F
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|5 1 {C} 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
Cash on the Barrelhead in F
{V} F F F F F F C F F F F F F F F|C F {C} Bb Bb F F C C F F Bb Bb F F C C F F Cash on the Barrelhead in C {V} C C C C C C G C C C C C C C C|G C {C} F F C C G G C C F F C C G G C C |
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Cora Is Gone
{V} 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 1 {C} 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 |
Cora Is Gone in D
{V} D D G D D D A A D D G D D D A D {C} G G D D G G D D D D G D D A D D |
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Dark Hollow
{V} 1 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 |
Dark Hollow in C - STAN
{V} C G C C C F C C C C7 F F7 C G C C {C} C G C C C F C C C C7 F F7 C G C C |
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Darling Corey
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|5 1 |
Darling Corey
{V} C C C C C C G C {C} C C C C C C C|G C |
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Devil's Dream
{A} 1 1 2m 2m 1 1 2m|1 5|1 {B} 1 1 2m 2m 1 1 2m|1 5|1 |
Devil's Dream in A
{A} A A Bm Bm A A Bm|A E|A {B} A A Bm Bm A A Bm|A E|A |
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Devils Train
{V} 1 1 1 6m 1 1 1|5 1 |
Devils Train in C
{V} C C C Am C C C|G C |
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Dixie Hoedown
{A} 1 4 1 5 1 4 1|5 1 1 4 1 5 1 4 1|5 1 {B} 1 3m 2m 1 5 5 1 1 1 3m 2m 1 5 5 5 1 |
Dixie Hoedown in G
{A} G C G D G C G|D G G C G D G C G|D G {B} G Bm Am G D7 D7 G G G Bm Am G D7 D7 D7 G |
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Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky
{V} 1|(14) 1 1 5 1|(14) 1 5 1. {C} 4 1 1 5 1|(14) 1 5 1 |
Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky in G
{V} G|(GC) G G D G|(GC) G D G {C} C G G D G|(GC) G D G |
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Dooley
{C} 1 4 1 5 1 4 1|5 1 1 4 1 5 1 4 1|5 1 {V} 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 |
Dooley in D
{C} D G D A D G D|A G D G D A D G D|A G {V} D D G G D D A D |
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East Virginia Blues
{V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
East Virginia Blues in D
{V} D D D D G G D D G G D D A A D D |
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Foggy Mountain Breakdown
{V} 1 1 1 1 6m 6m 1 1 6m 6m 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
Foggy Mountain Breakdown in G
{V} G G G G Em Em G G Em Em G G D D G G |
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Footprints in the Snow
{V} 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 |
Footprints in the Snow in C
{V} E E E A B7 B7 B7 E E E E A B7 B7 E E {C} E E B7 B7 B7 B7 E E E E A A B7 B7 E E |
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Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
{V} 1 1 5 1 4 1 1|5 1 |
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
{V} A A E A D A A|E A |
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Handsome Molly
{V} 1 1|5 5 5|1 {C} 1 1|5 5 5|1 |
Handsome Molly in G
{V} G G|D D D|G {C} G G|D D D|G |
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How Mountain Girls Can Love
{A} 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 {B} 4 1 5 4 4 1 5 1 |
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I Am a Pilgrim in G
{C} 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 {V} 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 |
I Am a Pilgrim in G
{C} D7 D7 G G C7 C7 G G G G C7 C7 G D7 G G {V} D7 D7 G G C7 C7 G G G G C7 C7 G D7 G G |
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I Saw the Light
{V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
I Saw the Light
{V} G G G G C C C G G G G G G G D G G {C} G G G G C C C G G G G G G G D G G |
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I'll Fly Away
{V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
I'll Fly Away
{V} G G G G C C G G G G G G G D G G {C} G G G G C C G G G G G G G D G G |
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I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning
{V} 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 |
I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning
{V} B B E E B B F# F# B B E E B F# B B |
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In The Pine. (3/4)
{V} 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 |
In The Pine in E (3/4)
{V} E E A E E B7 E E E E A E E B7 E E {C} E E A E E B7 E E |
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Keep on the Sunny Side
{V} 1 4 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 5 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 1 1|4 1|5 1 1 |
Keep on the Sunny Side in G
{V} G C G G G G D D D D G G D D G G {C} G G C G G G D D G G D G G|C G|D G G |
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Little Birdie
{V} 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 Alternate {V} 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 1
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Little Birdie in D
{V} D D D D A A A A A D D D D D D D D A A A A D D Alternate {V} D D A D D D A D |
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Long Black Veil
{V} 1 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 1 {C} 5 1 5 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 timing varies |
Long Black Veil
{V} D D D D A A G D D D D D D A A G D D {C} G D G D D G D G D D D D D D G A D D timing varies |
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Long Journey Home
{C} 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 {V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
Long Journey Home in A
{C} G G G G G G C G G G G G G G D G {V} G G G G G G C G G G G G G G D G |
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Man of Constant Sorrow
{Intro} 1 5 5 1 1 {V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
Man of Constant Sorrow in G
{Intro} G D D G G {V} G G G G C C D D G G G G G G C C D D G G D D G G |
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Midnight Moonlight
{V} 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 2m 2m 5 5 4 4 7b 7b 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 2m 2m 5 5 6m 5 4 4 {C} 7b 4 7b 4 7b 4 1 1 7b 4 7b 4 7b 4 1 1 |
Midnight Moonlight in A
{V} A A A A E E E E Bm Bm E E D D G G A A A A E E E E Bm Bm E E F#m E D D {C} G D G D G D A A G D G D G D A A |
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Molly and Tenbrook
{V} 1 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 |
Molly and Tenbrook in B
{V} B B B E E B F# B B B F# B |
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Molly Rose
{V} 1 1 1 1 1|* 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|* 4 4 1 1 {C} 5 5 2m 2m 4 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 1|* 4 4 1 1 |
Molly Rose in A
{V} A A A A A|* D D A A A A A A A|* D D A A {C} E E Bm Bm D D E E A A A A A|* D D A A |
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More Pretty Girls than One
{C} 1 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 {V} 1 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
More Pretty Girls than One in C - STAN
{C} C G C C F F C C F F C C C G C C {V} C G C C F F C C F F C C C G C C |
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Moutain Dew
{V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 {V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
Mountain Dew
{V} G G G G C C G G G G G G G D G G {C} G G G G C C G G G G G G G D G G |
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My Cabin in Caroline in G - STAN
{V} G G C G G G D D G G C G G D G G {C} C C G G G G D D G G C G G D G G |
My Cabin in Caroline in G - STAN
{V} G G C G G G D D G G C G G D G G {C} C C G G G G D D G G C G G D G G |
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My Home's across the Blueridge Mountains
{C} 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 {V} 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
My Home's across the Blueridge Mountains
{C} G G G G D D G G G G G G D D G G {V} G G G G D D G G G G G G D D G G |
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My Rose of Old Kentucky
{V} 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 {C} 4 4 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 |
My Rose of Old Kentucky in Bb - STAN
{V} Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb Bb F F Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb F Bb Bb {C} Eb Eb Bb Bb Bb Bb F F Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb F Bb Bb |
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New River Train
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 |
New River Train
{V} D D D D D D A A D D G G A A D D {C} D D D D D D A A D D G G A A D D |
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Nine Pound Hammer
{V} 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 |
Nine Pound Hammer in G - STAN
{A} (G) G G C C G D G G {B} G G C C G D G G in A - FB {V} A A D D A E A A {C} A A D D A E A A |
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Old Home Place
{V} 1 3 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 3 4 1 1 5 1 1 {C} 5 5 1 1 2 2 5 5 1 3 4 1 1 5 1 1 |
Old Home Place
{V} A C# D A A A E E A C# D A A E A A {C} E E A A B B E E A C# D A A E A A |
Old Slew Foot
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Old Slew Foot in A - STAN
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Orange Blossom Special
{V} 1 4 5 1 1 4 5 1 {C} 1 1|5 5 5|1 1 1|4 4|1 5|1 (stay on 5) |
Orange Blossom Special in A
{V} A D E A A D E A {C} A A|E E E|A A A|D D|A E|A (stay on E) |
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Paul and Silas in G
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Paul and Silas
{V} 1 1|1(7) 4 4|1 1 1 1|5 1 |
Paul and Silas
{V} A A|A7 D D|A A A A|E A |
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Pig in a Pen
{C} 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 |
Pig in a Pen
{C} G G G C G G D G |
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Rabbit in a Log
{A} 1 1 1 5 1 1 1|5 1 {B} 4 1 1 5 1 1 1|5 1 |
Rabbit in a Log in G - STAN
{A} G G G D G G G|D G {B} C G G D G G G|D G |
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Rank Stranger
{V} 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 4 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 4 1 |
Rank Stranger in F
{V} F F F C F F F F F F F F C C C C F F F C F F F F F F F C F Bb F F {C} F F F F F F F F F F F F C C C C F F F F F F F F F F C F Bb F timing varies |
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Red Rocking Chair
{V} 1 1 6m 6m 1 1 6m 6m 1 5 1 1 |
Red Rocking Chair in G
{V} G G Em Em G G Em Em G D G G |
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Reuben's Train
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
Reuben's Train
{V} A A A|E A {C} A A A|E A |
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Rocky Top
{V} 1 1 4 1 6m 5 1 1 1 1 4 1 6m 5 1 1 {C} 6m 6m 5 5 7 7 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
Rocky Top in G
{V} G G C G Em D G G G G C G Em D G G {C} Em EM D D F F C C C C G G G F G G G D G G |
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Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 |
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms in G - STAN
{V} G G G G G G D D G G7 C C7 D D G7 G7 {C} G G G G G G D D G G7 C C7 D D G G |
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Salty Dog Blues
{V} 1 6 2 2 5 5 1 1 {C} 1 6 2 2 5 5 1 1 |
Salty Dog Blues in G - STAN
{A} G E A A D D G G {B} G E A A D D G G |
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Shady Grove
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 Alternative {V} 1m 7 1m 1m 3b 7 5 1m |
Shady Grove in Dm
{V} C C C C C C G C {C} C C C C C C G C Alternative {V} Dm C Dm Dm F C A Dm |
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Sitting on Top of the World
{V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
Sitting on Top of the World in G
{V} B B B B E E B B {C} B B B B B F# B B |
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Sunny Side of the Mountain
{V} 1 1 4 5 5|* 1 1 1 4 5 5|* 1 timing varies |
Sunny Side of the Mountain in A
{V} A A D E E|* A A A D E E|* A timing varies |
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Teardrops in My Eyes
{V} 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 {C} 5 5 1 1 27 27 5 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 |
Teardrops in My Eyes in C - STAN
{V} C C F F G G C C C C F F G G C C {C} G G C C D7 D7 G G C C F F G G C C |
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There's More Pretty Girls Than One
{C} 1 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 4 1 1|5 1 {V} 1 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
There's More Pretty Girls Than One in C
{C} C G C C F F C C F F C C C G C C {V} C G C C F F C C F F C C C G C C |
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Uncle Pen in A
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 {C} 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 |
Uncle Pen in A
{V} A A A A A A A E|A A A A A A A A E|A {C} D A A A A A A A A A A A A A A E|A |
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Used to Be
{V} 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 {C} 4 4 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 |
Used to Be in C - STAN
{V} C C C C F G C C C C C C F G C C {C} F F C C F F G G C C C C F G C C |
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Walls of Time
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 |
Walls of Time
{V} C C C C C C F F C C C C F G C C |
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Way Down Town
{C} 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 {V} 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
Way Down Town in C - STAN
{C} F F C C G G C C F F C C G G C C {V} F F C C G G C C F F C C G G C C |
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
{V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 |
Will The Circle Be Unbroken in G - STAN
{V} G G G7 G7 C C G G G G Em Em G D G G {C} G G G7 G7 C C G G G G Em Em G D G G |
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With Body and Soul
(V) 1 7 1 1 1 7 5 5 1 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 {C} 1 7 1 4 1 1 5 1 |
With Body and Soul in A
(V) A G A A A G E E A D A A A E A A {C} A G A D A A E A |
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Working on a Building
{V} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 {C} 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 |
Working on a Building
{V} A A A A A A E A {C} A A A A A A E A A A A A A A E A Timing varies |
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Worried Man Blues
{C} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 {V} 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 |
Worried Man Blues
{C} G G G G C C G G G G G G D D G G {V} G G G G C C G G G G G G D D G G Timing + chords vary |
Kinston Trio in D
Ralph Stanley in A Nashville Jam in A Pere Ubu (WORST recording imaginable - listen to this when you get discouraged about your own work) |
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You Don't Know My Mind
{V} 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 1 1 timing varies |
You Don't Know My Mind in A - STAN
{V} A A A D D E E A A A A A D D E E A A timing varies |
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Your Love Is Like a Flower
{V} 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 {C} 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 |
Your Love Is Like a Flower in A - STAN
{V} A A D D A A E E A A D D A A E A {C} A A D D A A E E A A D D A A E A |