Cotton patch rag rabbit in a log tab banjo hangout. Cotton patch rag basic melody tutorial fiddlevideo. Cotton baggin cottoneyed joe cotton patch rag crazy creek cricket on the hearth cripple creek crooked stovepipe crossing the cumberland crosseyed fiddler back to main index. Learning to sight read standard notation combined with ear training midi to develop pitch and intonation is time well spent. Butch baldassari sells a lot of useful instruction material.
Oldtime music sheetmusic, guitar tabs, mp3 audio and midis for cotton patch rag. Cottonpatch rag texans love the ragtime tunes cottonpatch rag is a contest standard with about a zillion and one different sections. If you are a flatpicking guitarist who enjoys improvising or coming up with your own arrangements of tunes. Download cotton patch rag if you use the slipperyhill website, please consider donating to help pay for server costs and technical assistance. Beaumont rag as played by doc watson on the album the essential doc watson. Cotton patch rag is a great conteststyle fiddle tune originating from texas. Cotton patch rag fiddle lesson by casey willis duration. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Each link on the tunes pages will play a chord progression in the style of the song. Cottonpatch rag texans love the ragtime tunes fiddlin.
This month id like to share cotton patch rag, a great tune from the texas fiddling tradition. I pulled up the table edit version and then went to youtube to listen to it. Real rhythm instruments back you up in any key at any speed. Cotton patch rag played on mandolin by pete martin youtube. Cotton patch rag is a favorite fiddle tune translated here to the mandolin in a straight forward and fun tablature arrangement. Below is the cotton patch rag sheet music by edward huws jones. Cottonpatch rag texans love the ragtime tunes fiddlin mike. Pete is a superb player, as witness his performance of cotton patch rag on the comando sessions ii cd.
Oldtime, bluegrass, jigs, hornpipes, rags, waltzes, and a few surprises. Cumberland gap daleys reel dallas rag dance all night dance around molly darling nellie gray dear old dixie denver belle dill pickle rag dinah dixie dixie hoedown doc. Tune guitar down 1 whole step to dgcfad to be in the original key of dm chords forms used. A tune by the same name was supposedly composed during the ragtime era of the early 1900s, so its possible that. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher. Transcriptions and audio files of over 550 fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, notated by john lamancusa.
Cottonpatch rag is a contest standard with about a zillion and one different sections. I originally learned it from tony ludiker, and there are parts in there from me, terry ludiker, roberta rast, and others. The cotton patch rag by jay ungar and molly mason on. Cotton eyed joe 1 cotton eyed joe 2 cotton eye joe cotton patch rag cowboys dream cowboy jig cowboy waltz crabs in the skillet crawdad song crazy creek crazy dog crazy jane cripple creek 1 cripple creek 2 crooked stovepipe crooked stovepipe 2 crossing ithan creek crossing the brazos crossing the delaware crow creek cuffy. Cotton patch rag dan crary guitar bg0 cotton patch rag mimicopi83% bg012 cotton patch rag carl miner bg083 crazy creek wyatt rice new market gap bg104 cricket on the harth bryan sutton into my own bg149 cripple creek clarence white 33 acoustic guitar bg089 daleys reel bryan sutton bg029 daleys reel bryan sutton. Amanda shires songs for all instruments and levels. The origins arent precisely known, but it is generally considered a texas style tune that originated with the style. This tune of choice likely made its way into the western fiddle contest circuit due to the influence of texasstyle fiddling pioneer benny thomasson. Cotton patch rag backing track made from real instruments, playable at any speed in any key.
If you like the mp3 version of cotton patch rag, youll like the cd. Dill pickle rag banjo tab and mp3 toms thumbnail theater was a kids tv show from oklahoma city hosted by tom paxton not the singersongwriter i would watch as a child. This magnificent book is meant to provide a snapshot of what american fiddlers were playing and listening to in the latter part of the. Banjo tabs for beginners and enthusiasts, interviews, articles, and much more. Your donations are tax deductible if sent in via the. Cotton patch rag if your system has trouble playing this video, scroll to the bottom of the page for our standard video player here is the great conteststyle and texasstyle fiddle tune, cotton patch rag. A classic texas fiddle tune which has become a popular contest tune for flatpickers. Its simple chord structure and form make it great for beginners and intermediate players to pick, but also. Cotton patch rag fiddle tune a day day 85 cottonpatch rag is one of my oldschool contest fiddle tunes. This tune of choice likely made its way into the western fiddle contest circuit due to the influence of texasstyle fiddling pioneer. As usual, this gold member lesson comes with a streaming video, sheet music, tab, and an audio file. Casey breaks down a basic and advanced version in this lesson modulecheck out the tutorial videos below. Contributions come from a number of resources, including jam members, their teachers, the internet, and various printedrecorded material. American oldtime music sheetmusic scores with chords.
I heard different arrangements as far as when each section is played. This site is the home for brians performances, concerts and teaching events. I just came from scott ts texas swing mandolin chord page here at the. Print and download in pdf or midi cotton patch rag 1. On the recording is joe carr on mandolin, mike bubb on bass, and ron block on guitar. Casey willis breaks down a basic and advanced version in this lesson module. Its simple chord structure and form make it great for beginners and intermediate players to pick, but also intrigues advanced players to come up with complex licks over the simple chords. Signup for my talent forge and access more tenor guitar lessons by daniel carwile, including tenor guitar charts, basic chord patterns. Im not sure if this post goes here, but it seemed the closest. Butch baldassari sells a lot of useful instruction material in various formats, as well as some nice recordings. Click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys to hear a synthesized midi file, or for a recording. Cotton patch rag arranged brian oberlin, i n i i qr9n l i ljlu j j ljjlu oc.
The group makes the final decision as to what arrangement sounds right and. Here is the great conteststyle and texasstyle fiddle tune, cotton patch rag. Cotton patch rag tenor guitar my talent forge expert. Cotton eye joe cotton patch rag cowboys dream cowboy jig cowboy waltz crabs in the skillet crawdad song crazy creek crazy dog crazy jane cripple creek 1. Ive included pretty much all of the variations played by bluegrass and texas style fiddlers. That means you will play each chord position for two counts. July 11 cotton patch rag flatpicking guitar magazine. Cotton eyed joe cotton patch rag country waltz cowboy jig cowhide boots crawdad song cranberry rocks crazy creek cricket on the hearth cripple creek cross reel crow creek cuckoos nest cuffey cumberland gap da galley watch dallas rag dance all night dancing bear darling nellie gray day dawn deerwalk dennis murphys polka devil chased me around.
Casey willis breaks down a basic version of the song in this blue river waltz basic tutorial. My mailing address is at the bottom of this page if you prefer to send a check. Music and mandolin education for the beginner to advanced mandolinist can be found in the lesson hub. Top 10 tunes complete results the bluegrass guitar home page. Chords and lyrics for when you need a train it never comes. Cotton patch rag tenor guitar rhythm with daniel carwile. Cotton baggin cotton eyed joe cotton patch rag crazy creek cricket on the hearth cripple creek crooked stovepipe crossing the cumberland crosseyed fiddler back to main index.
Old time fiddle tunes penn state mechanical engineering. Cotton patch rag tablature m003t janet davis publishing. I do believe this tune was the theme song for that show and it has stuck with me all these years. Standard notation is a concise way to communicate accumulated musical knowledge. The majority of our arrangements have been made by ear.
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