Tuesday

The Tahoe Bluegrass Ball of 2011


Best show of the year in my book, whatever tour or festivals you did, if you missed this you really did miss out.

At the Horizon Casino in Stateline, NV an amazing collaboration took place as soon as Phish stepped off stage at Harvey's Outdoor Arena. The Travelin' McCourys, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Jeff Austin, and some very special guests (Jon Fishman..). The show raged up til 4am with Jeff visibly in party mode, and Fishman came in with an enthusiastic giddy laugh of excitement when first entering the room. This was the best after party imaginable. Billy, Emmitt, and Jeff were out and about throughout the two nights of the Phish run, seeing them around and meeting them randomly in the hotels or in that dungeon of a venue for the Bluegrass Ball. Billy seemed irritated with the sound, rightfully so as the sound guy consistently messed up, but that didn't spoil the fun or stop Nershi from enjoying a tecate fueled jam session.

Highlights included a few covers and other favorites; "Love Me Two Times", "Whole Lotta Love", "Whipping Post", "Death Trip", "Cuckoo's Nest", and "Jellyfish".

"we're all drinkin' whiskey before breakfast"













Whiskey Before Breakfast

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Panic on Mando


Aint Life Grand by Widespread Panic









Intro: G   D   Em

Verse 1:
G           D           Em
   Watching people roll by
G               D               Em
   Wonder where they're going
G       D           Em
   Hey, what's your job?
G              D          Em
   What're you knowing?

Verse 2:
Driving to the grocery store
Pull my money out
Passing by the liquor store
Throw my money down

Chorus:
G        D    Em
   Ain't life grand
   Ain't life grand

Verse 3:
My wife's got the blues
Now I've got them
Gonna bring her a kiss
Make those blues run

(Chorus)

Bridge/Solo:
F   Am   C

Verse 4:
The sun came out the other day
Through those dusty clouds
And in my mind I was a child
And it felt good!

(Chorus) (x2)



SCI and the Shenandoah Breakdown

Shenandoah Breakdown by Bill Monroe

ho = hammer-on;  po = pull-off;  sl = slide

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Another sample/example;

Yonder Tablature

Yonder Mountain String Band tabs found from various sources;



Another Day by Yonder Mountain String Band


G                                  C  
When the rain is falling   You can hear me calling 
G                           D  
Been gone so long  That I want to cry 
G                                      C 
All the cities that I've seen  This lonely road has taken me 
G                       D          Em 
To another place  Far away from you 


C    D


Em                                   D
I close the door behind me  And fall onto to the bed 
Em                        D
Nothing on the TV  And not much in my head 
Em                                            D
I think of you, it makes me smile  Then I realize, 
Em       D           G 
It's another day without you 


Chorus: 


G                      C 
Now wait for me little darling 
G                        D 
I'm coming home, I hope you understand 
G                 C 
I long for you little darling 
G                D                  G 
Can't wait ‘til I can see you again 


As the days turn into weeks I’ll call you when you’re fast asleep 
The air outside Is cold enough to snow 


All the little towns I see Another road has taken me 
To some other place far away from you 


The man behind the counter Says room 225 
I can’t recall the place I’m in By the looks inside 
But sure as every hotel looks The same I realize 
It’s another day without you 


Chorus



Disclaimer: All tablature on this site if for reference/research and scholarly use only, all rights are reserved for the original artists as stated.


Bluegrass Mandolin part dos

If you are one of those traditional purists, you are probably at the wrong page, but either way there is something here for  you as well. Below the tune 'Big Sciota' pronounced SIGH-OH-TEE or one of five other pronunciations is quite traditional, but is being played today by the more nontraditional of types. Forget the musical barriers, its about the music, not tradition.

On that note, here is another tab for the mandolin masses;


































Get Cheesy on the Mandolin

Ever want to play some String Cheese Incident on that mando? Find some of their acoustic/bluegrass roots stuff, and it can be easy! Check out this tune, which Cheese likes to cover (see Electric Forest Festival on archive.org).





































This was found at a wonderful website that should definitely be thoroughly looked at...an article by Wendy Anthony called 'Building a Traditional Tune Repertoire', if you take the time to learn this tune you best look at that article.

Porch Song

Try this one on the mandolin for some porch pickin';














Porch Song by Widespread Panic


Verse 1:
G
I opened up my eyes to see
  F             C               G       F  C
A land of sunny rocks and funny trees
  G
I guess (Yes,) I'm on the moon again
  F             C                G        F  C
A heavy earth exchange a lighter breeze
G
Got no coat and got no money
   F             C                     G     F  C
A pair of tennis shoes to last through May
  G
A crater for an outdoor pool
  F                C                G     F  C
A few good cats to help me pass the day

Chorus:
         G         F        C
Havin' a good time,  here today
             G         F     C
Watching the sun shine,  matinee
          F/C
Never the wrong time, time we stay
           G        F         C
Living the moontime,  time we play

Verse 2:
From here I watch the world go by
Working in the moon-time bar and grill
The word from Earth - my time is up
But here upon the moon time stands still
Got no telecommunications
Cables haven't gotten out this way
The man in the moon is a musician
That's the way we pass the lunar day
(Chorus)
Living the moontime, time to live it up!

(Have even more fun using bluegrass chop chords in replace of the standard chords)


Looking for some tablature? or riffs or fun things to practice on... They are here ->

































Monday

Bluegrass Mandolin














SPREADing Mandolin Conciousness


Trying to learn to play the mandolin? Here is some reference material;