Stones rag this tune appeared in the album riding the midnight train. This is one of a number of tunes, including dallas rag, and i believe, back up and push and cotton patch rag. Weekly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, banjo news and more. Jun 10, 2014 the double shuffle passages contained in this books version of beaumont rag are transcribed from his performance. Dale used the term fiddle hell to refer to the unique sound of many fiddlers playing a tune together. This months tune is one that must be in every flatpickers arsenal of tunes, the beaumont rag. Try out these three free tunes, then join for unlimited downloads. Angeline the baker beaumont rag big mon bill cheatham billy in the lowground boil em cabbage boston boy bostony. It has some great doc licks and crosspicking in the b part over some interesting g and c major chord inversions. These tracks have no melody, so they arent infringing on anyones s. Beaumont rag doc watson style intermediateadvanced. Viewing 2 reply threads author posts december 5, 2019 at 3. All tunes here are, to the best of my knowledge, traditional and in the public domain.
If you are looking to improve your crosspicking, this is a great song to do it. My mailing address is at the bottom of this page if you prefer to send a check. On this page, members may directly download the tablature and notation to your computer. Beaumont rag mandolin 1 3 5 6 3 6 0303 3 5 1 3 5303 530 3503 030 5303 530 c f c 4 4 mandolin 350 3 030 5303 530 6 6 363 6 030 3 5 0 3 5 5 1 3 5303. To help beginners get started with a few of the tunes found on the 1991 uotf recording, and to provide a selection of other tunes commonly played in our area. Simply rightclick the link, then choose save link as. In this guitar lesson, youll learn how to play a traditional flatpicking break for beaumont rag. Lee weddin tune lonesome fiddle blues long cold winter long time to get there lost girl lost in the loop maggie in the doldrums make a little boat. Bluegrass tunes the essential bluegrass fiddle tune repertoire. The guitar take a break in c, then there is a great seamless change into f until the upright bass player does a full break in c and david wraps it up in c. Hello and welcome once again to flatpicking guitar magazines free lesson portion of our monthly newsletter.
The pdf will then be sent to your downloads folder. Home forums fiddle lesson forum beaumont rag this topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago by seadamson. I wonder if some people are using this site to convert abcs into sheet music. If you use the slipperyhill website, please consider donating to help pay for server costs and technical assistance.
Youll get access to all lesson materials by purchasing this lesson or becoming a pro member. Hannah allison bend tom and jerry bridgetts waltz hot foot. Originally played by bob wills and the texas playboys, it was called san antonio rose, see the wiki reference to bob wills signature tune. Those listed with are original tunes ive composed click here to see the sheet music for many of my original tunes. Get the complete music for the classic fiddle tune beaumont rag. Heres a list of the tunes i can play on the fiddle some better than others. Angeline the baker beaumont rag big mon bill cheatham billy in the. Beaumont rag is a swingy flatpicking guitar standard that originated as a fiddle tune near beaumont, texas. This also applies to licks found in the g shape such as blackberry blossom and gold rush videos above.
Today, beaumont rag is a popular bluegrass standard for flatpicking guitarists. Recorded in the late 1920s by smiths garage fiddle band and the east texas serenaders and about a decade later by bob wills texas playboys, the original fiddle rag was played in the key of f. Similarly, the first 4 measures of section 3 are sometimes not repeated. Ellen degeneres funny 1st appearance doing stand up comedy on johnny carsons tonight show duration. Its a threepart tune with some challenging fingering, but a lot of fun. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher. Learn to play the texas fiddle favorite beaumont rag. Beaumont rag intermediate banjo heres a banjo solo for the classic texas fiddle tune beaumont rag. Beaumont rag the traditional tune archive browse properties browse.
In this lesson, casey willis breaks down an advanced version of the tune. However since neither tune has an acknowledged composer, it is hard to say which came first. Beaumont rag intermediate to advanced music with ryan. If your favorite tune didnt make it onto this list, you can still play it at fiddle. Luke allison bend dawn allison and jeff walter apple blossoms rosebud of avondale i dont love nobody 3. The phillips collection of traditional american fiddle tunes, volume 2 1.
Beaumont rag is a great texasstyle contest fiddle tune generally played out of the key of f. Fiddletune medley east tennessee blues, tennessee wagoner. May 06, 2019 white river stomp click on the tune title to see or modify white river stomps annotations. Casey willis breaks down a basic and advanced version in this lesson modulecheck. Learn the traditional tune as arranged for flatpicked guitar with tab and standard notation. Beaumont rag was one of my favorite tunes to play as a teen. This site is the home for brians performances, concerts and teaching events. Rock the cradle, joe rockin fiddle rose of alabama roxanna waltz rubber dolly run. Please click on link to view a printable sheet music in pdf format. Black velvet waltz cowboy waltz every so often there comes a fiddle contest where you can have a fiddlers choice. Beaumont rag is a common tune in american fiddling circles, and. It was tricky, and its in a flat key f and it has really high position notes. Tune collections on the internet these are free collections of tunes in graphic format gif, jpg, pdf, png, or tif andor in abc notation.
Vocal harmonies lie at the heart of bluegrass, along with a core set of bluegrass fiddle tunes. Beaumont rag the repeated portion of section 2 is played either two or three times. Its a set of 4 books with coordinated arrangements for fiddle, clawhammer banjo, flatpick guitar, and mandolin. It also has been recorded as white river stomp, bob mitchell, or possum rag. Oregon old time fiddlers association contest chemeketa cc salem, oregon march 23.
Some of these tunes will be featured at fiddle hell 2019 at workshops, jams, and flash mobs. Its known in bluegrass circles primarily as a flatpicking tune due to guitarist doc watsons popular recordings of it. It has probably been recorded more often by country fiddlers and flatpicking guitar. Home forums fiddle lesson forum lessons in production fiddle tune requests beaumont rag tagged. Named after the town of beaumont, texas, and popularized by bob wills and the texas playboys beaumont rag is an immensely popular fiddle tune. This swingy flatpicking standard is named for beaumont, texas and although the exact origin of the tune may not be known, its safe to say that it started as a fiddle tune in those parts. First of all, the tune shares two identical parts with the more obscure white river stomp. Blue ridge mountain blues one of our favorite songs by doc. Beaumont rag theme code index 4h4h2h2h 7755 also known as white river stomp composercore source region united states genrestyle bluegrass, contest, oldtime, texasoklahoma meterrhythm country rag, reel singledouble keytonic of. If you discover a tune listed that has a composer, please contact me so that i can correct it. Here is my arrangement of the fiddle tune beaumont rag in the key of c. Other tune category pig ankle rag new orleans circa 1905 beaumont rag cotton patch rag florida blues jesse polka tx schottische allentown polka twinkle little star dont let your deal go down sweet georgia. Oldtime music sheetmusic, guitar tabs, audio and midis for pig ankle rag.
Kevin burke, patti kusturok, hanneke cassel, andre brunet, and casey willis teach free fiddle lessons. A lot of fiddle players, however, have gravitated back to the original key of f, and i prefer. Beaumont rag doc watson style intermediateadvanced guitar. Beaumont rag has been recorded more times by country music fiddlers than any other rag tune. Learn to play the texas fiddle favorite beaumont rag acoustic. The tune is likely named for the town of beaumont, tx, but the composer is unknown. Bluegrass was invented in the us, more or less, and is played around the world. Panhandle rag peacock rag peartree pig ankle rag pikes peak polly put the kettle on possum up a gum stump quail is a pretty bird quince dillions high d ragtime annie rawhide red apple rag redwing reel foot reel richmond cotillion road to columbus roanoke. Neary bend tom and jerry roxannes waltz jesse polka 2. Feb 22, 2018 today, beaumont rag is a popular bluegrass standard for flatpicking guitarists. At a georgia camp meeting avalon quickstep back up and push bakers breakdown ball and pin hornpipe barlow knife beaumont rag beautiful swanee river hornpipe bigeyed rabbit big mon big sandy river. Fiddle rag fiddlers pastime fiddlin around fine times at.
Jul 05, 2019 a lesson on the classic flatpicking fiddle tune beaumont rag. The beaumont rag is considered a classic and is a favorite of most country or bluegrass fiddlers. Our arrangement is simplified from what doc does and stays close to the tune. Beaumont rag was first recorded by cleburne, texas, fiddler samuel morgan peacock in 1929, as a member of smiths garage fiddle band wolfe, 1997. Casey willis breaks down a basic and advanced version in this lesson modulecheck out the tutorial videos below. Fiddle tune medley east tennessee blues, tennessee wagoner, beaumont rag by doc watson has a tempo of 129 bpm fiddle tune medley east tennessee blues, tennessee wagoner, beaumont rag by doc watson has a tempo of 129 bpm. The internet archive of traditional irish, scottish, british and north american tunes with annotations and free sheet music in pdf. I based this version off of the doc watson interpretation. To download file, right click on download file, and click save target as. Beaumont rag is a great texasstyle contest fiddle tune generally played. Beaumont rag johnny gimble the texas fiddle collection. It has a mandolin break, david grier does the guitar. Oregon old time fiddlers association contest chemeketa cc.
Beaumont rag is a popular texas swing and oldtime turned bluegrass fiddle tune. Popular contest tunes minnesota state fiddle assoc. Ive picked, edited, corrected hopefully and added chords. Beaumont rag tab details and ratings banjo hangout. Ive created an intermediate to an advanced arrangement for this lesson. Doc watson beaumont rag chords, tabs, tablatures for guitar.
He called it in key of f, i think because it lays out very nicely on mandolin and fiddle in that key. Music and mandolin education for the beginner to advanced mandolinist can be found in the lesson hub. Apr 25, 2010 the texas swing fiddle tradition is the source of many great songs and tunes. You will need all four fingers of the left hand for this one. We have published a carter style arrangement of the entire song as well as the lyrics. Richard greene has a great cut of beaumont rag on his the grass is greener cd. For this lesson i have included three passes through the tune. The emphasis is on instrumental folk music specifically, contra dance tunes, although some links also include other types of folk music or classical music. Those listed with are original tunes ive composed click here to see the sheet music for many of my original. White river stomp click on the tune title to see or modify white river stomps annotations.
Common session tunes, scores and tabs for mandolin beaumont. I hear players call out beaumont rag, key of c and they start to play. If your favorite tune didnt make it onto this list, you can still play it at fiddle hell. This flatpicking standard is named after the town of beaumont, texas. It was one of the tunes tim obrien had us work up in the band lab at last summers american fiddle tunes festival.
But i hear it a lot at jams and contests and on records. Beaumont rag as played by doc watson on the album the essential doc watson. The texas fiddle collection available now at official site, itunes, and amazon cmh records. If you cant figure it out, look up the video of me playing it on youtube. A lesson on the classic flatpicking fiddle tune beaumont rag. Red apple rag riding on your high horse road to columbus rose in the mountain sals. Aug 03, 2019 the campground jam favorite beaumont rag most likely started life near the east texas town of beaumont that it was named after. We recommend opening in a new window for sidebyside viewing with the video or printing out a.
Beaumont rag guitar lesson flatpicking bluegrass youtube. Rags, blues, listening pieces, two steps, western swing, schottisches, etc page 18. Beaumont rag mandolin 1 3 5 6 3 6 0303 3 5 1 3 5303 530 3503 030 5303 530 c f c 4 4 mandolin 350 3 030 5303 530 6 6 363 6 030 3 5 0 3 5 5 1 3 5303 530 c f mandolin 1 3 5 0 1 3 1 5 3 1. Beaumont rag contesttexasstyle fiddle lesson by casey.
I mean, immensely popular among fiddle tune players. The reiner family band has recorded the new common tunes played both fast and slow on a new 2cd set, available now in our store. Its a set of 4 books with coordinated arrangements for fiddle. Beaumont rag is a great texasstyle contest fiddle tune. Beaumont rag fiddle tune a day day 310 beaumont rag was one of my favorite tunes to play as a teen. Fiddle tunes welcome to the adirondackappalachian composer. Beaumont rag sheet music for violin download free in pdf. If i wanted to play yet another tune in d, i can use my capo on the 2nd fret of my guitar and play in the c shape and use the same lick i learned in beaumont rag in that tune as well.
The campground jam favorite beaumont rag most likely started life near the east texas town of beaumont that it was named after. Its likely that the move to the key of c occurred when guitarist doc watson got a hold of it. The texas swing fiddle tradition is the source of many great songs and tunes. Peacock was a barber by trade who died after collapsing on the sidewalk in front of his barber shop in 1932. Watch the full lesson video, mp3 backing tracks, pdf tab sheet and tef file. Beaumont rag this is a transcription of docs arrangement from doc watson and son. The 50 tunes listed below will be known mostly by good bluegrass players everywhere. Common session tunes, scores and tabs for mandolin beaumont rag ukelele.
Learn classic fiddle tunes arranged for flatpicked guitar. The beaumont rag, has been recorded by country music fiddlers more often than any other ragtime tune. Beaumont rag is a very popular fiddle tune of uncertain origin dating back to the 1920s and was named after the small town of beaumont, in southeastern texas. The rag is named after the town of beaumont, texas and was first recorded by fiddler samuel morgan peacock in 1929. This lesson comes with fulllength video, downloadable tabs and five speeds of audio backing tracks. Beaumont rag, fiddle lesson this topic contains 3 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by casey willis 3 years, 2. An additional variation is added to the rendition of beaumont rag here by way of the dean of the texas fiddlers, benny thomasson, the texas state fiddle champion for 15 years in a row during the 1940s and 50s. Dont suppose you can direct me to a recording that relates to your pdf of beaumont rag. Beaumont rag by johnny gimble on cmh records johnny gimble. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided. In addition to video, this series includes pdf downloads with supplementary material music notation, tab, and additional instruction. Print and download in pdf or midi beaumont rag traditional. Preface to the 2n edition this collection of sheet music is intended to help you get started and enjoy playing along with us in uotf jams and gigs. Beaumont rag intermediate banjo mike hedding music.
Harmonically it is what you might expect from the second part of a classical rag, but it repeats that same pattern over and over. It has some great doc licks and crosspicking in the b part over some. While dales two fiddle hell gatherings involved performances for the public as well as some informal sharing of tunes and techniques, dave reiner extended the concept to make the fiddle hell massachusetts festival more of a handson festival. Oldtime, bluegrass, jigs, hornpipes, rags, waltzes, and a surprise or two. Beaumont rag contesttexasstyle fiddle lesson by casey willis. Oregon old time fiddlers association contest chemeketa cc salem, oregon march 23, 20 typed june 24, 20 by lew holt pee wee division back up 1. This downloadable guide also includes 8 minutes of video instruction. Arranged by mickey abraham download pdf download mp3.
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