I've played CH for years. I'm interested in learning bluegrass. What are some good beginner songs?
Try learning vocals rather than instrumentals. They are easier because you have a tune that you can get in your head and hum or sing. That usually makes it easier to play. Almost any of the traditional vocals would be fairly easy because most of them only use 3 chords.
A lot of your vocals will have the same chord progression so you can get familiar with changing chords and how the chords sound.
Check out songs in the tab archives, pick one that says beginner and go for it. You will need the proper software to download, play and print, but that's available here. Go here: tabledit.com/tefview/index.shtml and download TefView and you can then use the tab, midi for those songs that take .tef files. Many of our tabs are Tabledit.
I agree with Sherry. Start with songs that have melodies that are familiar to most people. Red River Valley and Red Rooster (She'll Be Comin' Around The Mountain) are examples that come to mind.
For tunes like this, you can find arrangements of varying complexity that will allow you to start with a simple version and then progress to more difficult versions as you build the necessary skills. Being able to recognize the melodies of the songs you're playing will help you better understand what you're trying to do.
Edited by - RB3 on 12/10/2024 06:18:59
Here’s a few easy (not early beginner’s though) tutorials with TAB.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsI...12Zfc93Tc
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/10/2024 11:55:05
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Originally posted by 6stringedRambleI've played CH for years. I'm interested in learning bluegrass. What are some good beginner songs?
This is a good tune to learn as a beginner.
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