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Bluegrass Tunes

Angeline the Baker

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Angeline the Baker is one of my favorite old time fiddle tunes. Many years ago, it was one of the first tunes I learned to play on the banjo. This arrangement is sort of based on that old banjo version, but it’s been “mandolized”.

This tune is in the Key of D. It has an A-part and a B-part, played AABB.

Listen to Angeline the Baker for mandolin:

Mandolin tablature for Angeline the Baker
Mandolin tablature for Angeline the Baker

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Eight More Miles to Louisville

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Sam Bush is my all-time favourite mandolin player. I was listening to his “King of My World” album on a 2-1/2 hour flight from San Diego. I don’t know how many times I played “Eight More Miles to Louisville”. This is not a transcription of Sam’s arrangement, but it is what I heard in my head for the next couple of days.

Listen to Eight More Miles to Louisville for mandolin:


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Clinch Mountain Backstep

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Clinch Mountain Backstep is played in G-modal tuning , sometimes called mountain modal or sawmill tuning). The modal sound is often described as haunting, or sad. It definitely does have a minor quality.

This tune is often played with the banjo or guitar capoed on the 2nd fret ( which puts it in A-modal, I guess).

It would seem that the standard is to back it up with the chords A major and E. So, those are the chords that I’ve laid out below in the tab. Although, I like it with an Am chord.

Try it both ways and see what you like.

Clinch Mountain Backstep is is in 4/4 time and has a bar of 2/4 time thrown in. Don’t let it worry you, just listen to the sound file as you learn it. It all fits just fine.

Listen to Clinch Mountain Backstep for Mandolin:

Here’s a slower version at 100 bpm.

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8th of January

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Most people will recognize this melody as the tune to “The Battle of New Orleans”.
The 8th of January was a tune written (or adapted) to commemorate Andrew Jackson’s 1815 victory over the British in a battle near New Orleans towards the end of the War of 1812. In 1936, Jimmy Driftwood added lyrics to the traditional tune and later recorded it as “The Battle of New Orleans”. It gained a lot of popularity in 1959 when it was recorded by singer Johnny Horton.

Listen to 8th of January for mandolin:

Mandolin tab for the tune "eighth of january".
Mandolin tab for the tune “The 8th of January”.

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