Starting to Play (level 1)
Nine Basic Chords (E, A, D, G, C, F, Em, Am, Dm)
Basic 4/4 time strum
Me and Bobbie McGee - Janis Joplin, etc
Basic 3/4 time strum
The Brand New Tennessee Waltz - Jesse Winchester, etc
Colours - Donovan, Joan Baez
Lightning Bar Blues - Hoyt Axton, Arlo Guthrie
Playing by ear discussion and examples
Carry It On - Judy Collins, etc
Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia, Neil Young, etc.
Love Is Just a Four Letter Word-Joan Baez, Bob Dylan
Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan, The Byrds
Basic Arpeggio Strum in 4/4 Time
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away - Beatles
Scale in the Key of G
Bass Runs
Child’s Claim to Fame - Buffalo Springfield
Hickory Wind - Graham Parsons, Emmylou Harris, etc
Basic Arpeggio Strum in 3/4 Time
Scarborough Faire - trad, Simon and Garfunkle
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
If I Were a Carpenter - Tim Hardin, Joan Baez, etc
Mr Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker, etc
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash, etc.
Folk Standards (level 1-2)
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere - Bob Dylan, etc.
Bottle of Wine - Tom Paxton
Your Cheatin’ Heart - Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, etc
As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones
Farewell Angelina - Bob Dylan, Joan Baez
North Country Blues - Bob Dylan
Danny’s Song - Loggins and Messina, Anne Murray
I Still Miss Someone - Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt
The Goodnight Loving Trail - Utah Phillips
Mama Tried - Merle Haggard, Grateful Dead
Deportees - Woody Guthrie, etc
Apple Picker’s Reel - Larry Hanks
Ramblin’ Round - Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, etc
Birmingham Sunday - Richard and Mimi Farina
I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan, The Band
Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkle
Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkle
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Kris Kristofferson
Folk Favorites #2 (level 2)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant - Bob Dylan, Judy Collins
Siver Threads and Golden Needles -
Dusty Springfield, Linda Rondstadt
Hey Jude - Beatles
Jambalaya - Hank Williams, Emmylou Harris, etc
Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Carter Family, etc
I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound -
Tom Paxton, Judy Collins
Catch the Wind - Donovan
Geordie - traditional ballad/ Joan Baez, etc.
Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
Tramp on the Street - Ramblin Jack Elliot, etc
Frisco Depot - Mickey Newberry, Joan Baez
Tennessee Stud - Doc Watson, etc.
San Francisco Bay Blues - Jesse Fuller, Eric Clapton
Teach Your Children Well - Crosby, Stills and Nash
Joe Hill - Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, etc
Gold Watch and Chain -
Carter Family, Emmylou Harris, etc
Turquoise - Donovan, Joan Baez
Light Rock and Pop #1
Get Together - Indigo Girls, Jesse Colin Young
Love Me Do - Beatles
Angie - Rolling Stones
Jerusalem - Steve Earle, Joan Baez
Woodstock - Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, etc
One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
She’s Got Her Ticket - Tracy Chapman
I Fought the Law - Green Day, etc
Stand By Me - Ben E. King, etc
Love Has No Pride - Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt
First Cut Is the Deepest - Cat Stevens, Sheryl Crow
Handyman - James Taylor, etc
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
House of the Rising Sun - Animals, Bob Dylan
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away - Beatles
Pink Cadilac - Bruce Springsteen, etc
Take It to the Limit - Eagles
Country Classics 1
Swingin’ Doors - Merle Haggard
Keep on the Sunnyside - Carter Family
Jimmie Brown the Newsboy - Carter Family, Flatt and Scruggs
Act Naturally - Buck Owens, Beatles
Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family, many others
Rocksalt and Nails - Utah Phillips, Joan Baez
Singin the Blues - Guy Mitchell
Live and Let Live - Bill Monroe
Louisville Burglar - Trad American
Wild Side of Life - Kitty Wells, etc
Mother the Queen of My Heart - Jimmie Rodgers
Lady of Carlisle - Trad American
Bye, Bye Love - Everly Bros
Sad Situation - Tracy Nelson, etc.
Lost Highway - Hank Williams
Little Birds - Carol McComb, Laurie Lewis
The Two Soldiers - Trad American
Legend in My Time - Everly Bros
The Bottle Let Me Down - Merle Haggard
Already Picking Some (level 2-3)
(Emphasis is on technique)
12 Basic Right Hand Patterns and How to Mix Them
Country Roads - John Denver
Pack Up You Sorrows - Richard and Mimi Farina
Bass Runs in 4/4 Time
Yesterday - The Beatles
Reason to Believe - Tim Hardin, Rod Stewart
Bass Runs in 3/4
Hickory Wind - Graham Parsons, Emmylou Harris
Travis Pattern #1
Tomorrow is a Long Time - Bob Dylan
The Last Thing on My Mind - Tom Paxton
How to Use Bass Runs w/ Travis Patterns
Someday Soon - Ian and Sylvia, Judy Collins, Suzy Boggus
How to Read Tablature and Practice Exercises
Help! (in Travis style) - The Beatles
Anywhere Like Heaven - James Taylor
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills and Nash
Expanded Repertoire 4
Once in a Very Blue Moon - Nanci Griffith
Love Chooses You - Laurie Lewis, Kathy Mattea
Redbird’s Wing - Bill Staines
Blue Night - Kirk McGee, Hot Rize, etc.
Geraldine and Ruthie Mae - Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, Blue Rose Band
Won’t You Come and Sing For Me - Hazel Dickens, Hot Rize
The Lilac and the Apple Tree - Kate Wolf
Trail of Tears - Peter Rowan
Gulf Coast Highway - Nanci Griffith
Hobo Meditation - Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard, Linda Ronstadt
It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan
Waltz for You - Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Fragile - Sting
Farther Along - traditional, Dolly Parton et al
Cuba - Irving Berlin, Any Old Time String Band, etc
B.S.U.R. - James Taylor
Lay Down Your Weary Tune - Bob Dylan
Angel From Montgomery - John Prine, Bonnie Raitt
Modern Folk and Country #2
The River Knows Your Name - John Hiatt
I Wish It Would Rain - Nancy Griffith
Solo Tus Ojos - Tish Hinohosa & Peter Rowan
Harmless - Ferron
Love Will Come to You - Indigo Girls
Northern Girl - Cheryl Wheeler
Family -- Pierce Pettis
Cow Song - John Gorka
You’re Aging Well - Dar Wil;liams
Why Walk When You Can Fly - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Diamond in the Rough - Shawn Colvin
You Say Nothing at All - Alison Krauss
The Bird I Hel;d in My Hand - T-Bone Burnett
Orphan Girl - Gillian Welch
Past the Point of Rescue - Mary Black’s version
In the Dark with You - Greg Brown
Singer/Songwriters #1
One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen, Clive Gregson and Christine Collister’s version
Summerfly - Cheryl Wheeler
More Than a Whisper - Nanci Griffith
Love Is Our Cross to Bear - John Gorka
I Can’t Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt version
Leaving the Harbor - Nanci Griffith
Where’ve You Been - Kathy Mattea
A Still Small Voice - Bob Franke
Waltzing Fool - Lyle Lovett
It’s All Just Talk - Clive Gregson and Christine Collister
You Never Said Goodbye - Cyd Smith
Songwriter’s Circle - New this quarter
All level Songwriting class covering:
Word association games
Writing well-crafted songs
Getting started
Co-writing
Thematic unity
Rhyme and meter
Popular song forms
Analyzing melodies in detail
Using imagery
Melody construction
Choosing chords
Song feedback and critique
Drop-ins welcome for feedback and critique
Harmony Singing By Ear
New class - Your Favorite Songs Here!
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