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    Spot on man! Definitely one of the best mandolin songs I have ever heard!!

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    Default Re: Has anyone taken a crack at Sierra Hull's Tennessee Waltz?

    Been working on the first part of this, the first two lines from Jordan's transcription.

    It's the most difficult thing I've ever tried to figure out.

    But we keep on keepin' on.

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    Thanks for this great transcription. It really is a beautiful arrangement. Coincidentally it appears at a time when I have actually been working on the tune!
    For those interested I have been studying the tune from the ultimate mandolin songbook arranged by Janet Davis, published by Hal Leonard. I find this book loaded with a great variety of tunes anywhere from bluegrass to ragtime to jazz. The set up of the book along with the CDs is truly well thought out. It has become one of my main reference sources.
    NFI, I just love great books that have incredible value!

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    Thx Barry. I was looking for a new song book

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    First off, Jordan thank you for your hard work. I have been trying to figure this one out, but my old arthritic fingers just can't do it. I can simplify the first 4 or 5 measures to get the melody, but rest is beyond me, Can anyone tab out the melody for me? I love the song and wish I could play like Sierra, but that 'ain't gonna' happen. Any help would be appreciated.

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    George - the songbook mentioned in #28 has a pretty nice tutorial of TW. Simple melody version and 2 more versions increasingly embellished. 9 pages and 3 CD tracks for that one song.

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    Quote Originally Posted by terzinator View Post
    What kills me is how unbelievably well you need to know the fretboard to generate this piece. I want to become a better musician, and I'm going to use this piece to help me work towards that.

    So, part of what I want to do with this is to add in the chords (pretty easy, really, it's just in C), and then really try to understand why she's playing what she's playing. Picture the double-stops as they relate to the chords. Hear how the melody moves through those chords.

    And if I think about it, yeah, I can say "ok, this double-stop, it's part of an F chord" but it's a challenge for me to think it and do it on the fly....I'm going to take it on as a personal challenge to learn it.
    All so true Terz and is a further crucial step toward becoming "a better musician". To me, the real challenge is to do it on the fly and not think about it at the same time. I tend to crash and burn when the conscious brain gets engaged. If I can play it without having to think through the function of each double stop, I've truly internalized the tune AND can even begin to add in my own variations.

    I tend to think that Sierra has never played TW the same way twice but is always building on the last time she played it, varying her double stop harmonies a bit and refining/redefining her melody line. She is a wonderfully sensitive player.

    Len B.
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    ps - I do this tune in key of D but I should add key of C to the mix.... and a BIG THANK YOU to Jordan for the transcription.
    Last edited by lenf12; May-24-2015 at 10:57am.

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    Thanks, Jordan, for the transcription!

    Love your cooking shows too! How come you don't say,"It's raaaaaahw, you DONKEY!" anymore? ;-)

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    Thanks for that tab, man. Fantastic

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    This is probably my most watched video on YouTube by a lot..
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