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September 10, 2010

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"Regulars" of the Slow Jam at the Annual Ice Cream Social
(photo courtesy of Michael McCluskey)
Slow Jam
We have a slow jam after each Monthly Gathering (see link at left for Monthly Gathering). This is in addition to the song circle and the "fast" jam, both of which also rev up after each Monthly Gathering. The goal is to have a nurturing environment for those new to jamming to get their feet wet. It increases participation if there's a "core" of songs that we can all count on. So, below is our tune list. If you can become familiar with these, then you'll be in good shape to join us after the next Monthly Gathering.

There are a lot of tunes here; that's so we can have some variety. Each month we begin with a different key. For September, we'll be in the key of G; we will play only the G tunes (playing the tunes in one key always fills the time), and we will go through these in the order listed below. For beginners who might think this is too long a list to learn completely, if you learn any of G tunes, you can be sure we'll play them at the September 10 Slow Jam; you can join in for as many tunes as you learn. The mp3 and midi samples, and the music/chords, are offered only as examples for those who need them. If you know a different version, as long as we're in the same key that should be fine.

Some general resources to learn new tunes:

For Post-Gathering Slow Jam
Tune Key mp3 midi Sheet music/chords Chords
Oh Susanna G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords & lyrics All chords in one document
You are free to download
and edit as you want
Camp Town Ladies G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords & lyrics
Sourwood Mountain G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
John Brown's March G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Liberty Off The Corn Liquor Still (aka G Liberty) G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Girl I Left Behind Me G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Redwing G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Big Sciota G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Walking in my Sleep G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Squirrel Heads and Gravy G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Ookpik Waltz G mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Cripple Creek A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Shortnin' Bread A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords & lyrics
Buffalo Gals A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords & lyrics
Old Joe Clark A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Sandy Boys A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Dinah A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
June Apple A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Red Haired Boy A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Granny Does Your Dog Bite A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Cherokee Shuffle A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
My Own House Waltz A mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Bonaparte's Retreat D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Old Molly Hare D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords & lyrics
Eighth of January D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Angeline the Baker D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Sugar Hill D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Soldier's Joy D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Over the Waterfall D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Chinese Breakdown D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Spotted Pony D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Arkansas Traveler D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords
Midnight on the Water D mp3 midi Sheet music/chords

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