![]() The reason why I suggest playing the last 2 notes an octave higher, instead of just the very last note, is for no other reason than that it makes it less noticeable that one has jumped up an octave higher than where one would ordinarily expect the melody to be. But, since this note occurs in the melody only once (at the very end of the form), and since it would make it inconvenient to get other parts of the melody if one were to tune the 4th string down to a C (C tuning), I recommend staying in G tuning and simply playing the last 2 notes of the melody (D note followed by a C note) an octave higher (i.e., open 1st string followed by 1st fret of 2nd string). The lowest melody note is the C note that results from tuning your 4th string down to a C. The highest note of the melody is the F note on the 3rd fret of the 1st string. This way all your melody notes can be found within the first five frets of the instrument. The chord progression I use for Silent Night is:įor banjo players, I recommend playing the song without a capo. Reno & Smiley - key of Db (a half-step higher than C) - song starts at 5:13 Luke Lenhart Family and Friends - "Silent Night" (the melody, as played on piano, key of C)īlue Mountain Boys - Silent Night/JingleBells Silent Night in C How to Play Melody on Keyboard ![]() The final recording features harmony vocals. The next two recordings are examples of the song being played on bluegrass instruments. I suggest attempting to work with this (i.e., finding the melody by ear, either with or without the additional help provided by being able to see where the notes are being played on the keyboard: left = lower in pitch right = higher in pitch) before taking a look at any of the melody sheets. The first recording is to help with finding the melody of the song on your instrument. Silent Night is played in 3/4 (waltz) time: 3 beats per measure guitar rhythm = boom-chuck-chuck, i.e., bass note, strum, strum. The song of the week is 'Silent Night' in the key of C. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! I intend on making each of these a song of the week within the next three months at the new Intermediate Jam There are 6 songs on the song list that were not on any of the main song lists for the Beginner Jams from 2017 to 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Nashville Number System chart included here is the same as the one that I have used for the past 2 years for the Intermediate Jam, and is more comprehensive than the Nashville Number System charts that are part of the Beginner Jam handouts. No changes have been made to the Basic Chord Progressions handout. Attached here is the set of handouts for January - March 2019 for the Intermediate Jam, which includes two versions of the song list that we will play from for the first half of the evening: a large print list that gives the names of the songs without the progression used to play them, and a smaller print version that includes the chord progressions for the songs. The presentation of the songs follows the format in the world's best-selling banjo method, Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo. It also includes recording references and tuning and capo info for each piece. This collection contains tab for Earl's banjo breaks, intros and tags, plus complete banjo instrumental transcriptions for over 80 tunes spanning his recording career. ![]()
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