Chords for Lonesome Moonlight Waltz

Tempo:
133.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

D

A

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Hello out there and welcome to the video segment for this month's installment of the Wayward Vessel newsletter.
My name is Josiah Payne and today we're going to look at a fiddle tune
called the Lonesome Moonlight Waltz and
specifically we're going to be looking at Kenny Baker's version as he plays it on his album, Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe.
So let's jump right in.
[F#m]
[D]
[F]
[C#] [G#] [A] [Dm]
[G] [G#] [A]
[G]
[C] [F]
[C] [G]
[F#]
[D] [Gm] [G]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [Em]
[C] [C#m]
[D#]
[D] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[C#]
[B] Alright, well that was
[F#m]
the song played in full, one A part and one B part at a moderate tempo.
So let's break it down.
We're going to play it a little slower and
take a closer look at both the A and the B parts to see exactly what's going on.
So the A part starts on a D note on the A string [D]
[F] and it ends on that nice
that section ends on that nice little double stop there.
It's an open A string with an F note underneath.
[D] And then it starts again from the top.
[G] [G#] [A]
And those double stops are really nice.
The first one
you start on a G note [G] and
you can play a B note underneath it and
then you just slide that up to the A version of that same double stop.
[Fm] [A]
And then [N] we continue.
[D]
[Dm] [Cm]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
And that's the A part.
The B part starts on a D note and we can slide into it
all the way down on the G string.
[Gm]
[F] [G] [F]
[Cm] [G]
[C] [C#m]
[F#] And that's a nice double stop right there.
It's an A double stop
[Em] with an E on the D string and a C sharp note on the A.
And that brings us to the top.
And we revisit the A part here at the end of the B part.
[Gm] [F]
[D] [F]
[C]
[G] [F]
[A#] [Fm] [F]
And that's the Lonesome Moonlight Waltz.
I'm Josiah Payne and
thanks for tuning in [E] to this month's edition of the Wayward Vessel newsletter.
And thanks for viewing
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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_ Hello out there and welcome to the video segment for this month's installment of the Wayward Vessel newsletter.
My name is Josiah Payne and today we're going to look at a fiddle tune
_ called the Lonesome Moonlight Waltz and
specifically we're going to be looking at Kenny Baker's version as he plays it on his album, Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe.
So let's jump right in.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Alright, well that was
[F#m] _
the song played in full, one A part and one B part at a moderate tempo.
_ So let's break it down.
We're going to play it a little slower _ and
_ take a closer look at both the A and the B parts to see exactly what's going on.
So the A part starts on a D note on the A string _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ and it ends on that nice
that section ends on that nice little double stop there.
It's an open A string with an F note underneath. _
_ [D] And then it starts again from the top. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
And those double stops are really nice.
The first one
you start on a G note [G] _ _ _ and
you can play a B note underneath it _ _ and
then you just slide that up to the A version of that same double stop.
[Fm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
And then [N] we continue.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And that's the A part.
The B part starts on a D note and we can slide into it _
all the way down on the G string.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] And that's a nice double stop right there.
It's an A double stop
[Em] _ _ with an E on the D string and a C sharp note on the A.
And that brings us to the top.
And we revisit the A part here at the end of the B part.
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A#] _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ And that's the Lonesome Moonlight Waltz.
I'm Josiah Payne and
thanks for tuning in [E] to this month's edition of the Wayward Vessel newsletter.
And thanks for viewing

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