Chords for Soldier's Joy: Fiddle Lesson by Casey Willis
Tempo:
97.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [F] [G]
[Bb] Oh.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[Ab]
Okay.
In this lesson we're going to look at Soldier's Joy, which is a great old-time tune out of the key of D.
[Abm] And this is the basic melody for it, so it is going to have that old-time feel to it.
And then when we [G] look at an advanced melody, we'll do more of a Texas-style feel on that.
[D] But this is out of the key of D.
I like to start it off with a couple of chops and maybe some saws, potatoes as some folks call them.
So we'll do that.
[B] [Bm] So, second finger on the D string, third finger on the A.
And we'll do two chops and then saws.
Here we go.
[D]
[Em] Okay.
So I went ahead and started in on the tune.
One thing on those chops, or the saws, I slid my second finger into it, which is still a basic thing, but you can do that.
So after you get those four saws in
Your up-o here.
[Dm] So it's 3-1 [D] open.
Now, you can do saw stroke all the way through this.
You can go like this.
[Em]
[A] That's perfectly fine.
But if you start with a bow pattern, when you hit that open A string, and then do [D] up-bow slur.
[Am] So that might be something to break out as an exercise.
Separate.
So it's down-bow on the A string.
Now to a 2 on the D string, and up-bow [Bb] slur.
So 2, open 2, [Ab] and then [G] back to the down-bow on the A [D] string.
[B]
[G] That's a good exercise, and we use that quite a bit in this tune.
So I'll show you that way.
You can do saw strokes, but I'll show you the way where you're doing the slurs.
[D]
[Em] So the second [Ab] time you end up with 3-1-1.
And you go back up one more time.
[D]
[Gm] Now, here's a real simple turnaround.
[Bm] [B] [Bb]
[Bm] So it starts off open E, and then 1.
[Bb]
[G] Repeat the A part.
Alright.
In this lesson we're looking at the advanced melody for Soldier's Joy out of the key of D.
It's a good old time tune, but we're going to spice it up a little bit.
Play some Texas style licks in it, [Bm] and some double stops.
So let me play through a couple of rounds in the first part, and then we'll break those down.
Here we go.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[B] [D]
[A] [D]
[Bb] [N]
[D] So, start off on the 3rd finger.
Let me kind of break down some of the things I did.
I did hammer-ons.
2-3.
[Bb] [D]
Right there was a pull-off lick.
So I did 3-2-1, open.
[Am]
[Gm] Right here, I'm syncopating this.
And I'm also playing a drone on the A string.
So, 3rd finger on the D.
[A] Open A.
And then I go down to a 1st finger, and open A.
But I punch that 1st finger.
[D] Like so.
[A] [D]
[A] Now, [D]
I did a walk-up run.
2-3-low-4.
So that's A-flat, G-sharp.
[Ab]
[D]
[Em] [E]
[Eb] Slurring that up-bow.
[D] And I'm still keeping that rocking bow pattern going on between the A and the D.
[B]
[D] So that was the same lick that we [E] did in [C] the basic melody.
I [E] think we did that in the B part in the basic melody.
But I'm sliding up my 2nd finger to jazz it up just a little bit.
[Eb] So when you come down [Bm] to that, you hit the G just a little low.
[Gb]
[B] [Gb] [Bm]
[Gbm]
[B] [D] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[Bb] Oh.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[Ab]
Okay.
In this lesson we're going to look at Soldier's Joy, which is a great old-time tune out of the key of D.
[Abm] And this is the basic melody for it, so it is going to have that old-time feel to it.
And then when we [G] look at an advanced melody, we'll do more of a Texas-style feel on that.
[D] But this is out of the key of D.
I like to start it off with a couple of chops and maybe some saws, potatoes as some folks call them.
So we'll do that.
[B] [Bm] So, second finger on the D string, third finger on the A.
And we'll do two chops and then saws.
Here we go.
[D]
[Em] Okay.
So I went ahead and started in on the tune.
One thing on those chops, or the saws, I slid my second finger into it, which is still a basic thing, but you can do that.
So after you get those four saws in
Your up-o here.
[Dm] So it's 3-1 [D] open.
Now, you can do saw stroke all the way through this.
You can go like this.
[Em]
[A] That's perfectly fine.
But if you start with a bow pattern, when you hit that open A string, and then do [D] up-bow slur.
[Am] So that might be something to break out as an exercise.
Separate.
So it's down-bow on the A string.
Now to a 2 on the D string, and up-bow [Bb] slur.
So 2, open 2, [Ab] and then [G] back to the down-bow on the A [D] string.
[B]
[G] That's a good exercise, and we use that quite a bit in this tune.
So I'll show you that way.
You can do saw strokes, but I'll show you the way where you're doing the slurs.
[D]
[Em] So the second [Ab] time you end up with 3-1-1.
And you go back up one more time.
[D]
[Gm] Now, here's a real simple turnaround.
[Bm] [B] [Bb]
[Bm] So it starts off open E, and then 1.
[Bb]
[G] Repeat the A part.
Alright.
In this lesson we're looking at the advanced melody for Soldier's Joy out of the key of D.
It's a good old time tune, but we're going to spice it up a little bit.
Play some Texas style licks in it, [Bm] and some double stops.
So let me play through a couple of rounds in the first part, and then we'll break those down.
Here we go.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[B] [D]
[A] [D]
[Bb] [N]
[D] So, start off on the 3rd finger.
Let me kind of break down some of the things I did.
I did hammer-ons.
2-3.
[Bb] [D]
Right there was a pull-off lick.
So I did 3-2-1, open.
[Am]
[Gm] Right here, I'm syncopating this.
And I'm also playing a drone on the A string.
So, 3rd finger on the D.
[A] Open A.
And then I go down to a 1st finger, and open A.
But I punch that 1st finger.
[D] Like so.
[A] [D]
[A] Now, [D]
I did a walk-up run.
2-3-low-4.
So that's A-flat, G-sharp.
[Ab]
[D]
[Em] [E]
[Eb] Slurring that up-bow.
[D] And I'm still keeping that rocking bow pattern going on between the A and the D.
[B]
[D] So that was the same lick that we [E] did in [C] the basic melody.
I [E] think we did that in the B part in the basic melody.
But I'm sliding up my 2nd finger to jazz it up just a little bit.
[Eb] So when you come down [Bm] to that, you hit the G just a little low.
[Gb]
[B] [Gb] [Bm]
[Gbm]
[B] [D] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
B
D
A
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Oh.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Okay.
In this lesson we're going to look at Soldier's Joy, which is a great old-time tune out of the key of D.
_ [Abm] And this is the basic melody for it, so it is going to have that old-time feel to it.
And then when we [G] look at an advanced melody, we'll do more of a Texas-style feel on that.
_ [D] But this is out of the key of D.
I like to start it off with a couple of chops and maybe some saws, potatoes as some folks call them.
So we'll do that.
[B] _ [Bm] So, second finger on the D string, third finger on the A.
And we'll do two chops and then saws.
Here we go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Okay.
So I went ahead and started in on the tune.
One thing on those chops, or the saws, I slid my second finger into it, which is still a basic thing, but you can do that.
So after you get those four saws in_
_ _ _ _ Your up-o here.
[Dm] _ So it's 3-1 [D] open.
Now, you can do saw stroke all the way through this.
You can go like this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] That's perfectly fine.
But if you start with a bow pattern, when you hit that open A string, _ and then do [D] up-bow slur.
_ _ _ _ [Am] So that might be something to break out as an exercise.
Separate.
So it's down-bow on the A string. _
Now to a 2 on the D string, and up-bow [Bb] slur. _
So 2, open 2, [Ab] and then [G] back to the down-bow on the A [D] string. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[G] That's a good exercise, and we use that quite a bit in this tune.
So I'll show you that way.
You can do saw strokes, but I'll show you the way where you're doing the slurs.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ So the second [Ab] time you end up with 3-1-1.
And you go back up one more time.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Now, here's a real simple turnaround.
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ So it starts off open E, and then 1.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Repeat the A part.
Alright.
In this lesson we're looking at the advanced melody for Soldier's Joy out of the key of D.
It's a good old time tune, but we're going to spice it up a little bit.
Play some Texas style licks in it, [Bm] and some double stops.
So let me play through a couple of rounds in the first part, and then we'll break those down.
Here we go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[D] _ So, start off on the 3rd finger.
Let me kind of break down some of the things I did.
I did hammer-ons.
2-3. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Right there was a pull-off lick.
So I did 3-2-1, open.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] Right here, I'm syncopating this.
And I'm also playing a drone on the A string.
So, 3rd finger on the D.
_ [A] Open A.
And then I go down to a 1st finger, and open A.
But I punch that 1st finger.
_ [D] Like so. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Now, [D] _ _
I did a walk-up run.
2-3-low-4. _
So that's A-flat, G-sharp.
[Ab] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Eb] Slurring that up-bow.
_ [D] _ And I'm still keeping that rocking bow pattern going on between the A and the D. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ So that was the same lick that we [E] did in [C] _ the basic melody.
I [E] think we did that in the B part in the basic melody.
But _ I'm sliding up my 2nd finger to jazz it up just a little bit.
_ [Eb] So when you come down [Bm] to that, _ _ you hit the G just a little low. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Oh.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Okay.
In this lesson we're going to look at Soldier's Joy, which is a great old-time tune out of the key of D.
_ [Abm] And this is the basic melody for it, so it is going to have that old-time feel to it.
And then when we [G] look at an advanced melody, we'll do more of a Texas-style feel on that.
_ [D] But this is out of the key of D.
I like to start it off with a couple of chops and maybe some saws, potatoes as some folks call them.
So we'll do that.
[B] _ [Bm] So, second finger on the D string, third finger on the A.
And we'll do two chops and then saws.
Here we go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Okay.
So I went ahead and started in on the tune.
One thing on those chops, or the saws, I slid my second finger into it, which is still a basic thing, but you can do that.
So after you get those four saws in_
_ _ _ _ Your up-o here.
[Dm] _ So it's 3-1 [D] open.
Now, you can do saw stroke all the way through this.
You can go like this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] That's perfectly fine.
But if you start with a bow pattern, when you hit that open A string, _ and then do [D] up-bow slur.
_ _ _ _ [Am] So that might be something to break out as an exercise.
Separate.
So it's down-bow on the A string. _
Now to a 2 on the D string, and up-bow [Bb] slur. _
So 2, open 2, [Ab] and then [G] back to the down-bow on the A [D] string. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[G] That's a good exercise, and we use that quite a bit in this tune.
So I'll show you that way.
You can do saw strokes, but I'll show you the way where you're doing the slurs.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ So the second [Ab] time you end up with 3-1-1.
And you go back up one more time.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Now, here's a real simple turnaround.
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ So it starts off open E, and then 1.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Repeat the A part.
Alright.
In this lesson we're looking at the advanced melody for Soldier's Joy out of the key of D.
It's a good old time tune, but we're going to spice it up a little bit.
Play some Texas style licks in it, [Bm] and some double stops.
So let me play through a couple of rounds in the first part, and then we'll break those down.
Here we go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[D] _ So, start off on the 3rd finger.
Let me kind of break down some of the things I did.
I did hammer-ons.
2-3. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Right there was a pull-off lick.
So I did 3-2-1, open.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] Right here, I'm syncopating this.
And I'm also playing a drone on the A string.
So, 3rd finger on the D.
_ [A] Open A.
And then I go down to a 1st finger, and open A.
But I punch that 1st finger.
_ [D] Like so. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Now, [D] _ _
I did a walk-up run.
2-3-low-4. _
So that's A-flat, G-sharp.
[Ab] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Eb] Slurring that up-bow.
_ [D] _ And I'm still keeping that rocking bow pattern going on between the A and the D. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ So that was the same lick that we [E] did in [C] _ the basic melody.
I [E] think we did that in the B part in the basic melody.
But _ I'm sliding up my 2nd finger to jazz it up just a little bit.
_ [Eb] So when you come down [Bm] to that, _ _ you hit the G just a little low. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _