The fiddle tune “Acorn Hill Breakdown” (also called “Acorn Hill”) was written by Nashville fiddler Tommy Jackson, a Nashville studio fiddler who played on many classic country records and made a few records of “Square Dances Without Calls” in the 1950s. Scott recorded “Acorn Hill” on his album No Hurry and bluegrass guitarist Kenny Smith has also recorded it recently, on his instrumental album Return. It’s in the key of D and Scott plays it without a capo. In this lesson, you’ll learn the basic tune, as well as a version in the lower octave, which is a great way to create a variation without significantly altering the melody. Scott walks you through the A part of “Acorn Hill Breakdown” in this video.