In Session 4, you’ll learn two crooked tunes, the epic four-part “Lady Hamilton” in the key of G and “Tucker’s Barn,” which can be said to be in either G or D. Scott starts with “Lady Hamilton,” which comes from Marcus Martin and Manco Sneed. Marcus Martin played four parts, but Manco Sneed apparently only played two. These days people usually play either three or four, (see below for links), but Scott teaches you Marcus Martin’s four-part version, so you can decide for yourself how many to play. The fourth part, however, is tricky to play on the guitar exactly the way Martin played it, so Scott shows you a few alternatives, one in a lower octave, one with a modified version of the melody in the original octave, and a guitarish version in the lower octave. People also play “Lady Hamilton” in the key of C, and Scott recorded it with Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings (erroneously titled “You Noticed Too” on the record) in the key of C, but he played it out of open A, with a capo at the third fret.

“Lady Hamilton” Versions, Key of G

Marcus Martin

Walt Koken and Claire Milliner

Brittany Haas and Bruce Molsky

Manco Sneed

“Lady Hamilton” Versions, Key of C

Ruthie Dornfeld, Joel Bernstein, Keith Murphy

Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings (Darol, Scott, Brittany Haas, Rushad Eggleston)