Session 4: “Lady Hamilton” and “Tucker’s Barn,” Part 3: “Tucker’s Barn”

from: Flatpicking Old-Time Fiddle Tunes with Scott Nygaard

This lesson is part of the workshop Flatpicking Old-Time Fiddle Tunes with Scott Nygaard.

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Explore playing traditional American fiddle tunes on the guitar from the perspective of an old-time square dance fiddler, with an emphasis on phrasing, rhythm, and melodic improvisation that is constant but never extreme. You’ll learn 12 tunes in four keys and get examples and ideas for melodic variations for each tune.

The Flatpicking Old-Time Fiddle Tunes Workshop Includes:

12 great old-time tunes to play in the keys of A, D, G, and C
Instruction on articulations and fingering designed to create powerful phrasing and rhythm
Variations on the melody for each tune and advice on creating short melodic variations that maintain the integrity of the melody
Notation and tab in downloadable PDF form provided for all tunes
Six 1.5–hour live Zoom sessions, held every other Tuesday, from 5 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. PST (8 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. EST), starting on April 1, 2025
High-quality video recordings of each session, posted on Peghead Nation within a week of each session, so you can review what you've learned and revisit them after the workshop has concluded

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Session 4: “Lady Hamilton” and “Tucker’s Barn”

Session 4: “Lady Hamilton” and “Tucker’s Barn,” Part 1: “Lady Hamilton”

Session 4: “Lady Hamilton” and “Tucker’s Barn,” Part 2: Memorization

Session 4: “Lady Hamilton” and “Tucker’s Barn,” Part 3: “Tucker’s Barn”

Session 4: “Lady Hamilton” and “Tucker’s Barn,” Part 4: Q&A

Session 4: “Lady Hamilton” and “Tucker’s Barn,” Part 3: “Tucker’s Barn”

“Tucker’s Barn” comes from Gaither Carlton, Doc Watson’s father-in-law. Doc plays rhythm guitar on the original Watson Family recording and he also recorded a version with fiddler Mark O’Connor. Scott’s version is not based entirely on either, but is influenced more by the fiddlers he learned it from, who likely learned it from Carlton’s version.

“Tucker’s Barn”

Gaither Carlton

Doc Watson

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