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In this video, Greg shows you how to expand on what you learned by incorporating a full Blake roll and some hammer-ons.
| Billy Gray |
| Billy Gray, Part 1 |
This Norman Blake original sounds like an old ballad, and like many ballads with a linear narrative, “Billy Gray” repeats the same four-line melodic pattern throughout, with no chorus or bridge. First released on Blake’s 1975 Old and New album, it’s one of Norman’s most beloved songs. For the complete lyrics, check out the Musixmatch website. The final two lines of the song are typically repeated as a melancholy refrain.
“True love knows no season, no rhyme, nor no reason.
Justice is cold as the Granger County clay.”
Greg teaches “Billy Gray” in the key of F, with the capo on the fifth fret and playing in C position. Once again, you’ll learn the melody first, and then three increasingly complex arrangements. In this video, you’ll learn the melody, a Carter-style arrangement, and a more complex version with double strings, hammer-ons, and more eighth notes.
| “Billy Gray” Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |
