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Bluegrass Guitar Scales
Author: Ricky Sharples
Bluegrass music is an offshoot of the country and western musical genre. As with country music, bluegrass has its foundation in the music of Ireland, Scotland and England. If bluegrass is centered on one area of the USA, it is Appalachia. The people are of Irish and Scottish descent and in their music instrumental virtuosity is not a poor relation of singing. In most forms of popular music the instruments back up the vocalist, but in bluegrass the vocals and the instruments are all just members of the team. In a bluegrass band everybody is expected to take a solo just as they do in a jazz band. The instruments associated with bluegrass music are acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle and bass. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bluegrass Music Tabs for Those Who Want to Play Themselves
Author: Amelie Mag
Particularly American bluegrass music has had for quite a while now its settled artists and their eager admirers. Bluegrass music seems to be a good companion at any moment because it sings the soul of regular people confronting with regular problems anyone can relate to. For those who hold a special place for that old-time melancholy atmosphere, there is no obstacle between them and their love for bluegrass music. However, bluegrass music is not as old as you may think. It indeed combines old rhythms with Scottish-Irish influences, but it dates back somewhere in the 1930s, when Bill Monroe turned it into a popular means of entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »