An absolute classic. Doc Watson revisited this song in his repertoire playing it often at his live shows. There is a great version of this song on the Doc and Merle Watson live album "Doc Watson on Stage".

This tune is played fast (140 bpm)! It also has a cool Doc Watson run at the end that you can use in your soloing.

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Originally recorded back in the late 1920's, "Jimmie's Texas Blues" captures the old time sound of country blues guitar. This lesson includes everything you need to master this great tune - melody and rhythm parts!

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Bluegrass guitar lick by Doc Watson that captures his distinct playing and lead phrasing style. Doc was a fast picker who articulated each note into an unbroken chain of ascending and descending lines.

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"Fire on the Mountain" (Run boys, run!). A well known traditional bluegrass song that has many different variations. It is typically played at breakneck speed, giving rise to popular folklore for the origins of the title. The fiddler plays so fast the fiddle catches on fire and lights up the woods!

This tune was originally recorded in the early 1940's for the Library of Congress. Verses are sometimes sung to the melody, especially in the variants by other names such as "Betty Martin," "Ten Little Indians," "Pretty Betty Martin" and "Hog Eye."

Fire on the mountains, run, boys, run,
Fire on the mountains, run, boys, run.

Popularized by Doc Watson, "Deep River Blues" is a great traditional fingerstyle song in the key of E7. Use with finger picks or without.

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