SlowPockets - Posted - 09/02/2007:  18:43:53

How do y'all play that, Is it the same as the A part? A friend was telling me it's the same as the A part only played an octave higher, but when I listen to it I'm not hearing that at all.


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"bluegrass is nothing but a hillbilly version of jazz." - Kenny Baker

bsed - Posted - 09/02/2007:  19:11:25

There are lots of Lost Indians, but I'll take a stab at the one I think you mean.

The tune has a "high" part and a "low" part, corresponding to parts A & B, where they are indeed sort of mirror images of each other.

Now I think if you take that same A part and put a different B with it, you have Cherokee Shuffle. Maybe that's the tune you're actually hearing.

Does that help?

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Edited by - bsed on 09/02/2007 19:12:56

SlowPockets - Posted - 09/02/2007:  19:44:43

The recording I have is on Kenny Baker - Master Fiddler, the A part starts out low and then the B part goes real high, I think he heads straight up into first or second position right from the get go.....

Well now that I'm sitting here thinking about it I guess it is just the same thing. Why am I having such hard time hearing it I wonder? Time to practice on it for awhile.


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"bluegrass is nothing but a hillbilly version of jazz." - Kenny Baker

woodwiz - Posted - 09/02/2007:  21:10:05

I play Kenny Baker's version. It only goes up into third position for two measures in the second round of the B part. It's really pretty easy (to play badly), but the A and B parts are nothing alike, except for the chord progression.

I transcribed it as I was learning it. I could probably send you a copy by regular Email if your ISP lets you receive 1MB attachments.

Michael R

Every Fiddler has a Dream
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SlowPockets - Posted - 09/02/2007:  21:11:58

Michael I thought they sounded different. I'll send you an email so you can get my address. Thanks so much.


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"bluegrass is nothing but a hillbilly version of jazz." - Kenny Baker

fiddlebob - Posted - 09/02/2007:  23:38:08

Kenney Baker's version of Lost Indian is in the Fiddle Fake Book. The second part is high, but different from the first part.

fiddlebob

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