Red River Valley

Traditionnel (États-Unis) · Level 2 (Beginner) · traditional · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A North American cowboy song from the late 19th century: “From this valley they say you are going…”. A calm tune, sung around the campfire. Arranged in G major: the tune in first position, with a thumb bass on the first beat of each bar and at each chord change.

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  • Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
  • Play the basses (strings 6, 5 and 4) with the thumb and the tune with i and m. When a bass and a melody note fall together, pluck them at the same time and let the bass ring. Practise the tune alone first.

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Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la chanson traditionnelle américaine · Public Domain