Chords for Folk Rhythms by David Holt
Tempo:
121.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A]
[F#] Hi,
[A] [E] [D]
[A]
I'm David Holt.
You know, for most of my life I've been collecting [N] old folk songs and folk rhythms in the Blue
Ridge Mountains where I live.
But I come from a long line of rhythm players.
In fact, my father showed me how to play the bones and the spoons.
Put your hand up above, hit down on your leg, and up on your hand.
You don't have to hit hard, just a light tap.
Okay, here's what 90% of you did, I'm sure, is you let go back here with your index and
your middle finger.
So your spoons begin to look like this.
And they wouldn't stay over the top of each other.
Well, you just gotta make that fist around those spoons again.
It's just natural.
Everybody seems to let go of those fingers right back there.
That's the basic rhythm we just did.
Now let me show you a roll.
It sounds like this.
All I'm doing is stretching my fingers out on my left hand as wide apart as I can get them.
Now I'm making them stiff.
It sounds like this.
You hit up on your leg with a flat part of your hand.
Then you hit up on your chest with a flat part of your hand.
Try to get a deep sound, high part of your chest.
Don't hurt yourself.
Hit down on your leg with the back of your hand.
Just get a little sound there.
And then back up on your leg.
Just try this.
Just back and forth, letting your arm be really loose.
What you want is a very simple rhythm, a very musical rhythm, like we did with the spoons.
Here's the basic rhythm for washboard that old washboard Bill Cook showed me.
It's a tapping sound, not a scraping sound.
[A]
[F#] Hi,
[A] [E] [D]
[A]
I'm David Holt.
You know, for most of my life I've been collecting [N] old folk songs and folk rhythms in the Blue
Ridge Mountains where I live.
But I come from a long line of rhythm players.
In fact, my father showed me how to play the bones and the spoons.
Put your hand up above, hit down on your leg, and up on your hand.
You don't have to hit hard, just a light tap.
Okay, here's what 90% of you did, I'm sure, is you let go back here with your index and
your middle finger.
So your spoons begin to look like this.
And they wouldn't stay over the top of each other.
Well, you just gotta make that fist around those spoons again.
It's just natural.
Everybody seems to let go of those fingers right back there.
That's the basic rhythm we just did.
Now let me show you a roll.
It sounds like this.
All I'm doing is stretching my fingers out on my left hand as wide apart as I can get them.
Now I'm making them stiff.
It sounds like this.
You hit up on your leg with a flat part of your hand.
Then you hit up on your chest with a flat part of your hand.
Try to get a deep sound, high part of your chest.
Don't hurt yourself.
Hit down on your leg with the back of your hand.
Just get a little sound there.
And then back up on your leg.
Just try this.
Just back and forth, letting your arm be really loose.
What you want is a very simple rhythm, a very musical rhythm, like we did with the spoons.
Here's the basic rhythm for washboard that old washboard Bill Cook showed me.
It's a tapping sound, not a scraping sound.
Key:
A
D
F#
E
A
D
F#
E
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ Hi, _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm David Holt.
You know, for most of my life I've been collecting [N] old folk songs and folk rhythms in the Blue
Ridge Mountains where I live.
But I come from a long line of rhythm players.
In fact, my father showed me how to play the bones and the spoons.
Put your hand up above, hit down on your leg, and up on your hand. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You don't have to hit hard, just a light tap.
_ Okay, here's what 90% of you did, I'm sure, is you let go back here with your index and
your middle finger.
So your spoons begin to look like this.
And they wouldn't stay over the top of each other.
_ Well, you just gotta make that fist around those spoons again.
It's just natural.
Everybody seems to let go of those fingers right back there.
_ That's the basic rhythm we just did.
Now let me show you a roll.
It sounds like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ All I'm doing is stretching my fingers out on my left hand as wide apart as I can get them.
Now I'm making them stiff.
_ It sounds like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You hit up on your leg with a flat part of your hand.
Then you hit up on your chest with a flat part of your hand.
Try to get a deep sound, high part of your chest.
Don't hurt yourself.
Hit down on your leg with the back of your hand.
Just get a little sound there.
And then back up on your leg.
Just try this.
Just back and forth, letting your arm be really loose.
What you want is a very simple rhythm, a very musical rhythm, like we did with the spoons.
Here's the basic rhythm for washboard that old washboard Bill Cook showed me.
_ _ _ _ It's a tapping sound, not a scraping sound. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ Hi, _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm David Holt.
You know, for most of my life I've been collecting [N] old folk songs and folk rhythms in the Blue
Ridge Mountains where I live.
But I come from a long line of rhythm players.
In fact, my father showed me how to play the bones and the spoons.
Put your hand up above, hit down on your leg, and up on your hand. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You don't have to hit hard, just a light tap.
_ Okay, here's what 90% of you did, I'm sure, is you let go back here with your index and
your middle finger.
So your spoons begin to look like this.
And they wouldn't stay over the top of each other.
_ Well, you just gotta make that fist around those spoons again.
It's just natural.
Everybody seems to let go of those fingers right back there.
_ That's the basic rhythm we just did.
Now let me show you a roll.
It sounds like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ All I'm doing is stretching my fingers out on my left hand as wide apart as I can get them.
Now I'm making them stiff.
_ It sounds like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You hit up on your leg with a flat part of your hand.
Then you hit up on your chest with a flat part of your hand.
Try to get a deep sound, high part of your chest.
Don't hurt yourself.
Hit down on your leg with the back of your hand.
Just get a little sound there.
And then back up on your leg.
Just try this.
Just back and forth, letting your arm be really loose.
What you want is a very simple rhythm, a very musical rhythm, like we did with the spoons.
Here's the basic rhythm for washboard that old washboard Bill Cook showed me.
_ _ _ _ It's a tapping sound, not a scraping sound. _ _ _ _ _