Intro to Swing Fiddle - Sweet Sue

Step by step lesson in swing / early jazz fiddle excerpt from Austin's "Bluegrass, Country, and Roots School" Step 1: Listen to a vocal version to find the simple melody Step 2: Find the key from the last note of the song Step 3: Prime the fingers with the pentatonic scale associated with the key Step 4: Learn the Vocal melody in Sections, recognize the AABA form Step 5: Improvise on the melody by pushing the phrases back later Step 6: Leave the melody using home pentatonic scale to start, then incorporate knowledge of chords when you feel ready Additional tips -Improve your rhythmic language and phrasing by repeating back common melodic rhythms I send fiddle inspiration by email each week Sign up Here if you'd like that: Fiddle Tips and Inspiration (Unsubscribe at any time) https://www.austinscelzo.com/fiddleti... Check out my blog for tips https://www.austinscelzo.com/blog Check out the Bluegrass Country and Roots School: https://austinscelzo.com/bluegrass