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  • Scruggs Style-2

    Difficulty

    There is definitely some Scruggs style challenge for your right and left hand here, but if you practice slow and steady you will win the race.

    • Key D
    • 100 bpm
    • Tuning aDGBD
    Play Scruggs Style-2

  • Scruggs Style

    Difficulty

    A classic jam tune. This arrangement of Dark Hollow uses hammer-ons to accent the vocal inflections and give you a more "real" sounding melody.

    • Key C
    • 100 bpm
    • Tuning gDGBD
    Play Scruggs Style

  • Melodic Style

    Difficulty

    Dark Hollow played melodic style features a lot of descending scale patterns to create a tasteful and fun version of this song.

    • Key C
    • 100 bpm
    • Tuning gDGBD
    Play Melodic Style

  • Backup

    Difficulty

    This backup version of Dark Hollow teaches the use of 7th chords when playing down-the-neck. This sounds great behind a vocalist, but also will work well behind fiddle solos!

    • Key C
    • 100 bpm
    • Tuning gDGBD
    Play Backup

Dark Hollow lyrics

Bill Browning

I'd rather be in some dark hollow
Where the sun don't never shine
Than to be all alone and far away from home
It would cause me to lose my mind

CHO:
So blow your whistle fright train
Carry me father on down the track
Well I'm going away, I'm leaving today
I'm going but I ain't coming back

I'd rather be in some dark hollow
Where the sun don't never shine
That to be alone in some big city
In a small room with you on my mind

CHO

Instrumental

CHO

Ref: The Seldom Scene
Recorded Live at the Cellar Door Rebel CD-1103