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Angeline the Baker guitar tabs

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  • Tablatures

    Simple

    Traditional

    This is a must-learn old-time tune and one that is widely heard around the world at jam sessions. This version of Angeline the Baker will give you a good grasp of the main melody line out of D position.

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  • Low Octave

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tempo
      110 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    This version of Angelina Baker is played without a capo. We're playing the melody using some of the lower strings. IT can sound really great on guitar. To make those low notes cut in the mix of a jam, try and pick a little closer to the bridge. You might not know it, but this song actually has lyrics! You might hear someone singing it at an Old-Time jam. It's usually played as an instrumental, and for whatever reason, it's most commonly played with the chorus melody first. Though that's not always true. The legendary Nashville Bluegrass band recorded this tune with the Verse melody in the A part just as it is here. Still, when in Rome, do as the Romans do!

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  • Crosspicking

    Traditional

    This arrangement of Angeline the Baker features more crosspicking lines that makes the melody sound fuller and more complex. Don’t forget to switch out those licks for some sweet variations!

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  • Licks

    Bluegrass #7

    Fill Lick

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  • Bluesy #4

    Fill Lick

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  • Chromatic #3

    Fill Lick

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More about Angeline the Baker

"Originally titled Angelina Baker, this Stephen Foster song was written and published in 1850 for the Christy Minstrels, who were a blackface group formed by Edwin Pearce Christy. It's since become a part of the old-time and bluegrass repertoire and is one of the most popular beginner songs to learn because of it's repetitive melody and simple form. The lyrics lament the loss of a salve woman who was sent away by her owner. John Lomax collected an instrumental version which was under the title "Angeline the Baker." This instrumental version helped popularize the tune in bluegrass circles.