Tunefox
The Clever Way to Learn & Practice Bluegrass Music
In this melody for Church street Blues on guitar you'll learn to 'play the syllables'. This means each note in the melody is tied to each individual syllable in the lyrics, just as it is sung. This melody is not exactly how Tony Rice or Norman Blake sang it, but it has a rhythm that is very close to how this song is usually sung. The timing is more complex and 'syncopated' than you find in our basic melody arrangement.
Learning to play the syllables is a secret of the pros. It helps you develop nuance in your phrasing. A detailed melody is a little more honest and authentic. It honors not only the melodic arc, which is where the notes go up and down in pitch, but also it honors the rhythm of the melody. The rhythm of the melody is every bit as important and identifiable as the pitches of a melody.
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