How to Play Red Haired Boy

FreeOverview and A Section

Getting Started

Let’s learn the advanced version of Red-Haired Boy. Don’t be too intimidated by the word “Advanced”. There’s nothing too crazy about this tune. There’s a lot of 16th notes as with any fiddle tune, ...

FreeCreating Variations in the A Section

Change is good

Let’s look at some of the available licks in the A section of Red Haired Boy, and a few different ways to use and combine them. Check out the Bluegrass lick for measure 4. It has a nice descending...

B section

Only two new measures

The only new measures here are the 1st and 2nd. If you scanned the piece before playing, you’ll notice that measures 3 and 4 are the same as the counterparts in the A section. If you practiced Meas...

Creating Variations in the B section

A Fresh Take

Let’s take a look at a couple of the measures in the B section. The Bluegrass lick in Measure three is a very nice melodic variation. Instead of being a standard lick based on the chords, it retai...

Rhythm Overview

Chop, Chop!

The Rhythm can be played many ways. Watch the video for a demonstration. The first time through Each Part I’ll use bar chords, and a few open chords, and the second time will demonstrate the use of...

Where to Now?

The Musical Journey Never Ends

Now that you’ve learned Red Haired Boy, it may be time to take a look at some more fiddle tunes to start building your repertoire.Salt Creek has a lot of similar melodic lines and chord progression...