Hi Guys, 

So I've been really getting into Tony Rice, Norman Blake and Molly Tuttle recently - all incredible flatpickers with their own take on it all. I thought it would be nice to transcribe one of Tony Rice's arrangements. So I decided to transcribe his take on 'Wildwood Flower' have a listen here: 

Awesome isn't it! Check out the PDF section for my transcription and I'll do a video lesson and get it up ASAP.  

UPDATE: I've just uploaded an MP3 of myself playing the arrangement at 60BPM so you can play along. Check it out at the bottom of this blog post. 

Hope you're all well! 

all the best 

David 

I've been looking at John Fahey a fair bit recently - I'll admit to not having really sat down and listened to his music before despite multiple recommendations. One of the benefits of not gigging as much has been the freedom to explore new music and really hone in on a style, tuning or groove. 

I decided to transcribe his arrangement of 'Poor Boy a Long Ways From Home' because it sounded like it would be a relatively simple task and it is also in DADF#AD so it fits in with a lot of other music I've been transcribing over the past year. It follows a blues chord structure moving between I IV and V7 and has some tasty little lines for each chord change. If you've not heard the original then check it out here:

Its in DADF#AD but it's incredibly sharp. You can find my transcription in the PDF downloads section above. Here's my tutorial where I look the first section of the tune. Hope you enjoy it!