Cotton Eyed Joe

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Cotton Eyed Joe – Original recording of Marcus Martin of North Carolina. This recording is pitched very low.  We will be learning it in the KEY OF A: Fiddle tuned to AEAE, Banjo tuned to aEAC#E.  Thanks to Tom from the banjo section and his skillful use of the Amazing Slow-Downer, here are some pitch-adjusted and slowed-down versions of this source recording:


BANDFIDDLEGUITAR BANJOCOMMENTS


BAND

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Whole Band


FIDDLE

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Fiddle

Fiddle – Left Hand Close-Up, Slow, with Variations


GUITAR

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Guitar (videos will be posted after class)


BANJO

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Banjo – slow

Banjo – faster