Musical Journey Practice

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Tools and sounds will adapt to your choice.
🎻

Fiddle

GDAE • Bowed

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Mandolin

GDAE • Plectrum

🎸

Guitar

EADGBE

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Banjo

Open G

🎸

Dobro

Open G / Resonator

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Cajun Accordion

Diatonic • C / D

⏱ Metronome

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Ready

🎸 Chromatic Tuner

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Play a note
Microphone needed for tuner

🎵 Drone / Sustained Tones

Great for intonation. Activate open strings or build custom drones (fifths, octaves).

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🎼 Scales & Patterns

500
Choose key & type, then play

📄 Chord Charts

Your real charts as images/PDFs — not generated diagrams. Link files from the charts/ folder (deploy with Wrangler) or upload an image here to attach it to a song.

Attach a chart to a song

Prefer permanent charts? Drop image/PDF files into deploy/charts/ then redeploy, and enter the path below (e.g. charts/ill-fly-away-mando.jpg). Or upload an image now — it is stored in this browser only.

🎶 Song Library & Practice Tracker

Rank how badly you want to learn each song and how solid you feel with it. The practice suggestions use both scores so you keep strong songs sharp while pushing the ones you care about most.

Today’s practice focus

Open this tab after ranking a few songs…

Add a song

📚 Practice Lessons

Short focused drills tailored to the instrument you selected. Use with the metronome and drone.

⌛ Practice Timer

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🎧 Slow-down Player

Upload a recording of a tune or song. Slow it down and loop sections for practice.

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📖 Quick Reference

Fiddle / Mandolin

  • Tuning: G3 D4 A4 E5
  • Same as violin
  • Open strings shine in G, D, A

Guitar

  • Standard: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
  • Common: Drop D, Open G, Open D
  • Capo + closed shapes for bluegrass keys

Banjo (5-string)

  • Open G: g4 D3 G3 B3 D4
  • Also: Double C, Sawmill, Open D
  • Bluegrass = Scruggs style + Open G

Dobro / Resonator

  • Common Open G: G B D G B D
  • Often tuned high or low depending on setup
  • Great for gospel & bluegrass fills

Cajun Accordion

  • Usually 1- or 2-row diatonic
  • Common keys: C or D (sometimes G)
  • Use chromatic tuner to check reeds

Common Keys

  • Tunes: G, D, A, C
  • Songs / Gospel: also E, F, Bb, B
  • Learn I–IV–V in all of them

Useful Scales

  • Major – foundation
  • Major Pentatonic – bluegrass solos
  • Mixolydian – many old-time tunes
  • Dorian – modal tunes
  • Blues – licks & color

Core Progressions

  • I – IV – V (most common)
  • I – V – I / I – IV – I – V
  • Gospel loves rich 3- & 4-part harmony

Practice Tips

  • Drones help intonation (especially 5ths)
  • Slow + metronome builds solid drive
  • Loop hard spots with the slow-down player
  • Record yourself regularly