{"id":135615,"date":"2023-07-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=135615"},"modified":"2023-06-30T13:14:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:14:33","slug":"borrowing-fiddle-techniques-for-flatpicking-guitar-on-the-traditional-tune-little-liza-jane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/borrowing-fiddle-techniques-for-flatpicking-guitar-on-the-traditional-tune-little-liza-jane\/","title":{"rendered":"Borrowing Fiddle Techniques for Flatpicking Guitar on the Traditional Tune \u201cLittle Liza Jane\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Learn the Traditional Fiddle Tune &quot;Little Liza Jane&quot; on Guitar\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/doNmHwTlZNs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of fiddle tunes that pay tribute to one Liza Jane or another. This version of \u201cLittle Liza Jane\u201d comes from the eastern Kentucky fiddler J.P. Fraley (1923\u20132011), who played it in the key of A major. I\u2019ve arranged it in G, capoed up two frets to sound in A, so you can jam along with fiddlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLittle Liza Jane\u201d has the same AABB form as most fiddle tunes. This arrangement shows how you can vary the melody subtly to add nuances and solve some picking problems. For example, in bar 4, slide up to the E on string 2, fret 5, and repeat it along with the open high E\u2014a technique borrowed from fiddlers, who often reinforce a melody note played on an open string by sliding into the same pitch fingered on an adjacent string.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In measure 2, the picking is a little awkward because you have to keep jumping back to a lower string with an upstroke. This won\u2019t really be a problem at slower tempos, but can be tricky at faster speeds. The repeat of the A section shows a convenient workaround. At the end of measure 9, play the third-fret D with your first finger, and the following E with your third finger, rather than on the open first string, allowing you to avoid the awkward back-pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This arrangement is excerpted from Scott Nygaard\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/fiddle-tunes-and-folk-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fiddle Tunes and Folk Songs<\/a>, <em>available at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\" target=\"_blank\">store.acousticguitar.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FiddleTunesFolkSongs.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FiddleTunesFolkSongs.jpg?resize=750%2C977&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Scott Nygaard\u2019s Fiddle Tunes and Folk Songs book cover\" class=\"wp-image-135620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FiddleTunesFolkSongs.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FiddleTunesFolkSongs.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FiddleTunesFolkSongs.jpg?resize=461%2C600&amp;ssl=1 461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-1.png?resize=1024%2C738&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u201cLittle Liza Jane\u201d guitar lesson music notation sheet 1\" class=\"wp-image-135616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-1.png?resize=1024%2C738&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-1.png?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-1.png?resize=768%2C554&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-1.png?resize=600%2C433&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-1.png?w=1079&amp;ssl=1 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-2.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-2.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u201cLittle Liza Jane\u201d guitar lesson music notation sheet 2\" class=\"wp-image-135617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-2.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-2.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-2.png?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AG340-LITTLE-LIZA-JANE-NOTATION-2.png?w=1079&amp;ssl=1 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-340-may-june-2023\" name=\"magazine\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 198px; margin: 0px 20px 10px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/001_340_Cover_150px.jpg?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Acoustic Guitar magazine cover for issue 340\"><\/a>\n<p style=\"font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px;\">This article originally appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-340-may-june-2023\">May\/June 2023<\/a> issue of <em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This version of \u201cLittle Liza Jane\u201d comes from the eastern Kentucky fiddler J.P. 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