Messages posted by: Ren?

When I´m backing Irish I use cord that leaves out the 3:d, that´s what I call modal cords. It gives abit more drone tone.
Since I just get hold on the banjopart when downloading I don´d see the guitarr backup in tabs. In my ears it´s mayor. Do I have to pay once more to see the guitarr too? Not the solo, just the backing.
Is it common to backup bluegrass in this way?

I check out the theory lessons if I find it.
Thanks for the amswer!

Renée

I have played a little banjo, FMB, Scruggs style and so on. When I heared Clinch Mountian backstep it sounded different, kind of minorisch. I downloaded the tune and saw the differens. In my eyes fhe banjo used the minor scale. Funny because the backup played in Mayor.
I made a test and played guitarr together with the band and I could play in either minor or mayor and it didn´t sound wrong. I have played backup for a irish mandoline and then I used modal chords and even those worked whith Clinch Mountain.
Is there anybody who knows enogh teory to exlaine this for me? Is it a modal fiddletune from the beginning? Are there more tunes of this kind? What´s the history?
It sounds very nice!

Renée from Sweden