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Arrangement ideas: This setting is a typical (for me) shot at imitating a frailing or clawhammer banjo style on the guitar in standard tuning.
The dominant rhythm element in this piece is probably best described as:
1 2 3 4
1x 4/4 bar = Boom chick-a, Boom chick-a
Where the "boom" is a thumbed melody note in the bass, the "chick" is a brush down over several chord harmony notes with the back of the fingers or the thumb and the "a" is the high note of the held chord picked up on the upswing of the second beat by the middle or ring finger.
This rhythm element is interspersed with melody runs executed by alternating thumb (down swing on the beat) and index finger (up swing off the beat).
The way I think of this style is that you are trying to provide both melody and driving rhythm. Since you are working within the limitation of two hands and six strings, you end up sketching both. If your arrangement is successful you do this in an interesting manner, which has it's own stand alone charm and also works well as an accompaniment to a more fulsome rendition of the tune on the fiddle.
Playing tips: I hope the description of the style (above) is not too intimidating. In practise the technique is simple and satisfying. You can often arrange a tune on the fly while acompanying another melody instrument.
For this tune the left hand's job is very simple. You are holding down a first position C chord in all bars except 10 & 14 where you switch to a 4 string F chord.
The Am chord in bars 4 & 12 is achieved by lifting your fretting finger off the C bass and playing the A string open. The G chord in bars 7 & 15 is not fingered at all - just implied in the melody.
The right hand is likewise not hard once you are tuned in on the Boom chick-a rhythm. In fact this arrangement could be played effectively with a flat pick.
Explore any opportunities to hammer and pull off with the left hand. Take it slowly until you build your technique. try for delicacy and precision in the right hand.
