Faded Love | Melody Tutorial & Play-Along

"Faded Love" is a Western swing song written by Bob Wills, his father John Wills, and his brother, Billy Jack Wills. The tune is considered to be an exemplar of the Western swing fiddle component of American fiddle.

The melody came from an 1856 ballad, "Darling Nelly Gray", which John Wills knew as a fiddle tune. "Faded Love" is a sentimental song about lost love. The name comes from the refrain that follows each verse: "I remember our faded love".

Some tips for practicing:
Learn the melody at both the slow and fast tempo. Don't forget you can slow down and speed up the video too!
Play the melody along with the jam track. Can you keep the melody going when Eimear's part drops out?
Try to play the chords. Experiment with using different rhythms. There are a lot of chords in this song and a bunch of ways to play them. Attempt to play them in your lower register, using only the D and G strings, or only the G and C.
Improvise over the jam track. If you're new to improvisation, start by embellishing and altering the melody.

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