Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
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Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
Bill Monroe
Waltzes
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Chord Chart
A
DmDm
DmDm
FF
DmDm
DmDm
DmDm
GG
AA
DmDm
DmDm
FF
DmDm
CC
CC
FF
FF
B
BbBb
BbBb
FF
FF
G7G7
G7G7
CC
A7A7
DmDm
DmDm
FF
DmDm
CC
CC
FF
FF
Chords used:
A
A7
Bb
C
Dm
F
G
G7
Demo Videos
Billy Strings ‘’Lonesome Moonlight Waltz’’ 2/26/23 Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Grown Live Music Archive
Noam Pikelny and Friends, "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz," FreshGrass 2013
Less Than Face Productions
JT's Fiddle Off 2016 - "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz" - Ellie Hackanson 2nd Place - Rnd. 1
Paul Deming
Tony Williamson and Andrew Marlin - Lonesome Moonlight Waltz (Merlefest 2016)
Josh Johnson
About This Song
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz is a beautiful waltz written by Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass. First recorded in 1954, it showcases Monroe's sophisticated compositional style with its haunting melody and rich harmonic movement through 8 different chords in the key of F.