Mississippi Sawyer

Mississippi Sawyer

Old-Time

Chords you’ll need to know

A D G
Jam-Along Backing Track

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Mississippi Sawyer

Mississippi Sawyer

Music at the Pond
Carl Joness plays Mississippi Sawyer clawhammer banjo (Key of D) w/ Erynn Marshall on guitar

Carl Joness plays Mississippi Sawyer clawhammer banjo (Key of D) w/ Erynn Marshall on guitar

Dittyville
Mississippi Sawyer - Adobe Brothers and Mary Z. Cox in ABQ

Mississippi Sawyer - Adobe Brothers and Mary Z. Cox in ABQ

banjojudy
Sammy Shelor on Galax Fiddlers Convention - Mississippi Sawyer

Sammy Shelor on Galax Fiddlers Convention - Mississippi Sawyer

Lovin' Bluegrass by Carol McDuffie

Instrument Lessons

Mississippi Sawyer // Fiddle Tutorial

Mississippi Sawyer // Fiddle Tutorial

The Tune Project
Mississippi Sawyer Fiddle Tune Lesson

Mississippi Sawyer Fiddle Tune Lesson

Bluegrass with Friends
Mississippi Sawyer | Beginner Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson With Tab

Mississippi Sawyer | Beginner Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson With Tab

Mike Hedding

About This Song

Mississippi Sawyer is a classic old-time fiddle tune that's become a bluegrass jam standard. The melody dates back to at least the 1920s and features the driving, syncopated bowing style typical of Southern fiddle tunes.