Pike County Breakdown

Pike County Breakdown

Bill Monroe Flatt & Scruggs

Chords you’ll need to know

D F G
Jam-Along Backing Track

Chord Chart

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Demo Videos

Pike County Breakdown - Jake Workman & Russ Carson

Pike County Breakdown - Jake Workman & Russ Carson

81crowe
Pike County Breakdown - Kentucky Fried Pickn 2021 - Jamming

Pike County Breakdown - Kentucky Fried Pickn 2021 - Jamming

Karlozerce Lavode
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder w. Bryan Sutton - Pike County Breakdown

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder w. Bryan Sutton - Pike County Breakdown

Bluegrass & Flatpicking Guitar Channel
Pike County Breakdown jam - IBMA 2019

Pike County Breakdown jam - IBMA 2019

Tom Keeney

Instrument Lessons

Bluegrass Banjo Tutorial: "Pike County Breakdown"

Bluegrass Banjo Tutorial: "Pike County Breakdown"

williamanesbitt
Learn to Play - Pike County Breakdown - Bluegrass Banjo

Learn to Play - Pike County Breakdown - Bluegrass Banjo

Jim Pankey
Pike County Breakdown - Walk Through and Some Extra Licks

Pike County Breakdown - Walk Through and Some Extra Licks

Jim Pankey
How to Play // Pike County Breakdown // Earl Scruggs // Bluegrass Banjo

How to Play // Pike County Breakdown // Earl Scruggs // Bluegrass Banjo

Big Red Music

About This Song

Pike County Breakdown is a classic Bill Monroe fiddle tune that's become a jam session staple. Written in the 1960s, it's a driving up-tempo number that showcases the syncopated, off-beat style Monroe was known for, with an unusual F chord that gives it a distinctive sound.