West Dakota Rose
intermediate
West Dakota Rose
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Jam Along
Chord Chart
A x2
C#mC#m
C#mC#m
EE
EE
F#mF#m
AA
C#mC#m
C#mC#m
B x2
EE
EE
F#F#
C#mC#m
AA
AA
C#mC#m
C#mC#m
Chords used:
A
C#m
E
F#
F#m
Demo Videos
About This Song
West Dakota Rose is a beautiful fiddle tune in a minor key, originally composed by Texas fiddler Benny Thomasson. It's become a favorite at jams for its haunting melody and the challenge of playing confidently in C# minor - a less common key in bluegrass that keeps players on their toes.