Chicken Foot Transplant

Description

Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Drums, Piano — Put on your dancing shoes! This high energy piece and its infectious groove made famous by Bo Diddley offers a smorgasbord of blues, country fiddling, and funk. A sample solo is provided at m. 57, but performers are encouraged to improvise using a G-minor pentatonic scale (G, B≤, C, D, F) or a G mixolydian mode (G,A,B,C,D,E,F,G). Eighth notes are straight (no swing). Have fun!. Put on your dancing shoes! This high energy piece and its infectious groove made famous by Bo Diddley offers a smorgasbord of blues, country fiddling, and funk. A sample solo is provided to help teach string players some basic improvisation. Composer Matt Turner is committed to providing string groups with alternative style pieces that are both educational and a blast to play.

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