Cripple Creek
Jam Essential intermediate

Cripple Creek

Key: A
Chords: 3
Jam Fiddle Tunes Doc Watson Old-Time

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Chord Chart

A x2

A
D
A
E

B x2

A
A
A
E
Chords used: A D E

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About This Song

Cripple Creek is a jam session essential—one of those tunes that gets called at bluegrass circles everywhere. This old-time fiddle tune has deep Appalachian roots and remains one of the most recognizable melodies in traditional American music. It's typically played in A and is a great choice for newer players joining their first jam sessions.

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