Billy in the Lowground — Chords & Play-Along

Key of C 4/4 Old-time fiddle tune Traditional · Public domain

Play along

Billy in the Lowground with the band

Guitar, bass, mandolin, and banjo — in the key of C, at whatever tempo you're working up to. No login, right here in your browser.

Chord chart

A Part ×2

B Part ×2

The same chart you hear in the player above — as arranged in Jam Trainer.

Billy in the Lowground is a classic Southern old-time fiddle tune with a distinctive, slightly haunting sound from its move to the minor.

In C, its two parts move through C, Am, F, and G — a bit more harmonic color than the average breakdown, and a rewarding tune to back up.