Soldier's Joy

Soldier's Joy is a fun tune I'm looking to learn the melody to.

Here is the melody (from a Bluegrass Jam led by Jason Homey):





Here is a link to a free fiddle lesson on Soldier's Joy from Matt Hartz at MyTalentForge.com:
Soldier's Joy Lesson at MyTalentForge.com

Chords:
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D G D D

D D G G
D D A A
D D G G
D A D D

There are actually various chord progressions used on this song.  Here's a texas backup chord progression:

D D    D D
D D#o  A A/c#
D D/f# G G#o
D A    D D

D D/f# G G#o
D D#o  A A/c#
D D/f# G G#o
D A    D D