At most all the jams I attend, a tag would be me repeating:

“Far away near my Blue Ridge mountain home”

And then a closing lick.

But sometimes it’s the last two lines of the chorus. It depends on the song. Take Katy Daly for instance.

Come on down the mountain Katie Daly
Come on down from the mountain Katie do
Can't you hear us callin' Katie Daly
We want to drink your good old Mountain Dew

I’d repeat:

“Can't you hear us callin' Katie Daly
We want to drink your good old Mountain Dew”

In a good jam most everyone will follow whatever you do. And they’ll know exactly what to expect the next time you call that song.

. . . .and stick your foot out.

When you add a vocal tag to a song, you're venturing into the area of song arrangements. That usually requires a band rehearsal. If you insist on doing a vocal tag, I'd suggest you advise the jam participants before you kick off the song.

Wayne makes a good point about just advising the jam regarding what you’re planning to do. I sometimes think we all overthink some of this. The jams I participate in have plenty of crosstalk going on. Telling everyone I’m going to sing this song in A and end it by repeating the last two lines of the chorus would be no big deal at all. Communication is always a good thing. But then I guess some jams might not be as friendly as the ones I attend.

Good input thanks

At our jam you can yell it out or make a circle with the neck of your instrument to signify tag. Half the people won’t notice anyway or start the tag wrong, but it’s ok because it’s a beginner jam and the stakes are low.

Love me some BRCH

Usually the tag ends up being the last line (as in this case, "far away..."), but for some songs it feels more intuitive to repeat the last two lines. The  examples that come to mind right away are "Dark Hollow" ("I'm going away, I'm leaving today..."), "Old Home Place" ("Why did I leave my plough in the field..."), and "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" ("Lay around the track 'til the mail train comes back...).

If you're leading the song, you can make your intentions even more clear by playing a run or lick that leads to the starting chord of the line you want to go to--especially if (as in "Blue Ridge Cabin Home") that's something other than the 1 chord.

I sometimes wish I had a white flag to wave when I’ve been struggling with the tune,,, “I give up!”

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Originally posted by DonDublin

At our jam you can yell it out or make a circle with the neck of your instrument to signify tag. Half the people won’t notice anyway or start the tag wrong, but it’s ok because it’s a beginner jam and the stakes are low.

Love me some BRCH

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This is how we do it over in Sweden too.

A very Swedish thing is to shout "SIMON!" to the same effect. A guy named Simon - he exists, I know him - is very fond of tags in his songs and the call spread. We've even exported it to the Czech Republic thanks to some friends from there.

Some of us raise a foot and then make a circle with your toe to indicate a repeated tag. I assume just the last line typically. We never repeat a line to end Katy Daley.