Here’s a beginner mandolin lesson to the classic song When The Saints Go Marching In. Included is the single note melody and a bluegrass style solo!
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Here’s a beginner lesson that will take you through the alternating-thumb roll and various exercises so you’ll be ready anytime you encounter this roll!
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Here’s a straight forward adaptation of this classic melody! I’ve included a basic A and B part and also a variation for the A and B part so you can practice creating variations on fiddle tunes! This is also a great song to work on playing with the proper pick direction!
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Here’s a straight forward bluegrass style solo to the classic tune Jesse James! I capoed this one up to the Key of B and cranked up the speed. There’s a lot of melodic ideas and licks that can be used in lots of classic bluegrass tunes!
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Here’s a short mini lesson to get you familiar with the basics of the Tremolo technique on mandolin!
Here’s a short mini lesson on how to properly use a capo!
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This lesson will walk you through the basics of the forward-reverse roll. Learning this roll and how to use it is critical to learning bluegrass banjo. We’ll go over the basic roll, adding scale notes, basic backup, and chord inversion practice!
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Here’s a beginner arrangement to this popular American folk song. Included is a basic way to play the verse and chorus, and a variation for each. This lesson will help you practice your pick direction and playing in the Key of A!
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Here’s two solos to the classic tune She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain. The first is straight note-for-note melody, the second is going to add some basic bluegrass ornaments. We’re going to add some doublestops, slides, and hammer-ons to spice up the basic melody!
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Here’s a two solos to work on playing Man of Constant Sorrow. The first is a very basic solo and the second adds some basic bluegrass ornaments.
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