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 basic bluegrass chord progression played in the Key Of D. We haven’t retuned the banjo for this lesson and we’re going to work on when to use the 5th string in the Key Of D and how to add basic backup rolls without getting in the way of the melody!
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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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Here’s a really basic version of one of the first tunes many people learn on the banjo! We’re going to go through six different ways to play this basic melody. We’ll use a variety of slides, pinches and rolls to mix up this melody so we don’t have to play it the same way twice!
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In this lesson we’re going to work on examining a single note melody vs. a bluegrass style solo! This is a great tune for beginners who want to work on playing in the Key of C without retuning!
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Here’s two solos to practice playing variations on a classic bluegrass melody!
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Here’s a straight ahead version of the melody to work on playing tremolo and pull-offs. Included is a down-the-neck and up-the-neck solo so you can practice playing the melody in two octaves!
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