Moving Up the Neck, Part 3: Keys of C and D

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Moving Up the Neck: Keys of C and D

Moving Up the Neck, Part 3: Keys of C and D

Moving Up the Neck, Part 4: “Forked Deer” A Part

Moving Up the Neck, Part 5: “Forked Deer” B Part

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Moving Up the Neck, Part 3: Keys of C and D

In this next lesson on playing up the neck, you’ll learn some scale positions in the keys of C and D, and how to move from position to position using open strings and slides. Scott starts with a position in C at the third fret, with some ideas about how to move there from open position, and then shows you how to move up to positions at the fifth and tenth frets. You’ll also learn up-the-neck positions for the key of D, which are only two frets higher than the C positions, with ideas about moving from position to position.

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