| Rose of Old Kentucky, Part 1: Bill Monroe’s Mandolin Solo |
Rose of Old Kentucky, Part 1: Bill Monroe’s Mandolin Solo
In another lesson on creating solos to bluegrass songs, Scott looks at Bill Monroe’s recording of “Rose of Old Kentucky.” You’ll learn the sung melody and Monroe’s mandolin solo and look at how the two compare. This is a really great illustration of how Monroe based his solos on the melody, sometimes using the same notes as the melody and sometimes just using the melody’s rhythmic phrasing but with different notes, or notes of the underlying chord. Scott walks you through the vocal melody, pointing out how some of Monroe’s note choices create tension by using blue notes or notes outside the chord and then resolving to a chord tone. Next you’ll learn Monroe’s mandolin solo, or at least as close as you can get it on the guitar, leaving out Monroe’s tremolo on held melody notes. Scott plays it through and then breaks it down, phrase by phrase, pointing out how it differs from (or is similar to) the vocal melody.
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