Soloing on Circle of Fifths Progressions, Part 1

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In Part 2 of the lesson on crosspicking, you'll learn the first part of Scott's arrangement of "Home Sweet Home," which mostly uses the traditional 3-3-2 roll. Since crosspicking is usually used to play song melodies, it's a good idea to learn the melody of a song before tackling a crosspicking arrangement, so Scott starts by making sure you know the melody to "Home Sweet Home" and then takes the arrangement apart phrase by phrase (or roll by roll).

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Soloing on Circle of Fifths Progressions

Soloing on Circle of Fifths Progressions, Part 1

Soloing on Circle of Fifths Progressions, Part 2

Circle of Fifths Practice Track

Soloing on Circle of Fifths Progressions, Part 1

This lesson is based to some degree on Django Reinhardt’s intro to “Undecided” and the two positions he used to play dominant arpeggios. Scott shows you these two positions, which can be thought of as dominant thirteenth chords or arpeggios, and how you can use these two positions to navigate the circle of fifths progressions that are so common in swing and jazz (and some bluegrass) songs.

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