Dark Hollow, Part 1: L-Shapes, Arpeggios, and Double Stops in C

from: Bluegrass Mandolin Fingerboard Method with Sharon Gilchrist

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Learn to play solos to any bluegrass song in any key with Sharon's intermediate-level method for learning the fingerboard, based on arpeggios, chop-chord shapes, and double stops.

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Dark Hollow

Dark Hollow, Part 1: L-Shapes, Arpeggios, and Double Stops in C

Dark Hollow, Part 2: Melody

Dark Hollow, Part 3: Solo

Dark Hollow, Part 4: Play-Along Track

Dark Hollow, Part 1: L-Shapes, Arpeggios, and Double Stops in C

The bluegrass classic “Dark Hollow” is often played in the key of C, so that’s where you’ll learn it here. Sharon starts by going over the closed-position L-shapes, arpeggio patterns, and double stops in the key of F. She also shows you a closed-position C major scale.

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