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Freight Train, Part 2: Basic Melody


This lesson is part of the course 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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Will the Circle Be Unbroken
 

“Will the Circle Be Unbroken” comes from the Carter Family and is one of the most well-known bluegrass and old-time country songs. As with the last couple of lessons, you’ll learn to create a melody-based solo to “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” in the key of D using the L shapes, arpeggios, and double stops. Sharon shows you how to harmonize the melody with double stops in this video.

 
 
 
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Freight Train, Part 2: Basic Melody
Freight Train, Part 2: Basic Melody
 

Sharon shows you the basic melody and chord progression for  “Freight Train”  in this video, showing you how the melody notes relate to the chord progression and the chord tones.


 
 
 

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