I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome, Part 1: L-Shape, Arpeggio, and Double Stop Review

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“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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I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome

I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome, Part 1: L-Shape, Arpeggio, and Double Stop Review

I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome, Part 2: Secondary Dominant Chords

I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome, Part 3: Solo

I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome, Part 4: Solo Play-Along Track

I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome, Part 1: L-Shape, Arpeggio, and Double Stop Review

“I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome” is an old song from the early 20th century that became a bluegrass standard through versions by Flatt and Scruggs, the Osborne Brothers, and others. It has a “circle of fifths” (VI–II–V–I) progression, in which all the chords are major chords. In the key of C major, that means the chords are A–D–G–C. In this video, Sharon reviews the L-shapes, arpeggios, and double stops in the key of C, and also shows you how to find the A and D major shapes in the key of C.

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