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One of the ways you can start embellishing melodies is by varying the pickups to lines of the melody. In “Worried Man Blues” the vocal pickup is just one word/note: “it.” In this video, Lauren shows you how you can start varying the pickup rhythmically and melodically.
| “Worried Man Blues” Key of D |
| “Worried Man Blues,” Key of D, Part 1: Welcome and D Major Scale |
In this first video, Lauren welcomes you to Folk and Bluegrass Songs for Fiddle and starts with a bit of theory, showing you the D major scale, which is the first key you’ll learn “Worried Man Blues” in. She also talks about thinking of the notes of the major scale in terms of their scale degrees (1, 2, 3, etc.) not just their letter names.
| “Worried Man Blues” Key of D, Notation PDF Download (Available to subscribers) |
