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“Half Past Four” Play-Along Track

This lesson is part of the course Intermediate Bluegrass Mandolin with Sharon Gilchrist.
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Learn to play solos on classic bluegrass songs and instrumentals using bluegrass mandolin techniques like tremolo, double stops, two-string melodies, and more.
 
 
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In this lesson you’ll learn the bluegrass standard “I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky” using a common technique in bluegrass mandolin: playing melodies on two pairs of strings. Sharon starts this lesson by talking about the basic right-hand technique for playing two pairs of strings at a time. She shows you how to keep the pick out on the edge of the strings and not let the pick dig in past the strings as well as how to slightly rotate your wrist so you can play all four strings (both pairs) at once. Sharon also gives you advice on practicing this technique with a metronome, with some ideas for exercises you can do.
 
 
 
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“Half Past Four” Play-Along Track
“Half Past Four” Play-Along Track
 

Use this video to play “Half Past Four” at a slow tempo with Sharon. You can also this  “Half Past Four” Play-Along Track to practice the tune with guitar accompaniment.


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