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Nesser, Part 1: Melody

This lesson is part of the course Melodic Mandolin Tunes with John Reischman.
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“Itzbin Reel” is one of the first tunes John wrote. It’s basically a fiddle tune in the key of A, although the form is AABA rather than the standard AABB form of most fiddle tunes, and the B section has ten measures instead of the standard eight. John starts by showing you the A major scale and a couple of scale patterns to get used to the key of A major. And then he starts taking apart each section slowly, phrase by phrase. He also talks about keeping a steady up-and-down motion with your picking hand so you stay in time even when you’re not sounding a note. This is helpful in “Itzbin Reel,” because it has a few syncopated phrases that emphasize offbeats.
 
 
 
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Nesser, Part 1: Melody
Nesser, Part 1: Melody
 
John’s tune “Nesser” is a happy tune in the key of A major. He originally conceived it as a tune that would sound good on the banjo. The first part of the tune consists of phrases that contain many of the same notes, but are phrased in different ways. John walks you through the melody phrase by phrase, showing you how to imitate clawhammer banjo with some of the hammer-ons and how to add the E string as a drone in some places. The B part has even more “frailing” phrases and open-string drone notes. In fact, most of the B part is played on two strings.

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