Bill Monroe’s 1946 recording of “Blue Yodel #4” is actually Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel #3.” It’s mislabeled on the record label. But whichever number you want to call it, you’ll learn Bill’s solo to that song in this lesson. It was recorded at the beginning of the classic Blue Grass Boys lineup, with Lester Flatt, Chubby Wise, Earl Scruggs, and Cedric Rainwater, and it still has a Western swing flavor to the rhythm. It’s primarily played with downstrokes but there are a couple triplets that are played down-up-down. You’ll also have the opportunity to do something on the mandolin in this solo that you’d don't often get the chance to do: bend a string. Mike plays it through a couple times at a medium tempo and then breaks the solo down, phrase by phrase.
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"Blue Yodel #4" (Available to subscribers)
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