Cry, Cry Darlin’

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Learn traditional bluegrass-style mandolin as exemplified by the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, with original transcribed solos and tips on reproducing Monroe’s sound, rhythm, and feel.

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Cry, Cry Darlin’

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Cry, Cry Darlin’

Bill Monroe recorded the Jimmy C. Newman song “Cry, Cry Darlin’” in May 1957 with Don Stover on banjo, Bessie Lee Mauldin on bass, and Gordon Terry, Joe Stuart, and Dale Potter on fiddles. As on “Good Woman’s Love,” Bill only played a half solo. It’s in the key of A and the solo is played out of the A chop-chord position, with a lot of triplet phrases used to set up tremoloed long notes.

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