If I Should Wander Back Tonight

from: Monroe-Style Mandolin with Mike Compton

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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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IF I SHOULD WANDER BACK TONIGHT

If I Should Wander Back Tonight

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If I Should Wander Back Tonight

This version of Bill Monroe’s “If I Should Wander Back Tonight” also comes from the live Grand Ole Opry recording of the original Blue Grass Boys. The solo features some light double stop strums that really showcase the sound of Monroe’s Lloyd Loar mandolin as well as G and D arpeggios and some cool syncopated chromatic lines. Mike walks you through the solo phrase by phrase and then plays through a second solo Monroe played, showing you where it differs from his first solo.

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