I'm Blue, I’m Lonesome

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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TENNESSEE BLUES

Learn the “fancy high part” (all the way up the 15th fret) of “Tennessee Blues” in this video. Mike takes it apart phrase by phrase, showing you the best way to finger the high notes. You’ll also learn the shorter A section, which features sliding double stops up the neck, and some variations on the regular A section. (For full transcription, see Part 1.)

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I’M BLUE, I’M LONESOME

I'm Blue, I’m Lonesome

“I'm Blue, I’m Lonesome” Play-Along Track

I'm Blue, I’m Lonesome

Bill Monroe’s 1950 recording of “I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome” is usually thought of as being in the key of B, but Mike discovered while transcribing the solo you’ll learn here that Monroe played it out of Bb, tuning his mandolin up a half step so that it sounds in B. The solo uses a lot of 32nd-note tremolo and 32nd-note ornaments, as well as slides into chord positions. Mike walks you through it phrase by phrase.

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