My Little Georgia Rose, Part 1: Original Solo

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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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MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE

My Little Georgia Rose, Part 1: Original Solo

My Little Georgia Rose, Part 2: Original Solo Play-Along Track

My Little Georgia Rose, Part 3: Alternate Take

My Little Georgia Rose, Part 4: Alternate Take Play-Along Track

My Little Georgia Rose, Part 1: Original Solo

In this lesson you’ll learn two solos to Bill Monroe’s classic song “My Little Georgia Rose”: the solo that was originally released as well as an alternate take. The first solo is played with 32nd-note tremolo out of the C chop chord position with your pinky at the 12th fret. Mike walks you through it phrase by phrase.

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