“Forked Deer” Play-Along Track

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Learn to play old-time fiddle tunes and song melodies with mandolin master John Reischman. Includes advice on picking technique and playing old-time rhythm on the mandolin.

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Little Liza Jane

John adds a drone string to much of the melody of the B part of “Little Liza Jane,” and the first phrase begins with a clawhammer-style rhythm. John walks you through it phrase by phrase and then shows you how to find the melody of the A part an octave up the neck.

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Forked Deer

Forked Deer

“Forked Deer” Play-Along Track

John plays “Forked Deer” at a medium tempo so you can play along.

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