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This lesson is part of the course Old-Time Mandolin with John Reischman.
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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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Good Ax Elve  
 
Good Ax Elve  
 
Good Ax Elve
Good Ax Elve
 

John learned “Good Ax Elve” from fiddler Brad Leftwich, who got it from a book of Missouri fiddle tunes. The title is mysterious but a “helve” is an ax handle, which may explain the title. It sounds like it could be a version of “The Cuckoo’s Nest.”


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