Big Beaver, Part 1: Melody

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Big Beaver

Big Beaver, Part 1: Melody

Big Beaver, Part 2: Harmony

Big Beaver, Part 3: Play-Along Track

Big Beaver, Part 1: Melody

“Big Beaver” is an instrumental that the Bob Wills band recorded in 1940. They also recorded “Big Beaver” for the Tiffany Transcriptions in the mid ‘40s. That version replaced the horn parts with guitar (Eldon Shamblin), mandolin (Tiny Moore), and steel guitar (Herb Remington). You’ll learn the three-part harmony from the Tiffany Transcriptions in this lesson. Matt starts by teaching you the intro and then he shows you the melody in three different octaves.

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