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Session 6: “Cousin Sally Brown,” Part 1: Melody

This lesson is part of the course Creative Jam Skills with Lauren Rioux and Brittany Haas.
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Session 6: “Cousin Sally Brown”  
 
Session 6: “Cousin Sally Brown”  
 
Session 6: “Cousin Sally Brown,” Part 1: Melody
Session 6: “Cousin Sally Brown,” Part 1: Melody
 

For the final session of Creative Jam Skills, Lauren and Brittany work on Marcus Martin’s “Cousin Sally Brown,” an old-time tune in the key of A minor with an extra measure in the second part. Brittany and Lauren teach you the melody to “Cousin Sally Brown” in this video. 

 

You can download (below) MP3s of the melody, as played both by Brittany and Marcus Martin, and a backup track, as well as PDFs of notation for the melody.


  “Cousin Sally Brown” Played by Brittany Haas (Available to subscribers)
 
  “Cousin Sally Brown” Played by Marcus Martin (Available to subscribers)
 
  “Cousin Sally Brown” Chord Possibilities (Available to subscribers)
 
  “Cousin Sally Brown” Notation (Available to subscribers)
 
  “Cousin Sally Brown” Mandolin Tab (Available to subscribers)
 
 
 
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