“Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre” Instrumental Arrangement, Part 1

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Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre

“Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre” Instrumental Arrangement, Part 1

“Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre” Instrumental Arrangement, Part 2

“Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre” Instrumental Arrangement, Part 1

In this lesson, you’ll learn an instrumental arrangement of the song you learned to accompany in last month’s lesson: “Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre.” You’ll learn to play the melody up the neck, using chord shapes derived from the C-A-G-E-D system. Stevie starts by reviewing the C-A-G-E-D chordal concept and then shows you how to find chord shapes up the neck that fit the melody. You’ll learn the verse to “Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre” in this video.

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