Improvising on Fiddle Tunes: “Whiskey Before Breakfast”

from: Improvising for Mandolin and Fiddle with Joe K. Walsh

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Learn to improvise on fiddle tunes, create new melodies over chord changes, practice the arpeggios and scales you need to play jazz tunes, and more. Joe lays out his approach to improvising and practicing improvising, with exercises and solos that illustrate his unique, widely acclaimed, freewheeling style.

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SESSION 1: Improvising on Fiddle Tunes: “Whiskey Before Breakfast”

Improvising on Fiddle Tunes: “Whiskey Before Breakfast”

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Improvising on Fiddle Tunes: “Whiskey Before Breakfast”

Using the tune “Whiskey Before Breakfast” Joe examines all of the ways you can change a melody while still playing something recognizable as the melody, from simple variations to more abstracted extrapolations. You’ll also learn a Ronnie McCoury solo for “Whiskey Before Breakfast.”

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" Solo MP3 (Available to subscribers)

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" Backup Track MP3 (Available to subscribers)

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" Joe K. Walsh MP3 (Available to subscribers)

“Whiskey Before Breakfast” Variations Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" Ronnie McCoury Solo Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)

Common Half-Bar Phrases Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)

Triad Arpeggio Shapes (Available to subscribers)

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