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This lesson is part of the course 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 2: Playing Song Melodies and Solos in Closed Position  
 
SESSION 2: Playing Song Melodies and Solos in Closed Position  
 
 

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