Denver Belle, Part 2

from: Intermediate Bluegrass Mandolin with Sharon Gilchrist

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Learn to play solos on classic bluegrass songs and instrumentals using bluegrass mandolin techniques like tremolo, double stops, two-string melodies, and more.

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In this lesson you’ll learn the bluegrass standard “I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky” using a common technique in bluegrass mandolin: playing melodies on two pairs of strings. Sharon starts this lesson by talking about the basic right-hand technique for playing two pairs of strings at a time. She shows you how to keep the pick out on the edge of the strings and not let the pick dig in past the strings as well as how to slightly rotate your wrist so you can play all four strings (both pairs) at once. Sharon also gives you advice on practicing this technique with a metronome, with some ideas for exercises you can do.

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Denver Belle

Denver Belle, Part 1

Denver Belle, Part 2

Denver Belle, Part 3: Play-Along Track

Denver Belle, Part 2

The second part of “Denver Belle” is in the key of G and it starts with a tricky triplet lick. Sharon walks you through the melody, phrase by phrase, giving you advice on playing the triplet and showing you the second ending, which gets you back to the key of C to go into the next A part. She also shows you some minor variations on the A part that Kenny Baker played.

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