“The Mountain Road” Backup, Part 3: Embellished Version

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John shows you a more complex approach to backing up “Mooney’s Reel” in this video.

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“The Mountain Road” Backup

“The Mountain Road” Backup, Part 1: Basic Version

“The Mountain Road” Backup, Part 2: Basic Version Play-Along Track

“The Mountain Road” Backup, Part 3: Embellished Version

“The Mountain Road” Backup, Part 4: Embellished Version Play-Along Track

“The Mountain Road” Backup, Part 5: Embellished Version #2 Play-Along Track

“The Mountain Road” Backup, Part 3: Embellished Version

In this video, John shows you how to add some partial chords, moving chords, substitutions, and accented strumming to build an accompaniment pattern that more closely mirrors the melody and adds some harmony phrases and variations.

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