Bluegrass in the Backwoods, Part 2

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In this video, Chad talks about some some approaches to improvising on “Bill Cheatham” and shows you a few variations. He shows you the “target notes” in each part and how you can think about creating lines that get to those notes, giving you some specific examples that illustrate what he means.

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Bluegrass in the Backwoods

Bluegrass in the Backwoods, Part 1

Bluegrass in the Backwoods, Part 2

Bluegrass in the Backwoods, Part 3

Bluegrass in the Backwoods, Part 2

You’ll learn the second part of “Bluegrass in the Backwoods” in this video. The B part starts on a G minor arpeggio, so if you haven’t practice that yet, it would help to do so before you learn this part.

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