Cattle in the Cane, Part 4: One More A Variation

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Learn fiddle in the styles of Kenny Baker, Stuart Duncan, Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks, and other bluegrass greats by learning classic tunes, with improvisation exercises and advanced techniques.

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Bill Cheatham

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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Cattle in the Cane

Cattle in the Cane, Part 1

Cattle in the Cane, Part 2

Cattle in the Cane, Part 3: Play-Along Track

Cattle in the Cane, Part 4: One More A Variation

If you want even more variations on the A part of “Cattle in the Cane,” Chad shows you one of his that includes an A harmonic and a nice C double stop.

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