Closed Positions, Part 2: Bluegrass Licks

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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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Closed Positions

Closed Positions, Part 1

Closed Positions, Part 2: Bluegrass Licks

Using the closed position you learned in Part 1, in this lesson you’ll learn some bluesy bluegrass licks you can move from chord to chord. Chad shows you how to slide into (and out of) the minor third in the licks to create an authentic bluegrass blues sound.

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