“Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler” Solo Play-Along Track

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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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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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Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler

Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler

“Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler” Solo Play-Along Track

Use this video to practice playing Richard Greene’s solo on “Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler” at a medium tempo with Chad. You can also use this Play-Along Track of “Blue Ridge Cabin Home” in Bb to practice it with guitar accompaniment only since the songs have the same chord progression.

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