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Gold Rush, Part 1: Melody 


This lesson is part of the course Advanced Bluegrass Fiddle with Chad Manning.
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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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Gold Rush  
 
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Gold Rush, Part 1: Melody 
Gold Rush, Part 1: Melody 
 
The bluegrass fiddle tune standard “Gold Rush” was written by Bill Monroe and fiddler Byron Berline. The version you’ll learn here is based on the way Monroe’s longtime fiddler Kenny Baker played it. Chad plays it through and then breaks it down, phrase by phrase. You’ll learn the melody to both parts in this video.

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