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    Re: Breaking the TAB habit

    What if you can't do that? I have sat with recordings for hours, plinking at the mandolin trying to find the same note.

    Just yesterday, I decided I was going to learn something simple and...
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    Re: is "Mr Blue Grass" Available in digital format?

    Nope. This issue was settled way back in 1984 with the Betamax case. Making a local copy of a broadcast for personal use is fair use.
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    Re: Bluegrass "snow" tunes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcKGetftfhY
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    Re: Chopping Odd Chords

    How do you chop open strings?
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    Re: Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer Bass and Mandolin

    No mando, but Meyer's transcription of half the cello suites for bass is astonishing. Play it on a good system. Wish he would do the rest.
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    Re: Beginner boom chuck question...

    Can you specify these patterns? How would I do this?



    Isn't this "bluegrass style"? Why would that only work sometimes?
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    Re: Yes, another newbie needing advice

    I've been really, really happy with my used Eastman 615. It's enough mandolin to keep me happy for years to come.
  8. Thread: Ozark albums

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    Re: Ozark albums

    Gene Goforth was from Eminence MO.

    https://www.amazon.com/Emminence-Breakdown-Gene-Goforth/dp/B0000002P6

    Almost forgot, Dr. Fiddle has transcriptions!
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  9. Thread: G Chord

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    Re: G Chord

    What's the "standard" C chop chord?
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    Re: Using Strap on F style

    The strap I use has a broad strap, with a thin leather loop at the end to go through the scroll. Just take whatever strap you're using, tie your bootlace in a loop at the end, and you're good to go.
  11. Re: Jeff Austin Band, Sam Bush Band & David Grisman's BG Experien

    Wonderful. I just saw Jeff last week. He played two full sets at a bar show. He threw down admirably. Though I have to admit, I miss Danny Barnes.

    Seeing Sam Bush for the first time this...
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    What makes a rag a rag?

    I'm learning the Red Apple Rag. My understanding is that rags involve syncopated rhythm. But it sounds straight to me. Am I listening for the wrong thing?
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    Re: Afraid to play for others - advice?

    Went to a jam circle last week. Wasn't feeling self conscious. Did a lot of raking the strings in rhythm. On my turn I confidently called Whiskey Before Breakfast, which I can play in my sleep. ...
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    Re: Pinky and three-finger chords

    Playing Sally Goodin with an A drone on the 7th fret of the D string is how I built my pinky strength. It's less of a stretch because the 2 and the 7 are on adjacent strings. Once you can do that,...
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    Re: Good BG song to learn w/picking & strumming

    Man of Constant Sorrow is a good one. This video about strum patterns has singing and strumming at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZOv1-wc28 Tabs are plentiful. Even non-bluegrass fans...
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    Re: Memorizing & Talking to Instructor

    No kidding, playing by ear seems just about impossible to me. I have trouble transcribing tunes when I have a video showing me the left hand and an audio editor with pitch corrected slowdown.
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    Re: Memorizing & Talking to Instructor

    You could probably see your teacher every other week. Then you're feeling more comfortable, and saving a bit of money too.
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    Re: Afraid to play for others - advice?

    What if they're playing in C and you don't know the F chord? What if you can't chop yet? What if you know the chords, but can't do changes at any reasonable speed?

    There has to be some sort of...
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    Re: Memorizing & Talking to Instructor

    A tune a week sounds crazy to me. I've been playing for 18 months, almost every day, and have 9 tunes with variations. I'm teaching myself, so I go at my own pace. I don't move on until the tune...
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    Re: Afraid to play for others - advice?

    That's the part that worries me. What's the minimum skill set to show up at a jam and not ruin the fun for others?
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    Re: Afraid to play for others - advice?

    Playing with others seems far more terrifying than playing for others.
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    Re: Afraid to play for others - advice?

    But if you just keep going when you make a mistake, don't you reinforce the mistake?



    How do you learn to do this? What exercises would you suggest? When I flub a note, the result is total...
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    Re: Drum Rudiments to Picking Exercises

    These are fantastic, thanks for the heads up.
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    Re: No clear tone from "pinky" finger

    What I do is come in at a slight angle. This pushes the courses closer together, so they fit under the tip. It's just a slight angle, so there's plenty of normal force keeping the strings down.
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    Re: pick direction with mixed beats.

    Thanks for all the answers. I tried it a bit and the last option works well for me. What helped me conceptualize it was thinking of the 8th note as a 16th and a rest. So switching to the 16th note...
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