Re: Understanding double-stops...
Playing closed position scales and starting with an index finger on the 1 or tonic allows you to reach any double stop based on a single octave. If you have a finger large enough a 1/5 can even be played with one finger. Fiddlers use this often. From there use double stops starting and ending phrases , leading into chord changes and as musical punctuation. Chopping or cross picking them in a partial scale works well to. Like anything else they can be overused so keep it simple. Play on! R/
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