Recently I’ve been set back a bit by double stops and I feel like there’s something I'm not grasping. Often I’ll see bluegrass guys solo a melody, then on the second break or so they’ll do a version of the tune using mostly double stops. I know most of my double stop positions but when it comes to playing a melody using them I get a bit lost. Seems like the double stops used don’t always correspond to the chord, more the main key of the tune? I get a little lost sometimes during hammer one and pull offs during double stops, this is usually where the confusion comes in for me since I’m thinking of soloing out of chord changes and the notes used don’t always correspond. To see an example of what I’m talking about check out David Benedict’s mega solo for Durango’s hornpipe. On the second or third break he uses a lot of double stops to play the melody. I want to be able to do this eventually but I need some ideas on how to get started. Thanks everybody!
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