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Jan-15-2021,
12:28pm
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Just wanted to add that one could use the flat 3rd over the major chord, something that Bill Monroe did frequently...
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Jan-14-2021,
8:40pm
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Yay, glad you got it and yes should be a 4 not 3...
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Jan-14-2021,
2:36pm
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Yeah, he calls it the skipper - not in this video but in others he’s done. He goes over it at 4:37 It crosses strings, here it is in notes and...
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Jan-14-2021,
12:50pm
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He doesn’t do tab, what exercise are you talking about? He does what he calls the skipper which is skipping a note so...132435465761...etc (talking...
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Jan-12-2021,
12:00pm
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Folded scales and a metronome help you work on accuracy and speed. 1231 2342 3453, etc. This video gives alot of ideas, start slow and then mix...
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Jan-10-2021,
6:58pm
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For D7 good ol’ 545x is not a huge move off the C chord and you can always do a diagonal 7th chord, in this case for D7 it’s 5432 or just use 3 of...
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Jan-10-2021,
3:59pm
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Try this article... https://www.flatpick.com/category_s/1900.htm I would also check out the Beg. Mandolin course at Peghead Nation as it probably...
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Jan-10-2021,
12:31pm
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The Bill Monroe bios by Ewing and Smith are good. The book “Come hither go Yonder” by Bob Black was good. The Ralph Stanley and Louvin Bros books...
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Dec-28-2020,
6:20pm
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Good luck, a strongly worded letter didn't do much before a global pandemic and holiday season. It's taken 3 weeks for some stuff to get to me that...
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Dec-27-2020,
11:11pm
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So sorry you have to go thru this JB. Prob won’t make you feel better but we found some in hallway and LR...if u can, get the vacuum and go over...
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Dec-27-2020,
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The bugs generally are in places where they can feed. I know they were in your mando case and mando but they will leave those areas to seek out...
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Dec-25-2020,
4:40pm
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The company that does the heat treatment can advise what can survive the treatment, oil paintings, alcohol, instruments, etc can’t go thru it. I...
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Dec-22-2020,
8:14pm
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Tough, tough problem for sure. We had to deal with this a year ago at my MIL's house...did the heat method several times and what a pain to move all...
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