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2 Octave Scale Exercises
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6th Interval Backup- Real World Application
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6th Interval Backup– G, C, & D Chords
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6th Interval Backup– Patterns
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A & E Open Mandolin Chords
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Ben has been teaching bluegrass online since 2011. Before that: a farm outside Kilgore, an entomology degree, a Mack truck, and a decade in Nashville playing banjo, mandolin and guitar behind Craig Morgan and Taylor Swift.
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