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Amazing Grace Build-a-Break

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We start with the basic melody in G that anyone can play, then fill in the spaces with pinches, and finally apply some rolls that complement the melody.

Key of G

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  1. Rita Alvarez ·

    I keep losing the timing when I add the backup. Does anyone count this out loud or is that just me?

  2. SlowHandSteve ·

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

  3. Sharon Kile ·

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

  4. Rita Alvarez ·

    There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.

  5. Gene Sowell ·

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

  6. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

  7. Karen Doyle ·

    There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.

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