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Arkansas Traveler Build-a-Break

intermediate guitar

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Step 1 of 4 in Build-a-Breaks (Intermediate)

  1. 1 Arkansas Traveler Build-a-Break — you are here
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  4. 4 Over in the Glory Land- Build-a-Break
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We'll start with a basic version of this fiddle tune in "D," then learn how to expand the melody to create an intermediate version by filling in spaces and introducing a blues note!

Key of D technique

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  1. Hollis Barnett ·

    Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.

  2. Rita Alvarez ·

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

  3. Katie Clark Support ·

    You're not behind. Two weeks on a lesson like this is normal and healthy.

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