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Away in a Manger Build-a-Break

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Basic melody first, then let's add some roll notes in to make it real purty!

Key of G

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  1. FifthStringFred ·

    Ben, this one finally made the timing click for me. Been fighting it for a month. Thank you.

  2. Marcy Kern ·

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  3. Mick Stanton ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  4. FifthStringFred ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  5. flatpick_dad ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  6. Theresa Nickels ·

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

  7. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Glad it clicked! That timing is the whole point of this lesson, so if that landed you got what you came for.

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