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Beaumont Rag

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Tired of pickin' in G? Good...me too, so this week we're gonna learn Beaumont Rag in the key of C using some Scruggs-style licks. I really like the B part, where we'll really employ those inside rolls to make folks' ears tingle!

Earl Scruggs Inside Rolls Key of C Theory technique

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  1. Karen Doyle ·

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

  2. SlowHandSteve ·

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

  3. Katie Clark Support ·

    Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.

  4. Lou Ann Prater ·

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  5. flatpick_dad ·

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

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