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Bill Cheatham- Melody

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Step 5 of 7 in Basic Bluegrass Jam Standards (1)

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  1. 2 Worried Man Blues- Beginner
  2. 3 She'll Be Comin' Around The Mountain
  3. 4 You Are My Sunshine
  4. 5 Bill Cheatham- Melody — you are here
  5. 6 Arkansas Traveler Up next
  6. 7 Liberty
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Not gonna lie, Bill Cheatham can be an intimidator. BUT, we can learn that rascal when we break it down to the basics. Let's remove the fluff for a while to get this melody under our belt, then we can begin improvising later–Mr. Bill won't mind a bit!

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  1. FifthStringFred ·

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Lou Ann Prater ·

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

  3. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Try measure 3 on its own at half tempo, and keep your right hand rolling even when the left hand is behind. The right hand is the metronome.

  4. Theresa Nickels ·

    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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