Billy in the Lowground
intermediate mandolin
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← Back to the videoStep 2 of 15 in Adv. Bluegrass Jam Standards 2
- 1 Arkansas Traveler
- 2 Billy in the Lowground — you are here
- 3 Black Mountain Rag in C Up next
- 4 Cherokee Shuffle
- 5 Cripple Creek- Advanced Banjo
This is actually one of the first flatpicking tunes I leard on guitar, and before this video, I didn't really have a set version for mandolin. This is a great tune to get your fingers working and also to get more comfortable in the key of C!
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Ray Dunphy ·
Ben, this one finally made the timing click for me. Been fighting it for a month. Thank you.
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Buddy Vann ·
That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.
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Hollis Barnett ·
The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.
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Ben Clark Instructor ·
Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.
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Dale Hutchins ·
The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.