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God Bless America- Mandolin

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Stars, stripes, and sweet mandolin tones! God bless America, and God bless you, too.

Key of C

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  1. Karen Doyle ·

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

  2. Deb Carrigan ·

    Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.

  3. flatpick_dad ·

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

  4. Dale Hutchins ·

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

  5. Mick Stanton ·

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

  6. 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.

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