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Higher Ground- Mandolin Lesson

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Playing mandolin in the key of B is a bit of a different animal, and it's so fun! This one has some twist and turns and I love how the melody shines through!

Key of B

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  1. Junior Pace ·

    Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.

  2. Ann Marie Boyd ·

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

  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. Junior Pace ·

    That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.

  5. Sharon Kile ·

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

  6. Dale Hutchins ·

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

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