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How Great Thou Art

advanced mandolin

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Tabs

  • pdf PDF Tab- Basic Melody
  • tef TEF Tab- Basic Melody
  • pdf PDF Tab- Advanced Solo
  • tef TEF Tab- Advanced Solo
  • pdf PDF Tab- Guitar Backup
  • pdf Standard Notation- Guitar Backup

Jam tracks

  • How Great Thou Art Mandolin Solo
  • How Great Thou Art- Guitar Backup

Lesson Discussion

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  1. flatpick_dad ·

    Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.

  2. Marcy Kern ·

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

  3. Ann Marie Boyd ·

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

  4. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.

  5. Buddy Vann ·

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

  6. Karen Doyle ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

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