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Step 9 of 11 in Adv. Bluegrass Jam Standards 1

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I've got 3 HOT solos for you in the key of G. The first is down low and built for speed. We'll go up an octave for the second, then up the neck for the final.

Crosspicking Doublestops Key of G technique

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  1. Nate Overby ·

    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. Theresa Nickels ·

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  3. SlowHandSteve ·

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

  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.

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