Keep on the Sunny Side
intermediate mandolin
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← Back to the videoStep 1 of 4 in Basic Bluegrass Jam Standards
- 1 Keep on the Sunny Side — you are here
- 2 I Am a Pilgrim Up next
- 3 Nine Pound Hammer- Basic
- 4 Old Joe Clark- Basic
What a fun tune to play! I love the doublestops in this one, and while it's not too hard to learn, it's plenty enough to keep your attention!
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FifthStringFred ·
Ben, this one finally made the timing click for me. Been fighting it for a month. Thank you.
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Dale Hutchins ·
There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.
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Owen Brady ·
That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.
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Katie Clark Support ·
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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Lou Ann Prater ·
Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.
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Wes Pittman ·
That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.
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Marcy Kern ·
Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.