Life's Railway to Heaven
advanced mandolin
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← Back to the videoStep 5 of 14 in Advanced Bluegrass Jam Standards (2)
- 2 Auld Lang Syne on Mandolin
- 3 How Great Thou Art
- 4 The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- 5 Life's Railway to Heaven — you are here
- 6 Joy To The World - Jazzy Up next
- 7 The Entertainer
- 8 Red Wing Build-a-Break
We'll do this on in G. Even though it's not fast, it's full of tricks, and we'll cover the whole neck before it's over!
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Tom Vasquez ·
Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?
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Sam Whitlock ·
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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FifthStringFred ·
Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.
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FifthStringFred ·
Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.
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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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Gene Sowell ·
Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.