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Man of Constant Sorrow

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This is a very bluesy, Monroe-style break in the key of G that is going to get folks' toes a tappin'. If you own a mandolin, this is one that you have to know how to play, because someone is gonna request it!

Bill Monroe Blues Doublestops Key of G

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  1. Theresa Nickels ·

    I keep losing the timing when I add the backup. Does anyone count this out loud or is that just me?

  2. Dale Hutchins ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  3. Theresa Nickels ·

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

  4. Marcy Kern ·

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  5. picknGrin ·

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

  6. Gary Feldman ·

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

  7. 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.

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