The Battle Hymn of the Republic
advanced mandolin
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Two killer solos in C for this classic! Both in the key of C, the first solo is a beefed-up basic melody that provides a foundation for some crosspicking and bluesy tricks!
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Mick Stanton ·
I keep losing the timing when I add the backup. Does anyone count this out loud or is that just me?
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Ray Dunphy ·
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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Katie Clark Support ·
Glad it clicked! That timing is the whole point of this lesson, so if that landed you got what you came for.
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Junior Pace ·
The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.
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SlowHandSteve ·
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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Patty Lindstrom ·
Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.