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The Battle Hymn of the Republic

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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!

Crosspicking Doublestops Key of C

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  1. Mick Stanton ·

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Junior Pace ·

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

  5. SlowHandSteve ·

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

  6. Patty Lindstrom ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

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