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Triplet Licks

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Step 26 of 44 in Advanced mandolin

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  1. 23 Eighth of January
  2. 24 Cattle in the Cane
  3. 25 Wayfaring Stranger Build-a-Break
  4. 26 Triplet Licks — you are here
  5. 27 East Tennessee Blues Up next
  6. 28 The Old Rugged Cross
  7. 29 The Entertainer

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We all hear the great players play them, and we just listen in awe. Well, not anymore. I'm uncovering the secrets of playing triplets one lick at a time.

Triplets technique

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  1. Curtis Rhodes ·

    Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.

  2. Hollis Barnett ·

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

  3. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Don't force the pinky stretch. Move your thumb down behind the neck first and the stretch mostly takes care of itself.

  4. Gary Feldman ·

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

  5. Tom Vasquez ·

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

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