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What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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I love taking hymns and putting my own spin on them, and this old standard allows us a chance to dance around the melody with some delicious syncopations!

Crosspicking Duet Key of G

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  1. Patty Lindstrom ·

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

  2. SlowHandSteve ·

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  3. Rita Alvarez ·

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

  4. Katie Clark Support ·

    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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