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Whiskey Before Breakfast- Flat 3rd Tone Study

intermediate mandolin

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Step 4 of 7 in Pentatonic & Blues Scales

  1. 1 Introduction to Pentatonic Scales
  2. 2 Pentatonic Boogie in G
  3. 3 Worried Man Blues- Intermediate
  4. 4 Whiskey Before Breakfast- Flat 3rd Tone Study — you are here
  5. 5 Soldier's Joy Up next
  6. 6 Inside Cabin Camp: Jamming with the Pentatonic
  7. 7 Ear Training & the Pentatonic Scale
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We're going to learn a fun version of this classic fiddle tune, but also introduce the use of flat 3rd tones to spice up our playing!

Blues Chords Doublestops Key of D Scales Theory technique

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  1. Hollis Barnett ·

    Slowed the video to 50% and worked it a measure at a time. Two weeks in and it's coming. Patience is the lesson here as much as the notes.

  2. Roy Ellender ·

    That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.

  3. FifthStringFred ·

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

  4. SlowHandSteve ·

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

  5. 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.

  6. Curtis Rhodes ·

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

  7. Katie Clark Support ·

    Try measure 3 on its own at half tempo, and keep your right hand rolling even when the left hand is behind. The right hand is the metronome.

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