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Down to the River to Pray

mandolin intermediate

In this lesson

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  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 1
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 1- Slow
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 2
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 2- Slow
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 3
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 3- Slow
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 4
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Solo 4- Slow

I had never really played this song, but the other day I just sat down and these solos just came out. We'll learn four mandolin solos in singable D that work well in a band situation or solo. Enjoy!

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  1. Dale Hutchins

    โ™ฅ 8

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Sam Whitlock

    โ™ฅ 11

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

  3. Ben Clark Instructor

    โ™ฅ 16

    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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