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Ellie's Hornpipe

mandolin intermediate

In this lesson

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  • ๐Ÿ”’ Melody A Part
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Melody B Part
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Harmony A Part
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Harmony B Part
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Melody- Slow
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Harmony- Slow

Have you ever heard a melody that sounded LIKE someone? I wrote this tune and immediately thought of my middle child, Ellie Mae. I hope learning this melody (and harmony!) will bring you some of the joy that Ellie Mae brings her daddy!

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  1. Hollis Barnett

    โ™ฅ 4

    Is there a jam track for this at a slower tempo? 90 is still a bit quick for me.

  2. MandoMary

    โ™ฅ 4

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

  3. Karen Doyle

    โ™ฅ 2

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

  4. SlowHandSteve

    โ™ฅ 8

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

  5. Katie Clark Support

    โ™ฅ 15

    Glad it clicked! That timing is the whole point of this lesson, so if that landed you got what you came for.

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