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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day- Guitar Backup

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Here I teach the chords and technique I used to back up the mandolin solo for "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day".

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  1. Bill Threadgill

    ♥ 5

    Just want to say the multiple camera angles make all the difference. I could actually see what the right hand was doing.

  2. Nate Overby

    ♥ 6

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

  3. flatpick_dad

    ♥ 3

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

  4. Katie Clark Support

    ♥ 25

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

  5. Rita Alvarez

    ♥ 7

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  6. Deb Carrigan

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

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