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I Saw Three Ships

guitar intermediate

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This classic English carol is at least 200 years old! It has lyrics, but the instrumental version is such a joy to play. I also cover the drop D guitar rhythm approach.

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  1. Lou Ann Prater

    ♥ 4

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

  2. MandoMary

    ♥ 3

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

  3. Rita Alvarez

    ♥ 4

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

  4. Marcy Kern

    ♥ 7

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

  5. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 6

    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.

  6. Dale Hutchins

    ♥ 10

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

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