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O Come, Emmanuel

guitar intermediate

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This one is built as a duet with mandolin, but also able to be played solo. In E minor, this old melody is one of the prettiest Christmas tunes there is, and this intermediate version presents it just right!

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  1. Sharon Kile

    ♥ 3

    I keep losing the timing when I add the backup. Does anyone count this out loud or is that just me?

  2. Roy Ellender

    ♥ 1

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

  3. Junior Pace

    ♥ 10

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

  4. FifthStringFred

    ♥ 9

    Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.

  5. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 28

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

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