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Temperance Reel

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This is a great old Celtic tune played in melodic style. Plus, we introduce some single-string picking that lends itself to the Celtic style.

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  1. Mick Stanton

    ♥ 7

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

  2. Theresa Nickels

    ♥ 8

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

  3. Katie Clark Support

    ♥ 20

    Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.

  4. Nate Overby

    ♥ 5

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

  5. Wes Pittman

    ♥ 6

    There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.

  6. Gene Sowell

    ♥ 9

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  7. Nate Overby

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

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