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What Child is This/Greensleeves- Basic

mandolin beginner Free lesson

Merry Christmas! For Christmas this year, I thought I'd teach a FREE basic version of this classic tune to accompany the intermediate arrangement I'm offering. This basic version sticks VERY close to the melody and is in the traditional waltz timing of 3/4. If you have friends and family who are also pickers, be sure to download the free versions for banjo and guitar!

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  1. Ann Marie Boyd

    ♥ 4

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

  2. Deb Carrigan

    ♥ 10

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

  3. Nate Overby

    ♥ 5

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

  4. Sam Whitlock

    ♥ 4

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

  5. Patty Lindstrom

    ♥ 10

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

  6. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 17

    You're not behind. Two weeks on a lesson like this is normal and healthy.

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