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Play the Traditional Song "Down in the Willow Garden"

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Learn about the origins of "Down in the Willow Garden" and get playing tips in today’s excerpt from Traditional Songs with Jody Stecher.

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How to Pick the Right Key for Your Arrangement

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When choosing the right key for your arrangement, think about the tune’s harmony and how active its melody is.

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Borrow Chords from Related Keys

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Learn how to borrow chords from related, parallel keys to create interesting and exciting chord progressions.

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Learn to Play the Fiddle Tune "St. Anne's Reel" on Guitar

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Play through the first nine bars of this flatpicker’s favorite with today’s excerpt from Fiddle Tune Essentials.

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Play Leads with Major Scales

Posted by Kelsey Holt on

Build any major scale by starting on a pitch and applying the whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half formula when adding notes.

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