This classic Bill Monroe tune was recorded at a Decca Records Session, on December 31, 1954 at Bradley Studios in Hillsboro Village, Nashville TN. The tune was written when Bill as in Roanoke, and because he had a toothache, he stayed back to work on this tune while...
Instructor: Mark RoyalPattern 2: Two Note Moveable Chop Chords: Pattern 2: (Beginner): Two Note Chop chords are a quick and easy way of getting started as a mandolin player. The old anecdote: “If you know how to play a C, D, G chord, you know 500 bluegrass...
Instructor: Mark Royal Pattern 1: Two Note Moveable Chop Chords: Keys of C, D, E, F (Beginner): Two Note Chop chords are a quick and easy way of getting started as a mandolin player. The old anecdote: “If you know how to play a C, D, G chord,...
Instructor: Adam Tanner The Skillet Lickers Sessions-Ted “Ezra” Hawkins Tunes: The Skillet Licket Sessions with Hawkins may well have been the closest relative to Monroe’s early playing as it contains generous amounts of chords, drones, and contains...
Instructor: Adam Tanner Monroe Brothers: Part 2 (Int-Adv): This class will focus on the rapid and nimble mandolin style Bill employs on the Monroe Brother’s recordings of “Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms”. Playing at rapid tempos...