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Bluegrass chop chords, part 2

Bluegrass chop chords, part 2

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Bluegrass chop chords, part 2

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- Okay, now we're gonna take the whole thing up half a step to the key of B-flat or A-sharp. But in bluegrass, we call it B-flat. I believe it's at the same tempo so the chords are now at B-flat and when you move over, you're playing in E-flat and when you move that up to the five chord, it's an F. B-flat. E-flat and F and back to B-flat. Let's try that with the guitar player. ("Bury Me Beneath The Willow") E-flat. B-flat. F. B-flat. E-flat. B-flat, F. B-flat. I'll chop it with you, here we go. Get that barking sound, focus on the low strings. Just the bottom two strings. Even though you're holding the whole chord, just play the bottom. Muting, lifting your left hand in-between each chord so you get that nice chop. Should sound like a snare drum. I don't like to hear a lot of other stuff, like this. It just muddies up the sound of the band. The banjo player'll get upset with you. And we don't want Tony getting upset, no, no, no. It ain't pretty. Okay, now, we're gonna go to the key of…

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