This here is a mighty powerful melody. Here's the first of two lessons on Elk River Blues, a lovely Appalachian lament by Ernie Carpenter. Please consider supporting me through Patreon: www.patreon.com/mileszurawell
I recorded this on my album "Far Afield" on dobro with a fantastic upright bass player Alan Mackie from Toronto, Canada. You can find that over on mileszurawell.bandcamp.com/album/far-afield
Difficulty: Easy
It's got some half measures in places, which some would say makes it "crooked", but even so the melody is quite easy to play. It's really about focusing on tone and adding expression with glissandos. I've played this in some pretty chatty barrooms and almost every time the whole bar shuts up to listen.
In this first lesson we'll learn the harmony, the basic melody, and then add them together. This can work as a solo dobro arrangement, or as part of a group. In lesson two we'll learn a more embellished melody and also how to play it up the neck - so stay tuned for that!
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