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If you've gotten to this point, and feel extremely comfortable with the previous exercises, you're now prepared to play your first melody. Remember, all numerals represent downstrokes and all "&s" represent upstrokes.

Dixie

This is a melody that most everyone will recognize...for your very first melody, it's best to know where it's supposed to go...so we're going to start with a recognizable melody.

Finger Positions for the fretting hand:

2nd Fret: Index Finger
3rd Fret: Middle Finger
4th Fret: Middle Finger
5th Fret: Ring Finger

Pick Directions:

D = Downstroke
U = Upstroke

Notice the repeat dots where the Number 1 Bracket is...from the beginning go to the Number 1 Bracket and start back at the beginning directly after reaching the repeat dots...the second time through, skip the Number 1 Bracket, and go directly to the Number 2 Bracket and continue to the end.

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