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Fingerpicking Mandolin Part VI Chapter I
Beginning Melodies "Old Joe Clark"

by Mickey Cochran

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Beginning Melodies "Old Joe Clark"

This melody combines alternating bass with a fiddle tune melody. Most fiddle tunes can be arranged with this alternating bass technique.

Notes: Pay careful attention to the symbol designations for both the picking and fretting hands listed below.

Picking Hand: T = Thumb • I = Index Finger • M = Middle Finger (indicated above the tablature)
Fretting Hand: 1 = Index • 2 = Middle Finger • 3 = Ring Finger • 4 = Little Finger (indicated below the tablature)

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