In this addition to the popular series "School Of", Carr explains how to develop unique solos to any bluegrass tune or song. Using a combination of soloing source materials, including melody, scales, patterns and common licks, this work shows how to develop pleasing solos using the melody as a guide or only following the chord progression. This work is designed for players who want to develop the ability to solo ad lib over bluegrass changes. For intermediate players.Includes access to online audio.

School of Mandolin: Bluegrass Soloing

Introduction
Get Along Home Cindy - Melody
Get Along Home Cindy - Solo
Get Along Home Cindy - Melodic Variations
Boil Them Cabbage Down - Melody & Solo
Boil Them Cabbage Down - Melodic Var
Boil Them Cabbage Down - Melodic Var
Soloing Tools 1: 1-5
Worried Man Blues - Melody
Worried Man Blues - Solo
Worried Man Blues - Melodic Var
Soloing Tools 2: Lengthening Notes
Groundhog - Melody
Groundhog - Solo
East Virginia Blues - Melody
East Virginia Blues - Solo
East Virginia Blues - Melodic Var
East Virginia Blues - Scale Solo
East Virginia Blues - By Measure
Soloing Tools 3: Scale Patterns
Bill Cheatum - Melody
Bill Cheatum 2 - Variation
Bill Cheatum 2 - by Measure
Soloing Tools 4: Arpeggios
Bill Cheatum 3
Bill Cheatum 3 - by Measure
I Am a Pilgrim - Melody
I Am a Pilgrim - by Measure
I Am a Pilgrim 2
Creating a Non-Melody Based Solo
Dark Hollow - Melody
Dark Hollow - Solo
Dark Hollow - by Measure
Handsome Molly
Handsome Molly - Solo
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