Tunefox
The Clever Way to Learn & Practice Bluegrass Music
This wonderful arrangement adds in filler notes along with the melody in a basic bluegrass style. Try out some licks to adorn this beautiful melody with even more majesty.
The "less than" sign that looks like this: ">", appears in the tablature to indicate an accent. An accented note is one that's played with slightly more force than others. Accenting notes can make melody notes more pronounced. It can also help establish a strong rhythmic feel when playing a piece. It truly can add a lot of life and energy to the music. View this as a secondary step to learning the song. Get the notes and timing down first, then try to add in accents bit by bit. You may have to play it slower to be able to control this new technique. That's ok!. If you see this sign: "^" it means to accent the note heavily.