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Mandolin tablatures for Bury Me Beneath the Willow

Bill Monroe

Recomended level: Beginner

Tags: #vocal song, #medium-tempo, #murder ballad

This is a classic bluegrass tune and a standard at many jams. Check out the Simple version to jump into an arrangement that's based closely around the melody. Try out some licks, and after you get the arrangement down, try to push your speed, but never at the expense of playing cleanly.



The Bluegrass arrangement features some great double stops. It's a bit more challenging, but sounds amazing.

  • Mandolin Bury Me Beneath the Willow Melody

    Melody

    Always learn the melody to whatever tune you are working on! Try and sing or speak the words as you play them in time.

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  • Mandolin Bury Me Beneath the Willow Melody - Key of C

    Melody - Key of C

    Learning the same melody in multiple keys is great for your understanding of fretboard layout. Try out a few licks after you get the basic melody down.

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  • Mandolin Bury Me Beneath the Willow Simple

    Simple

    This song is popular in the jam circles. With any vocal song like this one, it helps to learn a verse of the song to get the melody of Bury Me Beneath the Willow in your head.

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  • Mandolin Bury Me Beneath the Willow Jam

    Jam

    Because there are many more notes than the melody notes in this arrangement of Bury Me Beneath the Willow, focus on accenting the notes you know are sung in the vocal melody for clar...

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  • Mandolin Bury Me Beneath the Willow Bluegrass

    Bluegrass

    The advanced version of Bury Me Beneath the Willow features some great double-stops in the beginning. Play this version with the metronome to practice evenness of notes.

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