Practicing Tips

Learning Overview
Dive deep into the world of bluegrass with 'Watson's Blues.' This comprehensive learning resource is specially designed for intermediate players. Serving bluegrass, Monroe, Grisman styles mandolin tablatures at your fingertips, this course offers a multi-faceted understanding of tremolo techniques, mandolin handling, and key bluegrass standards, all played at a slow, manageable pace.

Practice Tips
Use the Tunefox platform features to expand your lick vocabulary and enhance your interpretation of the song. The Lick Switcher, one prominent feature, provides a plethora of song variations and offers a fresh perspective of the same song for you to explore. Tap the measure and unveil an array of licks hidden beneath the surface, personalizing and enhancing your arrangement.

Want to control the difficulty level of your learning? Tune to the Arrange slider. By sliding to the left, you can remove unnecessary “fill-in” notes to simplify the arrangement depicted in the tablature. If you want to take it a notch up, slide it to the right to integrate all the extra notes to the arrangement, providing a complete overview of the song.

To practice the song at different speeds, leverage the tempo slider. Combining the use of backing tracks with this tool can make your practice sessions more engaging and realistic. The most effective way to learn bluegrass is by playing and experimentally iterating with the music. Backing tracks make a perfect accompaniment for your jam sessions.

Another feature, 'Speed Up,' comes in handy when you want to gradually increase your playing speed. Starting at a comfortable pace, 'Speed Up' subtly escalates the tempo every time you play the song. Repeat selected measures and progressively move to higher speeds, enhancing your ability to keep up tempo in real-time playing scenarios.

Combining all these techniques, 'Watson's Blues' becomes an enthralling learning journey that molds you into an adept bluegrass player. Set out on an adventure with the mandolin, exploring various styles, and creating your own tune!