Devil’s Dream
Old-time and Bluegrass Reel in A Major
Intermediate > Module 2.5
A trick to playing the second quarter is to hold down first finger on A and E strings. First practice this with A1-E1.
Preparation
Note how the 2nd and 4th quarters are the same in the A and B part. Also, within the A part, the 1st and 3rd quarters are the same and this happens in the B part as well.
Warm-up Exercises
Intervals
E1-4
E0-3
A3-E1
A1-E1
A major scale
E3-2-3-0
A3-E1-A1-E1
A3-E1-4-3
A2-E0-A0-E0
A part, first quarter
First quarter: (E0-2)-3-2-3-0-3-2-3-0-3-2-3-0-1-0-A2-0
A part, second quarter
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A part, third quarter
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A part, fourth quarter
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B part, first quarter
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B part, second quarter
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B part, third quarter
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B part, fourth quarter
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Further Practice
Practice the song at your own pace with this drone track.
Drone in A – No Beat