Sinkin' Creek played slowly for a bluegrass-style student

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Channel: zeppmusic · 2015 · Music

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A very easy melodic tune.  This is how I remember playing it 50 years ago after hearing it on the Dillards "Live Almost" album ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3HxmtRUIk&index=5&list=PLlIkRnDwdJN6lbxbe6n15vWfWcS8Y8YUL  ).  I just now listened to it again, and realize that somewhere along the line I switched the melody's second note from the root to the flatted 5th, which note I sometimes play on the 3rd string, 6th fret, e.g. when coming back down from the 9th & 10th frets.  Oh well, call it the folk process. :-)

Sorry for the background rumble--we were having a thunderstorm.

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