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Flop Eared Mule mandolin tabs

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  • Tablatures

    Simple

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tempo
      75 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Flop Eared Mule is a classic bluegrass fiddle tune in the key of D. Practice tip: teach this melody to a friend! It will help you internalize it better and show you the spots that you need to work on.

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  • Jam

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tempo
      90 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This classic fiddle tune is an example of a melody that is in different keys for each section. The A section is in D and the B section is a 5th up - in the key of A.

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  • Bluegrass

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tempo
      115 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This arrangement of Flop Eared Mule is similar to the advance version of Forked Deer in that you'll learn how to play longer more flow-like lines rather than short phrases.

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More about Flop Eared Mule

Learn how to play the melody of Flop Eared Mule with the beginner mandolin tab on Tunefox. From there you can work your way up to the intermediate and advanced arrangements, which feature an emphasis on technical playing while still holding true to that original melody.

Tunefox features several amazing learning tools to aid you in practicing Flop Eared Mule tabs. For example, the tempo control slider will let you set an ideal tempo for practice and you can also click on measures to isolate specific sections of the song. The Speed Up tool will gradually increase the tempo each time the song or selected measures loop and the Memory Train feature will steadily hide notes in the song each time it loops.

Once you learn the main arrangement of Flop Eared Mule, try switching out the licks in the song to learn about improvisation and creativity. You can do this by using the Tunefox Lick Switcher, which features hand-crafted licks built specifically for each tab. If you’re looking to spice up the entire arrangement of Flop Eared Mule, click Shuffle Licks, which can be found in the bottom tool bar.

Need to work on jamming? Use the Tunefox backing tracks, which are included with each arrangement of Flop Eared Mule. You can mix the volume of mandolin, full band, and metronome to whatever level you’d like.

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