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Hand Me Down My Walking Cane mandolin tabs

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  • Tablatures

    Simple

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      120 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    A straightforward rendition of this classic jam tune. Practice tip: focus on even 16th notes. Practice on an open string with the metronome slowly to get it locked in.

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  • Jam

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      120 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This is an arrangement of Hand Me Down My Walking Cane that is heavy on the double-stops. It's a great workout if you're just getting started learning about playing 2 notes at a time.

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  • Bluegrass

    Traditional

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      120 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Building on the double-stop theme, this version of Hand Me Down My Walking Cane seamlessly blends double-stops and fun single note lines.

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More about Hand Me Down My Walking Cane

Here you will find 3 different ways to play Hand Me Down My Walking Cane on mandolin. The beginner Hand Me Down My Walking Cane tab will show you how to play the basic melody line. Once you feel comfortable playing that then move on to learning the intermediate arrangement, which will teach you how to incorporate more 16th notes. Finally, the advanced Hand Me Down My Walking Cane tab shows you how to really show your playing off with some flash bluegrass licks all based on the melody.

There are a ton of tools in the Tunefox app that will help you learn Hand Me Down My Walking Cane tabs more efficiently and effectively. Use the tempo control slider to slow down the whole song, or isolate problematic measures. You can also activate the "Speed Up" tool to speed up isolated measures each time they loop. Use the "Memory Train" tool to hide more and more notes each time you play through the song.

If you ever wondered how to play Hand Me Down My Walking Cane on mandolin more creatively, try changing out the licks! Most of the measures can be changed into a different style, so you can gain an understanding of how other musicians may approach this tune. You can also shuffle all of the licks in the song to create a unique arrangement of the entire tab.

All arrangements of Hand Me Down My Walking Cane include flexible backing tracks, allowing you to change the volume of the main instrument, full band, or metronome to suit your practice needs.

If you’re a Tunefox member, you have the ability to export your arrangement to a PDF file.