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John Hardy mandolin tabs

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  • Tablatures
    Mandolin John Hardy tab

    Simple

    Traditional

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

    This arrangement of John Hardy gives you the tools you need to easily build up to the intermediate and advanced versions of this song. Build speed by playing with the metronome.

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  • Jam

    Traditional

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

    This solo is based on the beginner version and shows you how to add in slides, hammer-ons, and double stops.

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  • Bluegrass

    Traditional

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

    This solo gives you even more vocabulary to work with and features some great double stops to make your playing sound even fuller. Check out the double stops in measure 4.

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  • Licks

    Bluegrass #13

    Ending Lick

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

    A short lick that feels great at the end of tunes. Is based on a G major scale.

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  • Bluesy #4

    Fill Lick

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

    This lick is a finger buster! Take it slow to get all of the correct slurs and right hand pick strokes correct.

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  • Chromatic #4

    Fill Lick

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

    A cheeky little lick that's great for left hand dexterity because of the 4th string movement.

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More about John Hardy

Learn how to play John Hardy from a very basic level. With the beginner tab you’ll learn the melody of this song. Using this tab is a great way to set a solid foundation for your development on the mandolin. After you have completed the beginner version get cracking on the intermediate and advanced versions of John Hardy tabs. These arrangements still follow the melody line but a little more technique is required to get them down.

Use Tunefox’s unique practice tools to take your playing up a notch or two. The tempo slider allows you to set the perfect tempo for your practice, depending on your goals. Work up to your ideal speed for the song using the Speed Up tool and once you’re ready to commit John Hardy tab to memory, use Memory Train to gradually hide the notes in the song each time it loops.

Get creative with this arrangement of John Hardy by using the Tunefox Lick Switcher feature. This tool lets you decide what licks you’d like to learn in the song and helps you better understand improvisation and creativity within the chord changes of John Hardy. Shuffle all of the licks in this tab to create an entirely new version of the song.

The backing tracks included in all tab versions of John Hardy are a great tool for practicing the melody or improvisation. Go to Settings to change the volume levels of the mandolin, full band tracks, and metronome to suit your practice needs.

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