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Pick Strokes: Pick all 1/4 notes with Downstrokes & all paired 1/8 notes with Down/Upstrokes.

Variations:

Add Extra Notes: Try adding paired 1/8 notes to replace single 1/4 notes; add chord notes to

create a bigger sound; use a Bluesy Slide into the second 1/4 note of each measure at the

beginning of Part B; you could also try to experiment with imitating chicken/clucking sounds, like

some fiddlers do, by plucking, with your left finger, the first open A strings 1/4 notes (& picking

the second) in Measures 10, 13 & 15 (though don't be disappointed if you can't get the same

effect!).

Low Octave Variation: Try playing the whole tune one octave lower, or vary octaves with each

part. Shown here is a simplified version of the tune.

Chord Variation: Different chords progressions may be used for this tune, depending on the

region, the player, or the mood. Be sure that you are all playing the same version.

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