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Chapter: Down in the Valley: Picking the Melody

Down in the Valley: Picking the Melody

Picking materials

Click here to reveal the ToneWay Notation for Down in the Valley, along with your Picking Pattern.

Strumming/singing videos

Enough class. Time to jam!

Continue on to Lesson Six, where we take what we’ve learned and apply it in a “jam” setting!

Lesson Six: Jamming



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Baritone Ukulele

Key of G shown. Switch to D.
Key of D shown. Switch to G.
ToneWay Notation for Down in the Valley

Standard Ukulele

ToneWay Notation for Down in the Valley