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Murder Ballad Groove in A-minor (ft. "Kate McCannon" by Colter Wall)

Lesson #179 • Oct 1, 2018

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This exercise is inspired by the bluesy, folksy riffs heard in the Colter Wall murder ballad Kate McCannon. Each of the two sequences are based in A-minor, and use a relatively small amount of repeated flourish notes on the 5th and 6th strings. What’s great though, is how these sequences can be dialed up or down in their intensity – which makes for some nice practice opportunity when it comes to dynamics as part of musical storytelling.

Colter Wall’s Kate McCannon

Here’s the song that inspired this lesson. I believe this was the first time I ever heard Colter Wall! My lesson focuses mainly on the groove he repeats at the end.

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Title (long)
Murder Ballad Groove in A-minor (ft. "Kate McCannon" by Colter Wall)
Title (short)
Kate McCannon by Colter Wall
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eZ6BRP71E4
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