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Build-up your bluegrass repertoire and gain the confidence needed to jam with the best in the business with an instructional music release specially designed to help beginning players take their picking skills to the next level. Tips on backup basics, jam etiquette, playing with melody, and using a capo get things started by giving students all the tools needed to get their skills up to speed, with a chance to jump-in on twenty-two beloved bluegrass classics offering the opportunity to put the information they used to the test by soloing over such songs as "Uncle Pen", "Dark Hollow", "I am a Pilgrim", "Roving Gambler", "Man of Constant Sorrow", and "Sweet Sunny South".