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From AndyW on 9/28/2020 12:05:07 PM

Started on Fred Cockerham's Pretty Polly again after kinda sidelining it for other stuff (5 tunes of which I've properly learned 3). I was having a hard time getting the melody aligned with the tab, the problem being I didn't really have quite the correct tune in my head. Also Fred throws in some bum-pa-ditty alternate string pull off pauses between lyrics which kinda throws it a bit. I'm binning them for now for a more conventional approach. Just a matter of playing playing playing till I have it memorised and up to speed, then work on singing along which should be easyish as the melody is complete.

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	Judith511 says: 9/28/2020 3:00:20 PM I like the tune. Sounds good.
	AndyW says: 10/3/2020 7:11:47 AM Played it on and off for a few days now building up speed to get it under my fingers. Just got off the tab, so slowed down for that. Next challenge is to build speed back up and add the lyrics.
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