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Lesson 16 – Nine Pound Hacksaw

Nine Pound Hacksaw

As you can probably guess, this is a new arrangement of the classic ‘Nine Pound Hammer’ based on Merle Travis’s version and played in the key of E. It’s a simple three chord blues progressions with a strong melody on top. The challenge in this piece is to keep a tight, strong, snappy rhythm, while making sure the melody rings out loud and clear.

Note that the intro needs to be played only once, the final bar ends with the intro notes, taking you right back to the top.

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Nine Pound Hacksaw

Nine Pound Hacksaw

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  1. great stuff! Keep em coming

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