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This piece establishes the value of an alternating bass line with a drone effect and how original melodies can be composed within this steady rhythm. The possibilities are truly infinite. Even within a simple tuning where the D bass string is dropped down to a low D. There are so many possible variations that can be explored that you could spend a lifetime and never see the end. I've heard many excellent tunes composed using the drone of the alternating low D to middle D. Listen to Mournin' Blues on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band classic album: "Dirt, Silver & Gold" or "Embryonic Journey" by Jorma Kaukonen.
