64 Old-Time Gospel Crosspicking Guitar Solos by Dix Bruce

“Just a Closer Walk with Thee” has a fairly simple melody. If there’s any difficulty with the solo it’s due to the fact that I placed it in the key of A and made use of the 3-1-2 pattern. Pick directions are shown with up or down pointing arrows. If you follow the suggested fretting hand fingerings you’ll be able to figure out the positions of the notes. Below you’ll find chord diagrams for the chords I thought you might not be familiar with. In measure 5 you’ll use a closed position E chord. Try substituting in the closed position E7 (4) shown.

Given the unusual key, the picking pattern, and some limited up–the–neck work, I rated “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” as a level 3 solo.

Arrangement: key of A. Recording: key of A. CD tracks 42 & 43. M: A. F: D or E, capo 5 or 7. Level: 3.

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T R A C K

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66 Old-Time Gospel Crosspicking Guitar Solos by Dix Bruce

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