G run

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In bluegrass and other music, the G run (G-run), or Flatt run[1] (presumably after Lester Flatt), is a stereotypical ending used as a basis for improvisation on the guitar. It is the most popular run in bluegrass, the second being "Shave and a Haircut".[1]

The best known version, above, is a slight elaboration of the simplest form, below.

<score vorbis="1"> \relative c' { \time 4/4 \key g \major g4 [a8~ (ais8~)] [(b8) d8~ (e8) (d8)] | g4 r4 <d g b g'>4 r4 }</score>

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d Traum, Happy (1974). Bluegrass Guitar, p.25. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..