Creative Flair
This Trailblazer lesson is another step along the path toward real, musical clawhammer playing, using a tune everyone recognises and loves: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain. We travel through it step by step in standard Open G tuning, blending steady right-hand clawhammer patterns with practical left-hand fingering to create a version that feels relaxed, rhythmic, and fun to play. Along the way, you’ll start exploring embellishments—little musical flourishes that aren’t essential to the tune, but add sparkle, excitement, and personality, much like icing on a cake. The slow play-along sections give you space to lock in the timing, connect chords to melody, and experiment without pressure, helping the tune really come alive under your fingers. By the end of this lesson, you’ll not only have a confident, flowing version of the tune, but a clearer understanding of how embellishments can make melodies pop and turn simple songs into something uniquely yours as you continue your Trailblazer journey.