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In bluegrass and other music, the G run (G-run), or Flatt run (presumably after
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In bluegrass and other music, the G run (G-run), or Flatt run (presumably after Lester Flatt
Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs.
Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, ...
), is a stereotypical ending
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used as a basis for improvisation
Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...
on the guitar. It is the most popular run in bluegrass, the second being " Shave and a Haircut".
The best known version, above, is a slight elaboration of the simplest form, below.
See also
*Banjo roll
In bluegrass music, a banjo roll or roll is a pattern played by the banjo that uses a repeating eighth-note arpeggio – a broken chord – that by subdividing the beat 'keeps time'. "Each standard"roll pattern is a ''right hand'' fingering p ...
* Fill (music)
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