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As I am getting older (70) (and after a lifetime of hand damage in the construction industry) I found regular guitar ever more difficult to play, especially forming chords like C or F.. but.. I have moved more to a Mandola where I have it strung with octave in the pairs (so 7 different strings) and find it much easier to play.. but still with a full sound. If you are struggling.. give these instruments (Mandola.. Octave Mandolin) a try.. Many of the basic chords use only 2 fingers.. I am currently converting a budget Epiphone AJ100 (6 String Guitar) to an 8 string (The longer headstock allows 8 Machine heads) in the 4 x 2 string configuration and hope it will contribute a more 'bassy' element missing from the mid range mandolin family. As Emma points out.. There is no real defined place in Music for these instruments.. We can change that.. Also..particularly useful for songwriters looking for inspiration.. See Sarah Jarosz..

This is really helpful, thank you for posting! Would you be able to explain your picking pattern?

It sounds like something perfectly in tune for a Harry Partch composition. :)

Absolutely beautiful!! This is one of my favorite John Denver songs. It made me cry. Emma is an amazing musician!

Super arrangement, just taking the same theme and weaving it into all different shapes and sizes. Very nice.

That was an interesting Arkansas Traveller comparison..I love the Octave Mandolin but it was definitely brighter sounding on the Stardard Mandolin.. Good comparison actually.. thanks

I would never thought Annie Song on the O.M. What a Beautiful song I'm Gobsmack well done Lady Em🎶🎶🎶 Couple of week ago I was thinking on leaning Take Me Home, Country Roads on the Anglo Concertina & Irish button box / Accordion, Got to learn Annie Song on the Concertina , Box & Cittern Thanks Em🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

I would never thought Annie Song on the O.M. I'm Gobsmack well done Lady Em

Thank you so much Emma! It is really one of my all time favorites! I was really hoping you would give a lesson on this after I watched your beautiful performance. Such a wonderful arrangement and beautiful chords! I will surely try this but I think it will be a challenge on the tuning GDAD (Irish Bouzouki).

Yay! Cool, I am going to try this one.

You make a beautiful sound on your instrument. The chord progression here is one I think I can grasp. I am enjoying the very pleasing sound of the octave mandolin thanks to this channel. Thank you !

Muchas gracias Emma por tus consejos y por compartir tus conocimientos. Intentaré grabarme, aunque me da vergüenza, jajaja, pero lo haré y veré como progreso. Muchas gracias nuevamente. 😊

Hola Emma, soy de Chile 🇨🇱, un pais al sur del mundo. Me encantan tus videos, me gusta como interpretas las canciones, generas un ambiente lleno de emociones, principalmente alegría. Gracias por tus recomendaciones, pues he podido aprender cosas que no sabía sobre la mandolina y la mandolina de octava. Un abrazo. 🤗

Music is out of sync with video of the fingerboard !

I hate it when this happens lol

I've listened to Big Sam Thompson hundreds of times and you played it very well!! It sounded so much like the recording I kept hearing the fiddle part it my head. Great job!

No lie, I kinda wanna buy an inexpensive mandolin just to play this song.

This sounds great on mandolin!

Been missin' John... Beautiful Cover. TY... :)

Thanx

Hi Emma! well done! What were the chords that you were playing during your session when you were soloing?

Thanks.

This is amazing. Wow. Thank you for developing your talents and sharing them with the world. You're making the world a better place and inspiring others to be better and improve. Thank you. Keep doing what you're doing. Never stop.

I love that you teach, along with playing. That's awesome. This is such a fun song. I love Owl City. I'm learning to guitar and once I've gotten better at that I'll have to look into the mandolin, or have my kids learn it. Here's my cover of "Into the West" if you'd like to listen. My husband did the orchestration and I sing ua-cam.com/play/OLAK5uy_muXl5B8Lu1jQD60kS2IXy_DA3TnYOGkjc.html&si=Dy3Dd3tCIOQ4WqsI

I think the first one was best Tony Manchester UK 🤩🥰 hug's

Very cool! I look forward to learning this beautiful melody from you.

Just wow. One of my favorite songs ever done perfectly.

Thanks! Looking forward to working on this. Besides being a nice tune it seems like a great crosspicking exercise.

Perfectly beautiful instrumental rendition of one of my favorite songs to sing! Love it!

Love your work...pliz check a piece i made named little cowboy thanks

Fantastic arrangement and performances. Thank you so much for sharing your talents here!

You should do a tutorial on how to play 'Would You Go with Me' by Josh Turner!

I’m going to add this to my homework. I’m traveling this week (without mandolin) but will pick up the song when I return. Thanks for the great lesson.

Another great lesson thanks for taking the time to teach us.

Great lesson! Masterly explained! You’re very inspirational! ❤

Nicely arranged!

i feel like i'm sitting in an italian bistro in west virginia

Make sure to grab the free sheet music download with the link in the description!

That was beautiful!

That made me cry. So beautiful. Mr. Denver would be very pleased!

❤🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻

That takes a lot of repetition to get all the instruments you play in line with what you initially heard in your mind's ear. That takes tenacity to follow through. My hat off to you, Miss.

Emma i love the way you play really enjoyable Tony Manchester UK 🥰🤩 hug's

Accomplished and sensitive to the spirit of the music. Ty

Oh what a beautiful music performance. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart, dear Emma my friend... Hugs and warm morning greetings from Switzerland, your friend Hans-Peter

Wow, so GREAT, a magnificent, wonderfully beautiful music-film-work. a fantstich music performence. My heartfelt thanks, my dear new friend Emma... Hugs, all the best and a subscription from Switzerland, your new friend Hans-Peter

Beautifully done. John Denver is smiling from heaven

Same Girl!! Even a bouzouki! I like that Octave Mando too! Is that the Eastman? Not the basic octave, but the more $$ one..right? SO nicely done!!! Very very very well done!! Add in some Irish Flute to that mix!! 😊👏👏👏👏👏✊️

Emma you are so talented. Did you ever think of playing Scarborough Fair or Barbara Allen, Seeing your Annie's Song seemed like it would go good with your instrument and voice.

This is wonderful. I'm so glad I stumbled across your channel. What talent! I'm a singer and songwriter and pianist, if you'd like to listen to any of my songs. Here's "Lift the Wings" from "Riverdance" ua-cam.com/video/_A3pAcxKM5I/v-deo.htmlsi=y7v6bGP2f-gthiL9