How Do You Write a Bluegrass Mandolin Solo???

Wait, people plan out their bluegrass mandolin solos in advance??? Yup! Writing solos is an amazing way to take your bluegrass mandolin playing to a higher level! Check out the new video on the channel where I wrote an entire solo live on camera to show you my process and help you get you started with your first solo--link in bio! Join on Patreon at the link below to grab the PDF transcription of the solo that I wrote here:
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[@Emmetgriffin9]

❤❤❤❤❤thank you so much Jedi master dave🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@keithwittymusic]

Honestly, perhaps the best video you've ever put out! And it's a killer solo.

[@DavidBenedictMandolin]

You bet!

[@1warmday1]

Love it - I've been thinking about this after studying some Fux counterpoint - things like accented dissonance, suspensions etc. help give a way of thinking through the playing 'out' parts of solos. While neigh tones, passing tones, escape tones, arpeggios cover so much as well. Anyway, a fun way to link some theory to composing solos 🙂 What it doesn't teach is the impeccable taste displayed here.

[@DavidBenedictMandolin]

Definitely! Music is all about tension and release! Thanks for watching!

[@MarieFE-ub9nc]

Great content as always! I've been wanting to create and tweak music on my own, so I'm so grateful for this video!

[@DavidBenedictMandolin]

That's awesome!

[@johannesbroborn]

Awesome video 👌

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Killer solo!!!

[@davidhawthorne-cl9iz]

Thanks for the advice. I've been trying to figure out the kickoff for 'Mr. Engineer' because can't find it on the Internet anywhere. Im halfway there...:)

[@zdenekdienelt6571]

well, absolutely great👍

[@DavidBenedictMandolin]

Ah, thanks very much!

[@Newfoundmike]

69 and I just figured out that I probably should have been a mandolin player . It seems to compliment my Voice better. I think it's the way the chords are stacked . Everything sounds better than with the guitar

[@f5mando]

Bostin solo. I can only wish I could do that!

[@DavidBenedictMandolin]

You got this!

[@advanderhulst]

🙏

[@chrishinks46]

Thanks David. What's the software you use for writing music?

[@DavidBenedictMandolin]

I'm using a program called Finale here

[@dinezra3816]

Hey :) Thank you very much for the great contents! I've been following you for a while. @@DavidBenedictMandolin
What version of Finale do you use? I use Finale too but it looks nothing like yours