Thanks for giving me something special and new to go with, this week. I also could not figure out why my mandolin sounded so wrong, off-key. I was using guitar-tuna for mandolin. Then I realized it was tuning wrong strings in wrong keys. So I did it, "manually", and it sounds much better. People should learn to not only trust these automated system things. I think it is good to know how to hear and tune what you play. It is day-nine, mandolin (or any instrument) for me. I know vocal scales, but not notes, other than C, so this is a new language, for me, entirely. Thanks for helping so much!
Great video to explain how to use the closed finger style. Wish I had known this years ago, especially with all the B# and E and F players in country music at local coffee houses. c2nRDU
Hello, Thanks for the lessons, you're a wonderful teacher. I have a question about your mandolin. What's your nut width? String Spacing? Is that a Gibson? I'm in the market to upgrade and my current Mandolin has such tiny spacing it's difficult for me to play. As a bassplayer I hope you'd understand about having a little bit more room. Cheers and thanks again for the lessons; they're quite informative and easy to follow.
I'm not sure what the nut or string spacing is, but my mandolin was built by Tom Ellis in Austin, TX, and if you email him I'm sure he could tell you. I know Gibson does make a wide nut mandolin, and Collings does too. Thanks for watching!
I just can’t seem to get the hand position right to be able to do even the first two notes without moving my hand up the frets - I might have small hands but I must be doing something wrong if I can’t even get to the second note.
to the best of my knowledge there are no sharp or flat between Band C or E and F all the other notes have them and the same note is sharp for the lower note and flat for the higher note .. example the note between A & B is A# or Bb .. i think you would call it depending on the scale or key you are playing in.
Hello, I've have recently been teaching myself the mandolin and my biggest question with scales is do I press down on all frets at the same time? Like with the first scale show, its the 2nd fret of G, then 4th fret of G. Am i pressing down on both at the same time (and with the rest) or one fret at a time?
I have extremely tiny hands.. watch it through a few times, and play it back slowly, even, pausing to set your fingers right. Once you get the pinky down there, on the g-string(s), you will wonder why it doesn't always sit there.
mando man I can get these scales out of books, u might b a pro is this video for beginners or advanced players I did like the strumming part c banjo Ben Clark he can give u some better lessons
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Thanks for giving me something special and new to go with, this week.
I also could not figure out why my mandolin sounded so wrong, off-key. I was using guitar-tuna for mandolin. Then I realized it was tuning wrong strings in wrong keys. So I did it, "manually", and it sounds much better.
People should learn to not only trust these automated system things. I think it is good to know how to hear and tune what you play.
It is day-nine, mandolin (or any instrument) for me. I know vocal scales, but not notes, other than C, so this is a new language, for me, entirely. Thanks for helping so much!
Thanks for showing this. Especially thanks for showing how to do it with the open strings. I don’t have a left pinky so it really helps!
Between You, Don and Ted I think I am actually going to be able to play a mandolin. Mega thanks.
Best one I’ve found, understandable.
Man you guys are so good. Thanks for this
Thank you for your simple easy to understand lessons.
so simple yet so powerful ... thanks so much for making this video
Tuned my bass like a cello. Thanks for this. These stretches are rough.
Good information! Another great video.
A great help, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent lesson
so thanx my dear friend.
Very helpful,thanks.
Wow! This helped me A bunch! Big Thanks! Keep em coming!
Woohoo! Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!
Love your perception on teaching. can't wait for more!
Jonathan Smith Thanks! Part Two is coming out on Thursday!
Great lesson. Looking forward to working with your videos. They are detailed and easy to follow. Thank you.
That is great for me and great to exercising your fingers and get them very nimble thanks a million
Just saying thank you!! This helped out so much!! :-)
thanks
Thanks for watching!
I know you said that your pinky will lock up sometimes, but is It normal for your thumb to get sore?
Great video to explain how to use the closed finger style. Wish I had known this years ago, especially with all the B# and E and F players in country music at local coffee houses. c2nRDU
Hello, Thanks for the lessons, you're a wonderful teacher. I have a question about your mandolin. What's your nut width? String Spacing? Is that a Gibson? I'm in the market to upgrade and my current Mandolin has such tiny spacing it's difficult for me to play. As a bassplayer I hope you'd understand about having a little bit more room.
Cheers and thanks again for the lessons; they're quite informative and easy to follow.
I'm not sure what the nut or string spacing is, but my mandolin was built by Tom Ellis in Austin, TX, and if you email him I'm sure he could tell you. I know Gibson does make a wide nut mandolin, and Collings does too. Thanks for watching!
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thank you what they guy said below me i agree with
Where did you get your mandolin strap?
I just can’t seem to get the hand position right to be able to do even the first two notes without moving my hand up the frets - I might have small hands but I must be doing something wrong if I can’t even get to the second note.
Hey. I get confused with the sharps and flats when naming notes on the fret board. Is there a rule for when one says ‘sharp’ or ‘flat’? Thanks
to the best of my knowledge there are no sharp or flat between Band C or E and F all the other notes have them and the same note is sharp for the lower note and flat for the higher note .. example the note between A & B is A# or Bb .. i think you would call it depending on the scale or key you are playing in.
Does the first note tell u what key your in with that movable shape on the A and E strings as well?
+Nick Jones I'm not sure I understand the question, could you rephrase it?
the scale you showed that you can start on any fret with, does that work the same way on the higher strings as well?
might be a dumb question but oh well
+Nick Jones Not a dumb question at all! It works wherever you start, you just run out of strings quicker on the A and E strings. Thanks!
forsure thanks man
Hello, I've have recently been teaching myself the mandolin and my biggest question with scales is do I press down on all frets at the same time? Like with the first scale show, its the 2nd fret of G, then 4th fret of G. Am i pressing down on both at the same time (and with the rest) or one fret at a time?
Leaving your fingers down is a good habit in my opinion, but not everybody does it, even myself! Good question!
Why is the scale only on two strings why not show it on all 4 strings and run a 2 octave?
Your lesson is good, but please remember those of us who have small hands and move because we don't have the full reach that you do.
I have extremely tiny hands.. watch it through a few times, and play it back slowly, even, pausing to set your fingers right. Once you get the pinky down there, on the g-string(s), you will wonder why it doesn't always sit there.
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mando man I can get these scales out of books, u might b a pro is this video for beginners or advanced players I did like the strumming part c banjo Ben Clark he can give u some better lessons