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When you are ready, explore my hoard of mandolin instructional videos and eBooks: 4 decades to create, 12 years to assemble. All in one place. Check out this really cool Mandolin Chord Widget courtesy of Howard Knight. JAM SESSION SURVIVAL KIT Free Chord Progression Cheat Sheets BLUEGRASS JAM TRACKS My favorites for beginners and intermediate players. Grab the free samples and try them out today.
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around the website and you'll find free beginner
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out the various materials on the site. This series of mandolin lessons is perfect for homeschoolers, self-directed learners, and people without access to a good mandolin teacher. Happy picking!
Featured Free Video Lesson Double stops are a common mandolin technique which adds depth and harmony to your playing. Here are the basics...
My complete list of video lessons is here.
These Beginning Video Lessons have taught 1,000s of people just like you to play mandolin! I invite you to consider these video lessons. Thousands of people have learned to play using these videos because they really work! Click on the image below to read about them and watch free demos:
Getting Started Playing Mandolin This is a free video lesson I made a few years back that is perfect for people who are picking up a mandolin for the first time. If you like my mandolin lessons check out the complete list of my video lessons here.
Be sure to check out these Free Mandolin Chord Charts organized by key. For example, if you want to play a song in the Key of G all the chords you will encounter are presented on one page! I have prepared chord chart sheets for all of the 8 most common "bluegrass keys." Those "mega-charts" that list every chord known to man just never made sense to me. I always thought that since chords tend to travel in families (keys) it would make sense to learn them in "sets" which include the chords you are most likely to encounter in those keys. Here's a little sample of my mandolin playing. It's an oldie but goodie called Whiskey Before Breakfast. To get you started you'll even find a beginning version of this tune, all tabbed out for you to practice, right here on my site.
Here is my pal Buddy Ashmore and me playing a great old tune called Jerusalem Ridge. You can learn to do this!
"What is a Pentatonic Scale?" Lesson Pentatonic scales are the basis for many melodies and very handy when improvising, especially in the bluegrass or rock and blues worlds. If you need help understanding about scales, chords, basic music theory, how to practice effectively, and the always elusive topic of improvising, I suggest you take a look at my book "Mandolin Master Class." Even beginners can get a great head start by studying this book early in the learning process--but it's never too late to get "up to speed", even if you've been pickin' for years!
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