Lesson 04 – Beginner Mandolin Crash Course (Key of A & Cripple Creek)

In this chockablock beginner lesson we’ll cover:

  • The open position A major scale & arpeggio (full open position);
  • Work on two excellent right-hand exercises; a double picking exercise & alternate picking exercise;
  • Four new open chords, introduce four chop/movable chords, along with several rhythm exercises and a turnaround chord progression in the key of A;
  • And finally, we’ll learn a great version of ‘Cripple Creek’ with two variations. A classic session tune in the Key of A, which applies the techniques we learnt practicing our scales, arpeggios and right-hand exercises.

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