Howdy! Big Sciota is one of my all time favourite fiddle tunes. It has a sweet sounding melody and is great fun to play! In this Big Sciota: Mandolin Lesson we’ll take a look at an intermediate mandolin arrangement of the tune, played in the key of G. The melody sits in the open position, using the G major scale, so we’ll also take a look at how to play the scale, plus the arpeggios for the chords used in the tune. Go to lesson...
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Hand Me Down My Walking Cane: Mandolin Lesson
G’day! In this mandolin lesson we’ll take a look at a break for the song Hand Me Down My Walking Cane. The arrangement is in the key of A, but uses only closed positions, so can be easily transposed to any key.
Here’s the preview and part 1 of the lesson:
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Cherokee Shuffle: Banjo Lesson
Hey! In this banjo lesson we’ll take a look at a melodic/Scruggsy style break for Cherokee Shuffle. In the key of A, the capo is positioned at fret 2. During the video lessons we’ll spend some time learning the phrases and memorise as we progress. Check out the play-along video once you’ve learnt the tune and practice improving your tempo! Go to lesson...
Bill Cheatham: Mandolin Lesson
Hey! In this mandolin lesson we’ll learn Bill Cheatham.
Here’s the preview and in depth lesson for Part A
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Angeline The Baker: Mandolin Lesson
An arrangement of Angeline The Baker for the mandolin! In this arrangement, there are 3 different versions.
Here’s the preview and lesson for variation #1:
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Katy Hill: Mandolin
Cold Frosty Morning: Mandolin
An arrangement of Cold Frosty Morning for mandolin. This arrangement has 2 versions, a basic and an advanced version.
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An arrangement of Cold Frosty Morning in a 3-finger melodic style for the 5-string banjo. In the key of Am, this version is played out of standard open G tuning.
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Go to lesson...June Apple: Mandolin
Here’s an arrangement of the popular session fiddle tune ‘June Apple’ for the mandolin! The tune is in the key of A.