Beginner's Corner
Ready to embark on a mandolin journey? We're here to guide you! Let's get started with some beginner mandolin lessons.
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Bluegrass Mandolin 101
These online beginner mandolin lessons will help you get started with the basics from holding your mandolin to strumming. Follow a s...
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Mandolin Chords for Beginners
Now that you have a good handle on your strumming technique, let's include the fretting hand and learn some chords. After mastering ...
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Arrangement
Happy Birthday
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GDAE
This is a great melody for beginners. There's also some great licks available. Remember, you can use the difficulty slider for indiv...
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Ode to Joy
Melody-
Difficulty
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Key
D -
Tuning
GDAE
This arrangement is based on Beethoven's classic melody. Most of the arrangement is played with quarter notes, with an eighth note h...
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Oh Susanna
Beginner-
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A -
Tuning
GDAE
Oh Susanna is a popular American traditional melody. If you are a beginner player, make sure to use the green difficulty slid...
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Song
I'll Fly Away
I'll Fly Away by The Carter Family is a classic gospel hymn of hope, optimism and promises of a better life beyond death. This pop...
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Song
Cluck Old Hen
Cluck Old Hen is a traditional Appalachian plucked string piece featuring powerful bluegrass mandolin licks in syncopated breaks and...
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Arrangement
Ragtime Annie
Beginner-
Difficulty
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Key
D -
Tuning
GDAE
A simplified version of this tune to get you pickin' ASAP!
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