Flatpicking Mandolin 102: The Fretting Hand

G and C major scales

Now that you've practiced your picking technique on the mandolin let's add in your fretting hand and learn some scales.

5 Video Lessons

1

The G Major Scale

Low Octave with Downstrokes

The G major scale is the scale associated with the G major chord and is a great starting place for developing your left hand technique.
2

High Octave G Scale

With Alternate Picking

This is the second part to the G major scale and is essentially just and extension of the lower octave scale that you learned in lesson 8.1.
3

Combining Low and High Octave G Major Scales

The Full First Position G Major Scale

Now that you know the low octave and the higher octave scale, let's combine them to create a two octave G major scale.
4

The C Major Scale

One Octave with Downstrokes

In this lesson you are going to learn the C major scale. This scale is associated with the C chord that we covered in a previous lesson.
5

C Major Scale From the Lowest Note in Scale

Starting on the open 4ths string

Did you know you can play a C major scale from a note other than C? Keep reading to learn how.