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![]() Mandolin: Chordal Techniques
Hello again, This might sound like a stupid question but on the 'Reading Tablature' page, you say this, "As illustrated in the above "C" scale exercise, the first "5" note would be played with the fourth finger...the second "2" note would be played with the first finger...the "3" would be played with the second finger...and the following "5" would be played with the fourth finger." Does that mean put only the 2nd finger on the 3rd fret? You see, I'm a violinist also and we would have to put both fingers down to play a note like that. Greetings, You can play it either way...whatever comes comfortable on chording. As is true with violin, for instance, an Em chord, in the first position, can be played with the tip of the first finger...both the D and A strings can be fretted together...now there are some mandolinists who will use two separate fingers to play this open-position Em chord. Some players do not have a fat fingertip to cover these strings...hence, it's best to use what is comfortable to you. On mandolin, there aren't as many set rules as there are on violin. Mickey
Subject: Re: Re: Fwd: Question I got them off this page: http://www.mandolincafe.com/pdf/two.pdf. The A chord specifically, but while your at it, what is a 7th chord, or 13th? Greetings, Yes, I downloaded these chords...and the numbers do relate to the type of chord being played. The 7th chord is essentially a major chord with an added flatted 7th note. Music theory involves learning the intervals from note to note. Western music is created with 12 tones...if played chromatically. The flatted 7th note of a G chord would be the F natural. The 13th follows this same principle...where you're counting up from the tonic of the chord name. It's quite complicated really. For it's like learning a new language. When building chords with the 13th note, it involves adding the flatted 7th and the 9th tone of the scale. My first suggestion would be to look for some music theory books...and study it as best you can and how it applies to mandolin. If you hit a brick wall, please feel free to e-mail me; I'd be glad to personally assist you in your mando learning efforts. Mickey
Subject: Chords I do love the instrument and will keep at it daily. |
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