Mandolin Lessons: Advanced Melody
"Devil's Dream" Key of A

by Mickey Cochran

Mandolin Website Map • Return to Lessons Section

Notes: This melody demonstrates the possibilities of what can be achieved with playing on a single string. Fiddle tunes are a great way to gain facility on your mandolin...and, learning how to play them in different keys will assist you in familiarizing yourself with the fingerboard. Notice the repeat signs (the symbols with the double bars and two dots)...this means you go back to the other two dots and repeat the passage. Upon repeating once, then you'll continue on through the piece. Most fiddle tunes have an AABB structure...and, you'll notice that the repeat dots separate these two parts.

Symbols for Pick Direction: D = Downstroke • U = Upstroke (located above the tablature)

Symbols for Fretting Hand: 0 = Open Position 1 = First Finger • 2 = Second Finger • 3 = Third Finger • 4 = Fourth Finger (located below the tablature)

Mandolin Website Map • Return to Lessons Section