Mandolin Lessons: 3 Simplifying Difficult Tunes

Course details

What does it take to become an advanced mandolin player like Grammy nominee Mike Marshall? Once you've mastered the basics, you may want to take on some more difficult tunes. This course, the third in the Mandolin Lessons series, helps you break down popular but challenging songs like "Ride the Wild Turkey" and build your speed, dexterity, and ability to improvise. Learn how to incorporate a metronome into your practice, play advanced arpeggios, and use open and closed finger positioning to navigate complex chord charges. In chapter 3, Mike goes in the opposite direction: making simple tunes more interesting. Learn how to spice up basic songs with embellishments, slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs; play four-finger scales; and reharmonize traditional melodies. Make sure to check out the exercise files for downloadable tab, audio samples, and other study materials to assist your practice.

Learning objectives
Grooving
Practicing for speed
Making chord changes
Practicing finger busters
Making simple tunes more interesting

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Advanced Mandolin Concepts

02 - Introduction to advanced mandolin
03 - What makes an advanced player, part 1
04 - What makes an advanced player, part 2
05 - Grooving
06 - Practicing for speed, part 1
07 - Practicing for speed, part 2
08 - Advanced arpeggios, part 1
09 - Advanced arpeggios, part 2

2. Chord Changes and Fingerbusters

10 - Playing out of closed position
11 - Making the chord changes Old Home Place
12 - Chief Sitting in the Rain
13 - Ride the Wild Turkey
14 - Final finger buster

3. Making Simple Tunes Difficult

15 - Making simple tunes difficult, part 1
16 - Making simple tunes difficult, part 2
17 - Making simple tunes difficult, part 3
18 - Scales with four fingers, part 1
19 - Scales with four fingers, part 2
20 - Reharmonizing traditional melodies

Conclusion

21 - ArtistWorks and Next Steps

Mandolin Lessons: 3 Simplifying Difficult Tunes

Authors

Mike Marshall