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Mandolin Finger Pattern #2: Low Octave

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Part of the video series: Scales & Finger Patterns for Mandolin

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Summary: Playing mandolin scales is easy with these finger pattern tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.

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Levin Schwartz Levin Schwartz teaches private guitar and mandolin lessons at The Fretted Instrument Workshop in Amherst, Mass. As a private music instructor, he has four pri... read more

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Mandolin Finger Pattern #2: Low Octave

So we're going to do the same kind of this, but this time we're going to start with the ring finger o.k.? And all these positions are going to start off this same note for right now. So this is kind of going to be kind of our anchor. So here's our ring finger starting this position notice it's all going to shift up just a little bit. Same beginning and ending notes, but we use different fingers to get there. It's important to be able to you know, whenever you land on a note if that's a root knowing how to build a scale off that's important. That's why why we do this. Eight notes. Triplets.

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