Mandolin Finger Pattern #2 on the 12th Fret

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

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 lives in Northampton, Massachusetts where he spends his days playing music with his band The Amity Front and teaching private guitar and mandol... read more

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Mandolin Finger Pattern #2 on the 12th Fret

With our ring finger, same spot. Another thing to note is that when I'm playing my quarter notes, I'm playing all down strokes with my pick. When I go to eighth notes, so this is one, two, three, four. And when I do eighth notes, I go, one and two and. So the ands are always picked up. So here's how that looks. Four. And when I do triplets, I go... down, up, down, down, up, down, down, up, down, down, up, down, down, up, down.

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