Mandolin Scale Exercise: Sequential Pattern

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

Summary: Playing scales on the mandolin is easy with this exercise, 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 Scale Exercise: Sequential Pattern

Ok. So, now what we're going to do what I call a sequential pattern. We're going to go back to this first position down here with our pinky finger. I'll just run through that for you. Ok. And, what we're going to do is we're going to go up three notes. Ok. So, that was the one two three. Then, we go down to the second note. Up three notes from there, third note. Up three notes from there, fourth note. Fifth note. Sixth note. Seventh note. And, landing on the one. Sounds like this. It's good to go up, you've got to go down.

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