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Mandolin Basics: Intro & Posture

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So you want to play the mandolin? Good, let's get started right here! This first lesson will be all about sitting correctly and having good posture.

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  1. picknGrin

    ♥ 3

    Just want to say the multiple camera angles make all the difference. I could actually see what the right hand was doing.

  2. Sharon Kile

    ♥ 1

    There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.

  3. Patty Lindstrom

    ♥ 11

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  4. SlowHandSteve

    ♥ 10

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  5. Katie Clark Support

    ♥ 7

    Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.

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