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Mandolin Harmonics- How and Why?

mandolin beginner

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Harmonics are one of those cool things we learn about fairly early on, but why do they happen? And how can we use them in our mandolin playing?

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  1. Rita Alvarez

    ♥ 6

    Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.

  2. Marcy Kern

    ♥ 1

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  3. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 17

    Try measure 3 on its own at half tempo, and keep your right hand rolling even when the left hand is behind. The right hand is the metronome.

  4. FifthStringFred

    ♥ 8

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

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