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Using Quarter Note Triplets on Mandolin

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In this lesson

  • Lesson Preview preview
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Feeling the Triplet: Rhythm & Theory
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Quarter Note Triplet Licks
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Utility Lick
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Blackberry Blossom

Quarter note triplets are some low hanging fruit that spice up our playing, and can immediately transform the attitude of our solos & improv. Let's learn some uses for quarter note triplets on mandolin, and apply them to a common fiddle tune!

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  1. Dale Hutchins

    โ™ฅ 7

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

  2. Rita Alvarez

    โ™ฅ 1

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  3. Theresa Nickels

    โ™ฅ 7

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

  4. Sam Whitlock

    โ™ฅ 6

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  5. Ben Clark Instructor

    โ™ฅ 11

    You're not behind. Two weeks on a lesson like this is normal and healthy.

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