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Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Lonesome Road Blues – Free Mandolin Tab
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Handsome Molly – Free Mandolin Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Dream of the Miner’s Child – Free Mandolin Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Bound to Ride – Free Mandolin Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Little Log Cabin in the Lane – Free Mandolin Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Pretty Polly – Free Bluegrass Mandolin Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Pretty Polly – Free Bluegrass Mandolin Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass mandolin tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass mandolin tabs.”
Very Easy Mandolin Songs
By Wayne Erbsen
The Internet is abuzz with people wanting to learn to play the mandolin. My guess is that you are one of them! Of course, you want to learn the easiest songs possible. Who wouldn’t?
The songs that are the easiest to play are the tunes you already know. They’re the ones you’ve had in your head for years. So instead of having me teach you a totally unfamiliar tune on the mandolin, let’s get you to learn how to play the tunes you already know.
I suggest you start making lists of your favorite songs. If you
Buying an Inexpensive (But Not Cheap) Mandolin
By Wayne Erbsen
Mandolins come in many flavors, several styles, and many price ranges. I’ll pass on to you the same advice someone gave me about 50 years ago. Spend as much as you can stretch, and purchase a quality instrument, rather than a piece of junk. A really cheap mandolin will sound tinny, which will discourage you just as you’re learning this new instrument.
That said, it doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune on your first mandolin.
For starters, there are several mandolins that we sell and recommend.
The Rover RM-35S with a retail price of $169.95.
Secrets of Playing Mandolin by Ear
By Wayne Erbsen
Practically everybody who plays the mandolin wants to play by ear. What does that mean? It means playing without reading music or tab.
To play by ear, you need to know a little bit about three things: 1) simple scales, 2) chords, 3) walk-ups and walk-downs.
1) Simple scales. This is the do re mi you learned as a kid. In the key of G, it’s do=G, re=A, mi=B, fa=C, so=D, la=E, ti=F#, do=G. As you can see, you start with G and go right up the alphabet – G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G.
