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Tom,
This lesson is just in standard G tuning (gDGBD) so no re-tuning needed.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
– Mike
Hi! Sorry there was a small issue on the site, that prevented some files from being downloaded. This is now fixed. Sorry about that!
Chris,
Yes there is. If you go back to the Jingle Bells lesson page on the right side you’ll see “Lesson Downloads.”
Click that link and it will download a zip file to your computer containing the tab and all the practice tracks.
Let me know if you still can’t find them and I can send via e-mail if needed. Thanks.
– Mike
There’s some good examples out there. Both acoustic and electric.
For jazz, check out David Grisman’s CD’s with Frank Vignola. Some great jazz playing on acoustic mandolin.
For acoustic/electric you can check out Jethro Burns and Tiny Moore.
For blues, check out Mike Compton if you like early stringband blues. Otherwise Rich Delgrosso and Yank Rachel are two popular blues mandolin players.
You can also use guitar players for inspiration as well!
Mike
Sure. You can search for Amazing Grace Beginner Mandolin on my website.
The (Basic) version only has the first part of the lesson but the full lesson is titled Amazing Grace Beginner Mandolin.
Best,
MikeNice! This is a great tune to work on playing a simple melody and adding basic rolls.
Good luck.
– Mike
Nice! My friend Ryan recorded the guitar rhythm track for this lesson so I played it with a friend as well!
Glad you enjoyed it. I had fun working this lesson up.
– Mike
Yes, the F and D shape are very similar to barre chords on guitar.
Another thing you could practice is shifting between the F and D shape. That’s great practice as well.
Good luck.
– Mike
All the credit goes to Brett over at Nechville Banjos.
He told me all that info after I had been doing it incorrectly for a few years.
– Mike
Ron,
Sure!
You can view any of the tabs on the right side of the lesson page under the “Lesson Tabs” link (or the bottom of the page if you’re viewing it on your phone).
You can print off that tab right from there or you can save it to your computer.
If you have any other questions let me know.
– Mike
You can check out the Will The Circle (Backup) lesson. I believe I discussed the thumb wrap technique there.
I can also do a lesson in the future that focuses exclusively on this technique.
Thanks for the request.
– Mike
James,
A lot of these fiddle tunes can be played various ways. Especially the little connecting phrases.
If it sounds better to you to play it the way you mentioned that’s totally fine. The phrase I did way just a little “melodic” run but an open roll would work just fine as well.
The open roll would definitely work well if the song was played faster as it would give you that extra little time to get back down for the C chord.
I’m glad you’re experimenting and finding out what sounds best to you.
– Mike
John,
Stay tuned, I have a lot more backup lessons planned.
You can check out the Guided Learning and there’s a backup section. That will show my recommended way to work through the backup lessons.
My go-to for songs that are close to my speed limit is vamping or very simple rolls. As the song gets faster, you’ll have to simplify your playing if you want to keep up.
Also, at faster speeds I usually use “less” fingers for chords. So instead of doing full 4 finger chords, I may just do 2 fingers or 3 fingers. At higher speeds, taking time to put down unnecessary fingers will slow you down.
The best way to increase your speed is slowly through practice. I recommend using the Amazing Slow Downer or my Soundslice player I offer.
You can check out the lesson I did “Ten Tips To Improve Your Speed” if you want some of my tips to play faster.
If you have any other questions let me know.
Best,
MikeIf you’re banjo sounds in tune when played open but out of tune when you’re fretting notes that could mean your bridge is out of position.
You can check out this lesson to learn more about intonation:
How To Check Your Intonation Lesson
