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Sure, you can check out this lesson I did:
https://mikeheddingmusic.com/lessons/three-finger-chords-beginner-mandolin/
The lesson tab has all the three finger chord shapes listed.
– Mike
Good question.
A two finger chord just means you’re using two fingers on your left hand. Two chords usually involve hitting some open strings as well.
Three finger chords mean you’re using three fingers on your left hand to make the chord. These are helpful because you can move them around the neck easier because you aren’t relying on open strings. Not all the chords sound as good with open strings so that’s where 3 finger chords can be handy.
All the chords have a 2 finger version and a 3 finger version and sometimes even 4 fingers. Once you learn the different chords you can decide which version you’d like to use.
If you have any more questions let me know.
– Mike
Hey Jon,
Good question. This is one of those times where you have a difference in “theory” and in “practice.”
Yes, you’re definitely correct, sliding from the 3rd fret for a Dm chord would be better theory wise.
But what I found when I was playing the song is that you need to do the slide with your 1st finger, not your 2nd finger (your 2nd finger is already on the 3rd fret).
To me it didn’t feel as comfortable to try and get my 1st finger onto the 3rd fret while sliding.
I try to make my tabs as close as possible to the way I really play the song.
You could certainly try the 3rd fret though and see if you can make the slide sound smooth.
Same thing happens in the 2nd chorus, sliding from the 1st fret on the 3rd string (over F chord) instead of 2nd fret (better theory wise). But in practice, I found it was easier to move my first finger up and start the slide. Which means you start the slide from the 1st fret even if it doesn’t work as well with theory.
Hope this makes sense. If you have any other questions let me know.
Best,
MikeDonald,
I’m doing pretty good. Did you have a question I can help with or are you just saying hello?
– Mike
Timothy,
I’ve tried to build the same functionality for the mobile site as the desktop/laptop version of the site but sometimes the mobile version presents unique challenges.
Can you be more specific as to what isn’t working for you?
And what mobile device are you viewing the site on?
I can certainly see if I can improve it. Glad you enjoyed the Silent Night lesson. Thanks!
– Mike
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
