Mandolin

Closed Position Blues Licks

Here’s a lesson that will teach you some easy blues licks you can play in any key.

Here’s a mandolin solo for the gospel song The Hallelujah Side in the key of A.

Here’s a lesson for the fiddle tune June Apple that will help you practice the Mixolydian scale in the key of A.

Here’s a lesson for the Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus in the key of A.

Here’s a lesson that teaches three solos to Cluck Old Hen in the key of A.

Here’s a lesson that explores how to use the concept of relative major and minor to use mandolin licks you know in new situations.

Here’s a solo for the verse and chorus to the gospel song There Is Power In The Blood.

Here’s a slow version and a bluegrass style solo to Angels We Have Heard On High.

Here’s a lesson that teaches the basic melody and a bluegrass solo for the Crawdad Song.

Here’s an intermediate level solo for Worried Man Blues that will add some harmony to the melody. We’ll also work on playing the melody up-the-neck.