Up The Neck

Bluegrass Mandolin Tremolo Techniques

Here’s some techniques and exercises you can use to apply tremolo to bluegrass tunes!

Here’s a lesson on playing bluesy backup over Rain And Snow a popular bluegrass song.

Here’s two arrangements of the old time tune Lazy John that mix Scruggs Style, Single-String and Melodic and will get you moving all over the neck.

Here’s a mandolin lesson for the classic blues song Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor in the key of C.

Let’s learn a classic must know up-the-neck Scruggs lick!

Here’s a classic holiday tune based off a Ukrainian Carol done in melodic and single string style.

Here’s a lesson that breaks down some beginner, intermediate and advanced level exercises you can use to improve your slides all over the neck.

Here’s an intermediate level solo for the fun fiddle tune Cherokee Shuffle.

Here’s a lesson on to use the E shape moveable chord to play licks in all different styles of music.

Here’s some advanced single string ideas you can use out of the three moveable chord shapes!