From the course: Mandolin Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
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Open chords, part 1
From the course: Mandolin Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
Open chords, part 1
- OK, it's time for chords now. We're gonna start with the most basic chords. Probably, you already learned the g chord. (mandolin strum) But I'll start you off right here with the second fret, on the second string, a B note. (mandolin strum) And the top note is played with the second finger on the third fret (mandolin strum), that's your G Chord. And (madonlin strum) it's really simple. Now, the thing about playing chords is your hand position is different than playing single notes. Your thumb is still riding up here, but for some chords, your hand may find itself in some crazy positions. I might even, there are times when I even will bring the palm up in, for certain kinds of chords, or the thumb over. So, all bets are off once you're playing chords on a mandolin. Mostly because, again, a mandolin is very hard to press all the strings down. It take a lot of pressure and a lot of strength from the left hand, and all the angles have to be different for each finger, when you get into…
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