From the course: Mandolin Lessons: 2 Soloing Ideas & Kickoffs

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Three moveable chords

Three moveable chords

- Okay, now that you've learned the notes on the g string, we're gonna look at all four strings, and find where all the notes are. This is just gonna help you in so many ways, folks. Might need another cup of espresso for this. So, here's your finger board, and we just went through the notes on the g string. This is the g, a, b, and c are next to each other at four and five. D at seven. E and f at nine and 10, and g, this is your octave. This is the 12th fret, the one with the two pretty little dots. If we go to the d string, we see the e at the second fret. Again, here's e and f right next to each other, just like they were back here. G, a, b, and c, right next to each other, and then d. There's your octave. So, let's just look at the d chord. (mandolin strumming) The first d chord I ever showed you, and how to bring that up to an e chord was this, right? Because, this is your e note. You're barring the middle two strings, and then you're playing the outside strings at the fourth…

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