This video shows the raw process of Mike Marshall tuning his mandolin. How long it takes, how he warms up the strings, and the process of getting the two strings for each note in tune with each other on all four sets of strings.
- Okay, we're gonna talk about tuning the mandolin now…and somebody once said that if you play the mandolin…for 30 years, you tune it for 15…and you play out of tune for 15…but it's true, it takes a lot to tune…a mandolin and get it really right.…As I said earlier there's two notes for every one.…So you have two E strings, two A strings,…two D strings, and two G strings.…So it's tuned exactly the same as a violin…but it's twice as hard to tune because of all these pairs.…
There's several ways to go about tuning…and I'm just gonna march you through them, each of them,…because they each have their pluses and minuses.…Of course a lot of us are using electronic tuners these days…and I'm also want of those fellas.…Got my little D Addario tuner here, I like it a lot.…It keeps everything at four 40…and you always know that you're getting a four 40 pitch…of off that but they're not perfect, you know,…and I think that there's a real danger these days…of people tuning with their eyes…rather than with their ears.…
When I think back of the old days of how in-tune…
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10/14/2016This course is part two of the Mandolin Lessons series, which includes hundreds of lessons, exclusive performances, and special guest interviews. Make sure to check out the exercise files for downloadable tab, audio samples, and other study materials.
Note: This course was created and produced by ArtistWorks. We are honored to host this training in our library.
- Adjusting your action
- Changing strings and tuning the mandolin
- Playing a 1-6-2-5 progression
- Understanding moveable chords
- Practicing mandolin
- Playing blues on the mandolin
- Playing kickoffs
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 5s
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1. Gear and Setup
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Adjusting your action4m 57s
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Tuning up10m 51s
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2. More Fun with Theory
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1-6-2-5 progression4m 46s
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Fun with theory3m 39s
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Moveable chords introduction2m 58s
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Three moveable chords3m 47s
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3. Intermediate Mandolin Tunes
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"Cookoo's Nest"10m 36s
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"Red Haired Boy"7m 38s
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"Salt Creek"6m 10s
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Positions1m 44s
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"Fisher's Hornpipe", part 16m 20s
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"Fisher's Hornpipe", part 23m 58s
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4. Practicing
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How to practice7m 42s
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Speed and relaxation6m 53s
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5. The Blues
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Turnaround licks 1-5-13m 51s
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Blues scale, part 13m 21s
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Blues scale, part 28m 34s
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"June Apple"10m 17s
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"Worried Man Blues", part 25m 55s
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Ear training2m 55s
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Kickoffs, part 16m 51s
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Kickoffs, part 25m 7s
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Conclusion
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ArtistWorks and Next Steps1m 15s
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