Mando Mike
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How to write a Chord/Melody Arrangement - Blue Skies - Advanced Mandolin
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This is a lesson for advanced mandolin players on how to play the great Irving Berlin song 'Blue Skies' in a Chord/Melody arrangement. I'll take you through the 3 steps I do every time someone asks me to write them an arrangement like this. Starting with the melody, then we'll add some chords underneath, then we'll make the rhythm more interesting. This will leave us with quite a complex and tricky melody to play for any standard of mandolin player.
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0:00 Intro
01:06 Step 1 Core Melody
02:32 Step 2 Adding Chords...
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Видео

How to play Delta Blues - Beginner & Intermediate Mandolin Lesson
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Месяц назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/18aXK9Xww5myjjyCSOW7Aun2-idv5wOee/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for beginner & intermediate mandolin players on how to play some 'Delta Blues'. There is no set definition of what 'Delta Blues' is, but there are some common features that make it a really interesting style to try to play on the mandolin. We'll start ...
Nessun Dorma (part 2) - a chord/melody arrangement - Mandolin Lesson
Просмотров 560Месяц назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1QWrHnkkVuO9H0e5r49fx1GkqR Yc_7J/view?usp=sharing This is part 2 of how to play the aria 'Nessun Dorma' on the Mandolin. In this second video, we will take the melody from part 1 and start making it into a more complex chord/melody arrangement for a solo mandolin player, as well as adding in some tremolo over Double St...
How to play Nessun Dorma (Part 1) - Melody & Tremolo
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.Месяц назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1yefbJ6QjWncTk3H9AJNmpbd4scA91Plh/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson on how to play the aria 'Nessun Dorma' on the Mandolin. Originally from Puccini's Opera 'Turandot', it is most closely associated with the singer Pavarotti and the Italia '90 football world cup. In this first video, we will focus on the playing the mel...
How to play Bill Monroe's "Scotland" - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
Просмотров 2 тыс.3 месяца назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1HgpIUp_KA91FvebhUMgg6gClcln_GzKC/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for beginner & intermediate mandolin players on how to play the great Bill Monroe Bluegrass tune 'Scotland'. He wrote this in honour of his Scottish heritage - you can't have a much more Scottish sounding name than 'Monroe' - and is meant to be a Blueg...
How to play "The Golden Eagle Hornpipe" - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
Просмотров 9703 месяца назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1cuMR2N0iRLSt4M9bnBoV0y9UJzZ6Bl2L/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for advanced mandolin players on how to play 'The Golden Eagle Hornpipe'. It's hard to be sure where this tune came from; could be Irish, Scottish or English depending on how deep your google dive is. Wherever it's from, this is such a fun tune to play...
In The Mood .... for correct pick directions! - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.4 месяца назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1jKZ62pWxxxXftTGXrQlnpxB3JLWjuW4O/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for beginner & intermediate mandolin players on how to play the famous Glenn Miller Big Band tune 'In The Mood'. We'll treat it like a fiddle tune with an 'A' and a 'B' part and you will soon realise this lesson is all about pick directions! There is a...
How to play 'Djangology' - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.4 месяца назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/19BkeDfErkm0YjupWbUYg6Hpqf1yIGC6s/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for advanced mandolin players on how to play the Gypsy Jazz tune "Djangology" by the great Django Reinhardt. In the lesson we will cover both melody & chords and have a full jam through the tune at the end of the video. For all other Free Lessons head ...
Fireball Mail - Beginner Melody to Intermediate Bluegrass solo (Mandolin Lesson)
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1oMO5gcxJUzn4RAkvX6Od9ch_vsKXMxJQ/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for beginner & intermediate mandolin players on how to play the standard Bluegrass song 'Fireball Mail'. We'll start with the core melody and then work through 3 different variations, each one building on the previous one, until we have a more complex ...
Black Mountain Rag - Mandolin Lesson for Advanced Players
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1C3vCFXeS0cnnYcTAj7StMLgk0WgB1-dh/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for advanced mandolin players on how to play the 'Black Mountain Rag', which is a traditional tune, brought to Bluegrass guitarist's attention by Doc Watson. I have based my arrangement of this video off this version by Roland White: ruclips.net/video/...
Fly Me to the Moon - How to play the Melody & Chords for Beginner/Intermediate Mandolin
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.7 месяцев назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1A92EoUmJgsWal0-iSLU2JB92DNg-j1II/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for beginner & intermediate mandolin players on how to play the standard Jazz song 'Fly Me to the Moon'. Originally written as a waltz by Bart Howard in 1954, it was shifted into 4/4 by Quincy Jones for the now famous Frank Sinatra version in 1964. We'...
Fly Me to the Moon - How to play the Melody & Chords for Advanced Mandolin
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.7 месяцев назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1E8ZYEhYJXyvv7XTsYU1RAFQAr6fwalu5/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for advanced mandolin players on how to play the standard Jazz song 'Fly Me to the Moon'. Originally written as a waltz by Bart Howard in 1954, it was shifted into 4/4 by Quincy Jones for the now famous Frank Sinatra version in 1964. We'll look at the ...
Learn to play 'On The Road Again' by Willie Nelson - Chords, Rhythms & Solo
Просмотров 3 тыс.8 месяцев назад
To download the Free pdf for this video, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1vFs242x9t7OJHjVc_vj71GEAz9P6Oq4x/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for mandolin players on how to play Willie Nelson's hit song 'On The Road Again'. We'll take a look at the chords, shapes, rhythms and two versions of the solo so you have everything you need to jam through the song. This is in the same key as Willie p...
Constant 8th Notes Exercise - Improve your Right Hand technique - Mandolin lesson
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.9 месяцев назад
To download the Free pdf guide, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1_Dnst7VeNtSWSBjNQCW3MO_6nOec3W8_/view?usp=sharing This is a lesson for any standard of mandolin player to try to help you improve your right hand technique. A good right hand is a constantly moving right hand. So to get your hand doing what it should, you can try to play everything as constant 8th notes/quavers. We'll start wi...
Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Mandolins - How to play the lead part - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.11 месяцев назад
To download the free pdf guide click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lhuPgZr0cIYKT4GcicjzEJS8MU77c4bz/view?usp=sharing For the backing track of both parts click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1NKGqqSfQ6vEWdLRVB7g8sIbbMxezC5dq/view?usp=sharing for the backing track with just the second part click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1E9cG7wHnKNsxPTyE_ykktgfHxDa0iJrX/view?usp=sharing A lesson in how to pl...
How to play 'Lara's Theme' from Doctor Zhivago - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
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How to play 'Lara's Theme' from Doctor Zhivago - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
Atholl Highlanders - as a jig and a march - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
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Atholl Highlanders - as a jig and a march - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
Wild Mountain Thyme - Scottish Folk Song - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
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Wild Mountain Thyme - Scottish Folk Song - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
Carol of the Bells - Mandolin Quartet
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Carol of the Bells - Mandolin Quartet
Carol of the Bells - Join my Quartet! - Mandolin Lesson for any standard
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Carol of the Bells - Join my Quartet! - Mandolin Lesson for any standard
How to play Eat My Dust! (EMD) - a David Grisman tune - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
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How to play Eat My Dust! (EMD) - a David Grisman tune - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
How to play Ripple by Grateful Dead - Mandolin Less (Beginner & Intermediate)
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How to play Ripple by Grateful Dead - Mandolin Less (Beginner & Intermediate)
Alternatives to the 'Chop Chord' - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner and Intermediate)
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Alternatives to the 'Chop Chord' - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner and Intermediate)
Old Dangerfield - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
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Old Dangerfield - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
Irish Polkas - Egan's and John Ryan's - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
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Irish Polkas - Egan's and John Ryan's - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
The Gravel Walks - A 4 part Irish Reel - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
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The Gravel Walks - A 4 part Irish Reel - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
Improvising Over Fiddle Tunes - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
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Improvising Over Fiddle Tunes - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
How to Play with a Metronome - Properly! - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
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How to Play with a Metronome - Properly! - Mandolin Lesson (Beginner & Intermediate)
How to Read Music on the Mandolin - Part 2
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How to Read Music on the Mandolin - Part 2
Cuckoo's Nest - Nickel Creek's version of an Irish Hornpipe - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)
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Cuckoo's Nest - Nickel Creek's version of an Irish Hornpipe - Mandolin Lesson (Advanced)

Комментарии

  • @RolandTumble23
    @RolandTumble23 День назад

    I (and most players in my area) have always approached hornpipes more closely to what you're calling "heavily swing". it's not a fully "dotted eighth/sixteenth" relationship, but more of a "tied/ single triplet" feel. Great lesson, in any case.

  • @johnnyroach7004
    @johnnyroach7004 2 дня назад

    Thank you Mike for this tune love your version .Could you do a version of 8 of jan. with a play along.

  • @greenbank234
    @greenbank234 5 дней назад

    Didn't realise Jay (?) could sing so well. Great learning videos - not just for mandolin players.

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons 3 дня назад

      Yes Jay is the lead singer of our band @JaywalkersBand as well as the fiddle player :)

  • @johnnyroach7004
    @johnnyroach7004 5 дней назад

    thank you mike for this tune love it

  • @frankking781
    @frankking781 5 дней назад

    Loch.

  • @JackFolkes-p6b
    @JackFolkes-p6b 8 дней назад

    Awesome Mike, well done! Will try and give this one a go 😊

  • @SEAOSIN
    @SEAOSIN 9 дней назад

    Thank you good work !! Question guitar in DADGAD ?

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons 3 дня назад

      Thanks! It looks like a guitar but it's actually my bouzouki tuned to the Irish zouk tuning: GDAD

    • @SEAOSIN
      @SEAOSIN 15 часов назад

      ​@@MandoMikeLessons​ Thank you so much for answering didnt notice that it was a bouzouki sry about that . Thanks again for all of your work here good job!!🫶🫶

  • @cliffsandifer3877
    @cliffsandifer3877 11 дней назад

    devils dream was the first tune I ever learned mandolin from Michael Melford "mandolin fantasy" LP back 1976 he was doing it in D. Buddy Spicher, John Hartford, the DIllards were in on the assembly .YOU TUBE is chockful of tutorials for every thing. Very convenient for musicians if they are learning in the You tube era

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons 3 дня назад

      RUclips tutorials are a great addition to learning an instrument alongside books, teachers & workshops .... but there will never be a better way of learning than jamming along to existing recordings like you did ... I spent a whole year in my early 20's playing along to as many Chris Thile tracks as I could. Happy picking! Mike

  • @fernandomartin4330
    @fernandomartin4330 15 дней назад

    Mike, Te felicito es una versión hermosa !!! Te saludo desde Buenos Aires !!! Gracias por compartila

  • @rogerrabbit1670
    @rogerrabbit1670 15 дней назад

    Thought I'd left this one too late to learn before Christmas but you made it easy and got it in no time, thanks!

  • @burrelsk
    @burrelsk 16 дней назад

    Like a bagpipe tune.

  • @MandolinChordMelodies-w2o
    @MandolinChordMelodies-w2o 19 дней назад

    Beautiful arrangement

  • @samirune
    @samirune 19 дней назад

    Thank you very much sir; my co-worker gave me a mandolin today and you taught me how to tune it perfectly. take care o/

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons 3 дня назад

      Oh nice! Welcome to the mandolin ... best thing you can do in the early days is just keep learning tunes, especially what we call 'fiddle tunes'. Look out for: Cripple Creek, Angeline the baker, Over the waterfall, old joe clark, blackberry blossom Happy picking! Mike

  • @davidmcgowan103
    @davidmcgowan103 21 день назад

    ruclips.net/video/NxFfE2X4YGk/видео.htmlsi=hf97BN7IFR3ZE-WW

  • @shikatamonck2925
    @shikatamonck2925 22 дня назад

    いつも観て練習してます ありがとうございます。

  • @John-hk4fr
    @John-hk4fr 24 дня назад

    awesome and efficient.

  • @chazbike9708
    @chazbike9708 25 дней назад

    Thank you!

  • @MandolinChordMelodies-w2o
    @MandolinChordMelodies-w2o 26 дней назад

    I love this plus your other tremolo lesson!!! Thank you

  • @jonathanvaughan453
    @jonathanvaughan453 26 дней назад

    This is uncanny. I was just thinking this carol would sound great on mando and agreed to work on it to perform at a Christmas function next year. I didn’t have a resource to learn it…until now.

  • @triantafilos9942
    @triantafilos9942 27 дней назад

    Beautiful song 😍

  • @triantafilos9942
    @triantafilos9942 27 дней назад

    Great mandoline lesson for beginners like me thanks 👍

  • @alanbudgen2672
    @alanbudgen2672 29 дней назад

    Thanks Mike, that's great. Happy Christmas 🎄

  • @stpetenickstpetenick9428
    @stpetenickstpetenick9428 Месяц назад

    Great work, thank you.!

  • @stpetenickstpetenick9428
    @stpetenickstpetenick9428 Месяц назад

    Very cool, I am gonna try this out on fiddle. .. and thanks for putting it out on a pdf !

  • @sarahrhodes6752
    @sarahrhodes6752 Месяц назад

    Love this one! Thank you!

  • @davidmcgowan103
    @davidmcgowan103 Месяц назад

    Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎅

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons Месяц назад

      Thanks David, Merry Christmas to you too! Mike

  • @deborahlee7044
    @deborahlee7044 Месяц назад

    Brilliant! Big thanks! X

  • @artsie8282
    @artsie8282 Месяц назад

    LOVE THIS!!!!!!! Relatively easy to play and sounds soooooo cool.

  • @RVsbladesnthangs
    @RVsbladesnthangs Месяц назад

    This is gonna take a while

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons Месяц назад

      Yeah it's a tricky tune that's for sure! Happy picking, Mike

  • @daviswebster7663
    @daviswebster7663 Месяц назад

    Fantastic! Thank you Sir!

  • @AikiSys
    @AikiSys Месяц назад

    Wonderful. Thanks for sharing 👏👏👏👏🙏🏿

  • @darrylreaume590
    @darrylreaume590 Месяц назад

    Thanks SO much!

  • @MandoMojo77
    @MandoMojo77 Месяц назад

    Very cool, thank you!

  • @calliehall2398
    @calliehall2398 Месяц назад

    You are actually the best Mando Mike! I always love the songs and techniques you teach :)

  • @1mistymorn1
    @1mistymorn1 Месяц назад

    Finally. A beautiful tune I can focus on. Nice job. Thank you.

  • @KCandSiobhanConlonSligo.-iq5zq
    @KCandSiobhanConlonSligo.-iq5zq Месяц назад

    Nice one !! Is that a Forster Zouki ? what make the mando ? They both sound excellent.

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons Месяц назад

      Thanks! It's a Kristufek mandolin & just the off the shelf Ozark Guitar-Bodied Bouzouki

  • @artsie8282
    @artsie8282 Месяц назад

    Fantastic content. Very well done.

  • @bender44444
    @bender44444 Месяц назад

    Thank You so very much for all the wonderful work you've put into these lessons!

  • @hugeslim3726
    @hugeslim3726 Месяц назад

    loving this tune and great mandolin tutorials. Well done man

  • @John-hk4fr
    @John-hk4fr Месяц назад

    awesome!

  • @JoshuaDearborn-e9s
    @JoshuaDearborn-e9s Месяц назад

    You provide so mucb incredible content for free! Thank you so so much.

  • @johncherylmclellan6054
    @johncherylmclellan6054 Месяц назад

    Just Love your lessons -- I have learnt more from you in the last 6 months -- than I have with my teacher in the last year -- He knows his Mandolin but loves to talk -- well done -- Cheryl -- Ontario Canada

  • @galwaytribesman9289
    @galwaytribesman9289 Месяц назад

    i play tremolo with the plec slightly on it's edge it's much easier and faster.

  • @hugeslim3726
    @hugeslim3726 Месяц назад

    this is excellent

  • @mintonmiller
    @mintonmiller Месяц назад

    yours is the second video I came across that did not bother to mention what bloody key you are playing in or what chords you play the melody over!!!

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons Месяц назад

      Fair point on the key, it's in Am. I will push back a little bit on the lack of chords, this is a lesson on playing this tune as part of a 'quartet' ... not playing a melody/chord version, you need a different lesson for that. A quartet arrangement of any classical piece would never have the chords written on, just the actual melody you need to play. Cheers, Mike

    • @mintonmiller
      @mintonmiller Месяц назад

      @@MandoMikeLessons Wow, I am thrilled at such a rapid response. Now I want to push back on your pushback. The basic chords for Carol of the Bells on guitar in Am are Am G F Em. Armes with that information, it makes it easier for a musician to find positions on any instrument not shown here. It would help bassists, guitarists, mandolinist, banjo players etc.

    • @MandoMikeLessons
      @MandoMikeLessons Месяц назад

      But my lesson is not 'how to play carol of the bells on any instrument' or 'how to make it easier to play in different positions' ... the lesson is very specifically called 'play carol of the bells in a quartet arrangement'. What you are suggesting is a different lesson

    • @mintonmiller
      @mintonmiller Месяц назад

      @@MandoMikeLessons point well taken. My problem is is I was a guitar player first and used to play a lot of rhythm chords intend to still think that way in finding my way around a fretboard. Although these days I mostly play Mandolin and Dobro. Thank you very much for this lesson. Letting me know the key was an a minor really helped. Unlock the mandolin for me. Thank you.

  • @jjx1743
    @jjx1743 Месяц назад

    I really enjoyed the lesson. Looking forward to part 2.

  • @CerealKiller1973
    @CerealKiller1973 Месяц назад

    The sideways tabs on the tailpiece serve a purpose. It prevents the thinner A and E strings from breaking at the loop! I appreciate the do it yourself videos but your’s leaves people confused… plus you’re working on your lap!

  • @AikiSys
    @AikiSys Месяц назад

    Great lesson Mike - thanks for sharing. You can also incorporate a descending ‘bass’ On the Am (A, G#, G and F#) and use a similar logic on the Dm ( D, C#, C, B) thanks again 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @AikiSys
    @AikiSys Месяц назад

    Thanks Mike - another great lesson and a great tune! 👏👏👏👏🙏🏿

  • @rogerrabbit1670
    @rogerrabbit1670 Месяц назад

    Hadn't heard this before but was easy to pick up following your instruction and also have my pull offs sounding louder, thanks!