Major and pentatonic mandolin scales are two of the most popular scales on the instrument. Get advice on how to practice improv mandolin with tips from an experienced musician in this free video.
Change a G pentatonic mandolin scale to a dominant scale by raising the sixth to a flat seventh. Improvise and transition from pentatonic to dominant scales easily with tips from an experienced and learned musician in this free video.
Change a C pentatonic mandolin scale to a dominant scale by lowering the seventh to a flat seventh. Improvise and transition from pentatonic to dominant scales easily with tips from an experienced and learned musician in this free video.
Change a D pentatonic mandolin scale to a dominant scale by raising the sixth to a flat seventh. Improvise and transition from pentatonic to dominant scales easily with tips from an experienced and learned musician in this free video.
Improvising on a mandolin is about knowing note patterns and scales. Understand scales better and the patterns that go along with them and how they can be altered with tips from an experienced musician in this free video.
The dominant mandolin scale has a raised sixth note that stands out more when played in conjunction with the pentatonic scale. Improvise and transition from pentatonic to dominant scales easily with tips from an experienced and learned musician in this free video.
A minor pentatonic mandolin scale over a four chord goes very well together, and the chord emphasizes the accent notes of the scale. Improvise and transition from pentatonic to dominant scales easily with tips from an experienced and learned musician in this free video.
Mandolin triads are chords that include three notes in a particular scale played together. On mandolin, triads are usually the one, three and five notes of the scale, but learn more with tips from and experienced musician in this free video.
First inverted triads on a mandolin take the root note, put it at the bottom of the chord and play the middle note at the top. Form and invert mandolin chords easily and creatively with tips from an experienced musician in this free video.
Second inverted triads on a mandolin take the bottom note, put it at the top of the chord and play the middle note at the bottom. Form and invert mandolin chords easily and creatively with tips from an experienced musician in this free video.