Free Mandolin Lesson: Bluegrass Mandolin Solo Shapes

[@craiggendler2782]

I am also new to mandolin after more than 50 years of playing guitar. I have watched hours of KZbin mandolin videos. This lesson may be the most valuable 15 minutes out there. Thanks for sharing!

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

That's very kind of you to say. Glad it was helpful. - Mike

[@americaincmusic]

This was just an informative and instantly-applicable lesson! Thank you so much!

[@pablo6305]

Big break through for me. thanks so much. Good lesson.

[@pablo6305]

I honestly believe this is the best lesson ive got from anyvother channel thank you tons. I have just had breakthrew. Thank you.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Thanks Pablo. Glad it was helpful. - Mike

[@maplifiers]

I've been playing several years and am very familiar with the first finger on root position. I haven't seen anyone break down finding the other chords within the shape. I learned several things from this video. Thanks, you have a new sub.

[@_gabesmotive_]

This was super helpful. Thank you! When you move the riff up a full octave and play the same thing it sounds awesome. Such a simple idea that sounds amazing.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Glad to hear it was helpful. - Mike

[@ryanrooney5193]

This breakdown makes so much more sense than any music book. If you charged money for this lesson, I would definitely pay it.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Glad it was helpful. - Mike

[@kevinhart8339]

I've come to say the same thing ... the concept of knowing arpeggios and using them as target notes really helped. Then it just naturally applies to the chord progressions as well. Amazing stuff my man. Cheers.

[@nanvaughn2258]

This was so helpful!! Thank you for taking the time to help this newbie out.

[@robynchilson9849]

Great lesson! Thank you so much!!

[@greavous93]

Lots of the stuff I needed to know, all right here! Thanks for that!

[@TheRycooder]

GREAT LESSON!!

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Thank you kindly. - Mike

[@gfan9999]

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I've played mandolin for years but was not brought up on any bluegrass and I need to quickly build some chops/write some lines for some bluegrassy songs and this is precisely what I need. Too bad I'm at work right now! haha.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Glad it was helpful. Keep picking. - Mike

[@sidgriffin813]

Lovely lesson here, Mike! Thank you.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Thank you kindly. - Mike

[@bobhekker4060]

Thank you Mike!

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

You're welcome. Hope it was helpful. - Mike

[@RTCarterful]

Thank you very much for the instruction, very helpful.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Good to hear. Keep picking. - Mike

[@aimelamusique1]

Thank you so much for explaining this!

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Glad it was helpful! - Mike

[@waterdust8659]

I want to know wich mandoline is good for bluegrass music because i see many mandolines. The mahogany color i like the most.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

You'll want to figure out what your budget is and go from there. You can either get an F style (with a scroll) or A style (without a scroll). The color isn't going to affect the sound so you can pick whatever color you prefer. I'd check out an Eastman mandolin for a nice mandolin that's affordable. - Mike

[@waterdust8659]

@@MikeHeddingMusic Hey Mike thanks for your explanation. You know i live in the netherlands (near Amsterdam) and i love the bluegrass music. My heroes are: Ralph Stanley Earl Scruggs Bill Monroe Jimmy Martin My greatest wish is ...to go to the united states and see a classic bluegrass festival. I only don't know in which state you can find this. When i hear them playing,then i also want to learn to play an instrument like the mandoline or the banjo. 😀 Greetings Robin .

[@shallyshal1]

Just starting out on Mando after decades on guitar. Just incredibly useful stuff. Thank you SO much. Shally

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Thanks for the kind words. - Mike

[@maxamy89]

ditto

[@thepelican3810]

thank you so much :)

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

You're welcome. Hope it was helpful. - Mike

[@JMcBillz]

Shazam! mind blown!

[@floridasoldat]

Maaannnnn that Ellis is beautiful. I wish I could afford one. I’m so poor that I had to chew off my own leg (couldn’t afford a knife), tie off my severed artery with some of my hair, snap a jagged shard of femur off the amputated leg and sand it into a blade by rubbing it against the sidewalk, use the sharpened femur blade to hollow out the leg and carve it into a mandolin body (baked it in the sun to harden it), pull the pelvises out of the rats that were drawn to the scent of my blood for use as tuning pegs, and string the carved leg’s Achilles’ tendon apart like a piece of string cheese to make my mando strings. It’s no Ellis but for what it is it sounds half bloody decent.

[@MikeHeddingMusic]

Thanks. Tom makes great mandolins. - Mike

[@dannywildmon3712]

This isn't Free by Phish? I'm confused, haha!

[@lynnglidewell7367]

I was with you the first five minutes or so but then the music theory terms started coming hot and heavy and you lost me entirely. Over my head.

[@BenAdam-om2hr]

Bostin lesson, that!