How to Play Chord Melodies on Mandolin

Turn a simple melody into a full-sounding embellished solo. Learn the three-step process with numerous demonstrations and examples given throughout the video
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[@srstrand01]

Thank you for this lesson. I've always had trouble trying to play chord melody.

[@EddieCollinsMusic]

Hopefully, having a better understanding of why we add those notes helps you make better sense of it. Good luck going forward!

[@ForsterArt]

Great lesson. I’d love more of these worship chord Melodie’s. Thx

[@EddieCollinsMusic]

More to come!

[@amandasteven1400]

funnest version ever... thanks for sharing! seriously, this is sooo fun to play i jst cnat hardly evn believe it :)

[@gastonpiget1034]

Nice lesson. Thanks. Sometimes I just fake the chords and double stops. Seems to work, but probably real chords give you more playing possibilities.

[@EddieCollinsMusic]

You may actually be stumbling onto some embellished chords with the notes you choose...letting you ear say "does this sound good" usually leads to the right combo of notes. Knowing the names of the chords, as presented here, is helpful when trying to communicate with other players.

[@gastonpiget1034]

@@EddieCollinsMusic Thanks. I am meaning to get more into finding the names - and positions - for established chords. I rarely play with others though. That could of course change sometime.

[@LisaWarrenMusic]

Thanks so much for so many videos for me today that I have watched..started renting a.mandolin today so very helpful they have been. 🥰

[@EddieCollinsMusic]

Wonderful, good luck with your mandolin journey.

[@reckonimokie123]

Good lesson

[@EddieCollinsMusic]

Thanks, hope you are able to put it to use

[@Gamer-vu8cs]

Could you please please let me know the chord progression you played at the bery beginning of this video. I soounds awesome. I would like to play it along. Please let me know.. It'd be a great help indeed

[@disciple678]

Sir, please make more videos on chord melody . It would be a great help if you could make a video on jazz chord melody on mandolin

[@EddieCollinsMusic]

I do have more things planned related to this thread, it just may take a while before I can get to them. Thanks for your interest.

[@shaneorr1476]

Voice leading!

[@EddieCollinsMusic]

Right, could probably talk more about that in relation to this concept.

[@shaneorr1476]

@@EddieCollinsMusic nope. keep doing what you are doing. it's valuable.