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Brief Description or Topic |
Audio Tracks Incl. |
PDF Booklet Incl. |
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Int. |
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| Getting Started | Basic information for all beginners on mandolin. | B |
Free |
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| Tuning a Mandolin | Learn to tune your mandolin. | B |
Free |
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| Beginner Mandolin Chords | Easy 2 finger chords | B |
Free |
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| Basic Chop Chords | Bluegrass style chord basics | B |
I |
Free |
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| Rhythm Basics | Playing rhythm in a bluegrass band | B |
Free |
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| How to Change a String | Step-by-step instructions | B |
Free |
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| Beginning Mandolin 1 | Basic lessons | 4 |
Yes |
B |
$5.99  |
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| Beginning Mandolin 2 | Basic lessons | 2 |
Yes |
B |
$5.99 |
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| Beginning Mandolin 3 | Basic lessons | 7 |
Yes |
B |
$5.99 |
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| Beginning Mandolin 4 | Basic lessons | 3 |
Yes |
B |
$5.99 |
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| Chords | Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Barre Chords & 7th Chords | Chords | 3 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| What is a Major Scale? | Basic Theory | B |
Free |
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| What is a Blues Scale? | Basic Theory | B |
Free |
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| Pentatonic Improvisation Basics | Improvisation | 2 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Pentatonic Improvisation 2 | Improvisation | 2 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Pentatonic Improvisation 3 | Improvisation | 1 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| 8th of January | Song lesson | B |
Free |
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| Turnarounds | Licks in 5 Keys | 2 |
Yes |
I |
$5.99 |
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| More Turnarounds | Licks in 5 Keys | 2 |
Yes |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Moveable Blues Licks | Improvisation | 3 |
Yes |
I |
A |
$5.99 |
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| What is a Chord? | Basic Theory | B |
Free |
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| What is a Pentatonic Scale? | Basic Theory | Yes |
B |
Free |
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| Greensleeves Chords | Rhythm & Chords | B |
Free |
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| Greensleeves | Song lesson | 2 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Sally Gooden Rhythm & Chords | Rhythm | B |
Free |
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| Sally Gooden: Tune & Variations | Song lesson & Improvisation | 2 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Mississippi Sawyer: Tune & Variations | Song lesson & Improvisation | 2 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Cripple Creek: 3 Versions | Song lesson & Improvisation | 3 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Old Joe Clark: 3 Versions | Song lesson & Improvisation | 1 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Salt Creek: Tune & Improv Ideas | Song lesson & Improvisation | 2 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Blackberry Blossom: Tune & Improv Ideas | Song lesson & Improvisation | 3
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Yes
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B
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I
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$5.99 |
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| Pentatonic Roadmaps Part 1 | Song lesson & Improvisation | 4 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Pentatonic Roadmaps Part 2 | Song lesson & Improvisation | 4
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Yes
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B
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I
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$5.99 |
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| Cripple Creek Jam Session in A | Simulated jam session | B |
I |
Free |
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| How to Adjust Your Action | Mandolin Set Up | B |
I |
A |
Free |
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| Soloing in Moveable Positions | Song lesson & Theory | 2 |
Yes |
I |
A |
$5.99 |
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| Turnaround Lick in D | Licks, kick-offs, turnarounds | B |
I |
Free |
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| Bluegrass Solo in 2 Keys | Song lesson, licks & multiple keys | 4 |
Yes |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Reading Mandolin Tab - Part 1 | Basic tab reading | B |
Free |
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| Reading Mandolin Tab - Part 2 | Learn to read slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. | B |
Free |
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| Chord Progressions by the Numbers | Chord theory lesson | Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99
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| Chord Triangulation - Part 1 | Playing chord clusters | 5 |
Yes |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Chord Triangulation - Part 2 | Adding more chords to the system | 5 |
Yes |
I |
$5.99
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| Something Different: Laird's March Duet | Learn to play an early 20th century style duet | 2 |
Yes |
I |
A |
$5.99 |
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| Playing with Building Blocks | Improvisation using licks. | 1 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99
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| Stealing Jazz Licks 1 | Six 2-5-1 Licks | 1 |
Yes |
I |
A |
$5.99 |
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| Stealing Jazz Licks 2 | Jazz blues solo in F | 1 |
Yes |
I |
A |
$5.99
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| Instant Mandolin Blues | An easy trick for playing the blues scale | B |
I
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Free |
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| Scales Don't Have To Be Boring | Liven up your scale practice | B |
I
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Free |
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| Whiskey Before Breakfast | Basic tune & variations | 3 |
Yes |
B |
I |
$5.99 |
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| Old Time Roots Mandolin | 2 Versions of the song Muddy Roads | 2 |
Yes |
B
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I |
$5.99
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| Whiskey Before Breakfast Practice Videos | 3 Speeds with moving chord indicators | B |
I
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A |
Free |
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| Red Haired Boy | 2 Versions of the song Red Haired Boy | 3 |
Yes |
B
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I |
$5.99
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| Easy Mandolin Solos 1 | Easy Version of Banks of the Ohio | 4 |
Yes |
B
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$5.99
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| Easy Mandolin Solos 2 | Easy Version of Bury Me Beneath the Willow | 4 |
Yes |
B
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$5.99
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| Easy Mandolin Solos 3 | 2 Easy Versions of Fair & Tender Ladies | 3 |
Yes |
B
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$5.99
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| Blues-Grass Solos | Improvisation & Licks | 1 |
Yes |
I |
$5.99
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| Spaced Out Blues Solos | Improvisation & Licks | 2 |
Yes |
I |
$5.99
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| To assist students, Brad has prepared a checklist of all mandolin lessons on the site and has listed them in the order which he feels is best for making the most rapid progress in learning to play. To download the most recent version of "Suggested Order of Study & Checklist" in PDF format for free click here. | |||||||
Moveable Major & Minor Chords by Brad Laird is a downloadable Quicktime lesson that will teach you how to play the twelve possible major chords and twelve possible minor chords. This beginning mandolin video will teach you two chord shapes that you can move up and down the neck to play in different keys. We'll also cover a little music theory so you can better understand this concept. $5.99
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