In this free mandolin video lesson by Brad Laird you'll learn the basic information you need to get started playing the mandolin. Brad will discuss the parts of the mandolin such as the peghead, tuning machines, body, neck, fingerboard, strings, frets, tailpiece, and nut. This lesson also covers other basic elements such as proper playing position, how to hold the pick and how to attach a strap. After you watch this video check out our beginning mandolin section for more lessons.
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Here is a diagram of the mandolin neck.
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Beginning Mandolin 1 by Brad Laird is a downloadable Quicktime video mandolin lesson that teaches you the essential beginning skills you'll need to play the mandolin. Brad explains the basics of reading tab, teaches some basic picking patterns, shows you how to play some easy left hand notes and puts it all together in a song called Froggy Went A Courtin'. The download includes four .mp3 practice tracks and a .pdf file with the tab and standard notation for the lesson. $5.99
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