The following video lessons will teach you mandolin scales, how to play a lead break or solo on a mandolin, and how to improv. Our free lesson videos are 5-10 minutes and will teach you some basic mandolin scales and some concepts about improvising. Our Premium videos are around 20 minutes and take a more indepth look at how to improvise and other mandolin lead concepts.
Pentatonic Improvisation Basics by Brad Laird is a video lesson that teaches you the basics of using the pentatonic scale. You'll first learn the scale itself and then some ways to use the scale when improvising. Pentatonic scales are a wonderful tool for improvising because the scales are simple and it is hard to hit a wrong note. Jam tracks are included so you can practice soloing with this scale over different chord progressions. $4.99
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