How to Play the Mandolin : How to Play a Basic Scale on the Mandolin

[EpicFailSoundsGay]

I like this guy! He sounds abut self-consious though.

[supermax125]

lol "g string"

[omoshiroidayo]

these earrings making a whole are grose, how can one like'em?

[JonasFanzzy]

oh my lord jesus, my mother has been playing the mandolin for 20 years, and her mandolin is beautiful. I picked it up one day and i was pretty good. My mom played it in church quire and she switched to guitar. Today we don't have a mandolin so she asked me to play. I finally learned all the songs(: but my fingers hurt for quite a while. They're starting to get better though, so don't loose hope(: wish me good luck for tonight(:

[FijianDreads]

Hey, thanks for posting this on here, its really good. I just got a mandolin for my birthday and I love it. your video was very informative. Just wondering why you insist on playing the 9th of the scale?

please respond :)

[ArchNomad]

You say the first fret of the E but you play the second.

[kidinthecity]

I just bought a mandolin - have no idea how to play but your videos are really helpful. I will keep checking and hopefully after an year I will be able to play! Thanks!

[alvertisfan13]

me too dude!...check out bradybraitz...this guy can sent you tabs of great mandolin songs...it has a lot of uploads...search for "Agii fanentes" or "pelagia's song"!!! awesome!!!

[kidinthecity]

alvertisfan13 - good luck with your mandolin and thanks for the info! I will check it out.

[IIIMPULSE]

@kidinthecity its been a year...have you continued playing?

[sandybeach12]

The last note is good to play becauase than it builds up your pinky strength.

[honyden]

it hurts at first i have just started to play the mandolin

[issamworld]

@honyden what do you mean it hurts ? i'm thinking to learn mandolin because i've heard its the esiest of all. i know steel string guitar heurts the finger ,is the mandolin also heurts ? is it easy or hard or super hard ? any suggestion of other instrument ?

[IIIMPULSE]

@issamworld i wouldn't call it the easiest to learn, i only picked it up quickly because i've been playing the guitar for years and it kind of came naturally, although i'm still getting used to the different scales and chords. i found the ukulele to be the easiest instrument to learn

[mandolinbrad]

Mike, I think you're doing a good job here. I posted a video response that might help a couple of people with some more major scale detail. Keep up the good work! ...Brad Laird

[StarvingArtist16]

I think people should stop complaining... if you don't think you need the last note... then don't play it. I think it is so helpful. Thanks for takin time out to show us this stuff.

[dioxe]

Yes, imo it needs to be practiced 'cause you may use this in some good musics, so just practice and when you really need you will know how to use this!

[Zoloft1]

where did you get that mandolin A set

[madfortrad5958]

you dont use that last note u played which is a high B

[mandolinbrad]

That high B note IS an A Major Scale note... so that's cool! Just reaching into the third octave.

[DareYouToMoveSF]

yeah the last note wasnt needed. You went through 2 octaves the second one started on the open A string ... but good job i couldnt find the scale shapes anywhere! :)

[jimmyskiff]

I dont think the last note was needed