"Love at the Endings" "Pigeon on the Gate" "The Wise Maid" on mandolin

This is a cool set that builds on a pair I've done over and over again (sorry if you're sick of them, but just deal or don't watch). The addition of "Love at the Endings" is a good one, I think, as the transition to "Pigeon on the Gate" is pretty smooth.

This is also done due to a request to see more mandolin tunes on my channel. Consider that wish granted. If you're having trouble playing along, it might be because the mandolin is tuned up a half-step to E minor as if capoed on the first fret.

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[Genius48]

That's a flawless RH technique you've got going on there! What picking style are you using? And what size pick do you use?

[tantoonie0]

@Genius48 Thanks, genius. I don't know that I would call it flawless (plenty of people don't), but I appreciate the comment. As to my picking style, I have no idea. I'm self-taught, so I hold the pick a little oddly, or so I'm told, in that I place the pick (usually a .60-.73 mm) between my thumb and my middle and index fingers. It's not that common, and I wish I could play the "normal" way, but there you have it.

[Genius48]

@tantoonie0 Well that technique sure seems to work for you! I think that's all that matters. Your triplets seem so clean and effortless. I'm just curious to know how you are achieving such fluid fast notes? It's interesting that you use relatively thin picks because I've been doing some research and apparently a pick that basically doesn't bend at all is the best thing (2mm and up, I guess) for fast playing because there is no delay between the movement of your hand and the string being struck.

[tantoonie0]

@Genius48 It's funny you say that's "relatively thin" since most trad plectrists, including Enda Scahill, one of the world's great tenor banjo players, use 50mm or thinner. As to my triplets, they're all faked using hammer ons, so they're not triplets in the traditional sense. Still that adds to the fluidity since I'm not resetting the pick for down strokes. My style is pretty homebrewed, so I don't know that I'd advise taking any advice from me (not that I'm not flattered that you asked).

[sosome57]

You've got a nice ring on the strings. Mandolins should ring. You play very well. Who made the mandolin?

[tantoonie0]

Thanks, sosome. This is my beautiful little Mid-Missouri.

[SuperPaulrose]

mighty stuff

[bluesboydude]

where can i find the tabs?:D

[somuchbeautyindirt3]

@1Ledzeppelinzoso Agreed! I feel so happy now.

[tantoonie0]

@wasssuppp08 Well, everyone is different, so that's a hard question to answer. That all depends on how much time you're willing to put into practice and how quickly you pick it up. As to how long I'd been playing when this was recorded, I've been on the mandolin since 2000, so about nine years. How long have you been playing?

[banjoeddan]

lovely playing nice sweet tone from the mandolin

[1Ledzeppelinzoso]

I can listen to this all day!!!