Two Finger Mandolin Blues

Mandolin instruction from Bradley Laird on the subject of playing blues chord progressions with only two strings. For links to all of my instructional mandolin material and for free mandolin chord charts and beginner lessons please visit http://www.bradleylaird.com/playthemandolin

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[Poodlepups]

Even if I didn't like your lesson (and I did) I had to give this a positive rating just because of the "bald" comment :D

[bradleylaird]

@Poodlepups hahaha thanks!

[fedecuco]

Thanks Professor!!

[bradleylaird]

@fedecuco Thank you, Grasshopper.

[beckirsian]

emmm... I play d7 as in second fret on first string, 3rd fret on 3rd string and second fret on the 4th string ... this does't sound the same as yours! am i doing somthing wrong?

[bradleylaird]

Your D7 is perfectly valid too. I am just playing one farther up the neck to avoid using any open strings.

[gibsonsg995]

played guitars for years now gonna get banjo or mandolin next week :)

[hewgbowner]

You might try a diffuser(?) screen over or in front of the light to soften the light on you. I'm not a photographer but just offering a suggestion.

[dmmpst]

@Feargal67 im 15 ive only been playing for about 3 months it hurt but now i have callus pads on all of my left hand fingers. just stay with it

[JoJaDaRu]

Manod's are all about the diads!! Someone in the band will cover the 1 and 5 for ya. Nice mandolin too man.

[Feargal67]

im on my dad's aacount . and im just starting the mandolin and it hurts my fingers and the stings are to small ?

[haunter112]

Everything is transferrable on a mandolin

[robbywojo]

is this transposable around the fretboard? It seems almost too good to be true!