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

Learn how to play basic scales on a mandolin with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.

Expert: Mike Oberst
Bio: Mike Oberst is a professional musician based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is proficient in nearly ten different instruments, including the bagpipes, mandolin, guitar, and accordion just to name a few.
Filmmaker: Jason Sager

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[ArchNomad]

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

[honyden]

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

[EpicFailSoundsGay]

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

[IIIMPULSE]

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

[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

[supermax125]

lol "g string"

[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 ?

[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 :)

[kidinthecity]

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

[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!!!