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A & E Open Mandolin Chords

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After learning G, C, & D, let's now learn the open A & E chords on the mandolin! We'll talk about different keys we can now play in and work exercises to get better!

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  1. Deb Carrigan ·

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Roy Ellender ·

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  3. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.

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