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Basic Mandolin Rhythm- Part 5

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Stuck on something here? Ask — somebody will have hit the same wall.

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  1. Wes Pittman ·

    My fingers know it but my brain doesn't yet — I can't play it without the tab in front of me. How do you all commit these to memory?

  2. Sharon Kile ·

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  3. MandoMary ·

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  4. Roy Ellender ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  5. Katie Clark Support ·

    Don't force the pinky stretch. Move your thumb down behind the neck first and the stretch mostly takes care of itself.

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