How to Play Slides on Mandolin
beginner mandolin
What's Next?
← Back to the videoStep 1 of 4 in Fret Hand Ornaments (formerly embellishments)
- 1 How to Play Slides on Mandolin — you are here
- 2 How to Play Pull-Offs Up next
- 3 Cripple Creek
- 4 Alternate Picking Exercise
You see that note over there? Go get it! We'll learn mechanics for slides, give you some great exercises to practice, and a fun game!
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Buddy Vann ·
Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.
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Owen Brady ·
Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.
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Lou Ann Prater ·
Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.
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Katie Clark Support ·
Glad it clicked! That timing is the whole point of this lesson, so if that landed you got what you came for.
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MandoMary ·
Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.
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Karen Doyle ·
Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.