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How to Play Slides on Mandolin

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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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  1. Buddy Vann ·

    Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.

  2. 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.

  3. Lou Ann Prater ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  4. 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.

  5. MandoMary ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  6. 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.

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