How to Read Mandolin Tab
beginner mandolin
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FifthStringFred ·
Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.
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Tom Vasquez ·
Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.
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FifthStringFred ·
Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.
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Patty Lindstrom ·
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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Ben Clark Instructor ·
Try measure 3 on its own at half tempo, and keep your right hand rolling even when the left hand is behind. The right hand is the metronome.
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SlowHandSteve ·
Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.
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Deb Carrigan ·
Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.