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MANDOLIN FOR DUMMIES

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MANDOLIN FOR DUMMIES by Don Julin
Book/CD set. Buy the best mandolin in your price range and know how to tune and care for your new best friend. Nail down your mandolin ABCs: mandolin basics, including counting, tablature, chord diagrams, more. Right from the start, you'll be playing basic chord patterns, backup rhythms, and simple melodies. Quickly master right- and left-hand essentials - picking and strumming, and playing open and closed fingering and articulations like a pro. Learn a multitude of styles - Celtic and old-time music, bluegrass and jazz; get to grips with the defining techniques of the most popular styles of playing.

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Contents:
  • Introduction 1
  • Part I: Being Bitten By the Mandolin Bug 7
  • Chapter 1: Becoming Acquainted with Your Mandolin 9
  • Chapter 2: Getting to Grips with Tuning and Terminology 21
  • Chapter 3: Getting a Handle on Your Mandolin 29
  • Part II: Starting to Play the Mandolin 37
  • Chapter 4: Making Music on the Mandolin 39
  • Chapter 5: Picking with the Right Hand 65
  • Chapter 6: Fretting Notes and Chords with the Left Hand 93
  • Chapter 7: Playing ‘Jethro’-Style Three-String Chords 115
  • Chapter 8: Playing Mandolin Music: Scales and Melody 129
  • Part III: Putting Playing Styles into Practice 153
  • Chapter 9: Playing Music from Yesteryear: Old Time, Rags and Blues 155
  • Chapter 10: Giving your Mandolin a Speedy Workout: Bluegrass 187
  • Chapter 11: Travelling to the Emerald Isle: Irish Mandolin 209
  • Chapter 12: Taking a Quick World Tour 225
  • Chapter 13: Swinging to Those Jazzy Rhythms 241
  • Chapter 14: Blending Styles: Dawg Music 265
  • Part IV: Purchasing and Caring For Your Mandolin 275
  • Chapter 15: Selecting and Buying a Mandolin 277
  • Chapter 16: Building Your Accessories Kit 291
  • Chapter 17: All Change: Replacing Your Mandolin’s Strings 301
  • Chapter 18: Caring For and Repairing Your Mandolin 311
  • Part V: The Part of Tens 321
  • Chapter 19: Ten (or so) Tips on Becoming a Good Mandolin Player 323
  • Chapter 20: Ten Mandolin Players You Need To Know 329
  • Chapter 21: Ten Ways of Tapping Into the Mandolin Subculture 335
  • Part VI: Appendixes 341
  • Appendix A: Chord Charts 343
  • Appendix B: Reading Standard Musical Notation 347
  • Appendix C: Audio Tracks 359
  • Index 365
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