Two Octave Mandolin Scale Exercise- Playing Up The Neck!

Two Octave Mandolin Scale Exercise- Playing Up The Neck! Video Clips. Duration : 8.77 Mins.

www.BanjoBenClark.com - We all hear these players that seamlessly transition from down the neck to up the neck in a split second, and we wonder...how did they do that?! One way is by using a catapult note to enable a smooth transition from a low position to a high position...which is EXACTLY what these scale exercises teach you to do! After practicing these exercises, you'll see how we can use open strings to really open up the fretboard!

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Led Zeppelin: Black Mountain Side -- Jim Richter octave mandolin

Led Zeppelin: Black Mountain Side -- Jim Richter octave mandolin Tube. Duration : 1.90 Mins.

please visit www.jimrichter.com for more about me My quick rendition on octave mandolin of the classic Jimmy Page instrumental Black Mountain Side from Led Zeppelin's first album. I've taken liberties as I'm playing this on octave, but I've attempted to capture the nuance and spirit of the original. And for you mandolin geeks, the octave isn't in standard mandolin tuning. The octave mandolin was built by my friend WIll Kimble. You can learn more about his mandolins at http

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