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October 2, 2007 | Mandolin Sessions: Alternate Fingerings

The October Mandolin Sessions edition is out from Mel Bay, and our Jazz Mandology topic is a familiar one. We dissect the first half of Clifford Brown classic "Joy Spring" to look at new ways of fingering a popular tune, once again tackling the issue of the glorious "portability" of mandolin fingering. That wonderful symmetry of strings tuned in fifths gives us great opportunity to not only move up and down fretboard positions, but to use alternate fingerings instantly within the same positions.

Next issue, we'll use the tune to demonstrate the use of all four FFcP positions and Pentatonic scales to improvise. Until then, check out the Jazz Mandology and other great writers in this free online educational service from Mel Bay, the world's premier fretted string pedagogy resource:

Read article: Alternate Fingerings Part 1: New ways to get around the fretboard

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Posted by Ted at October 2, 2007 5:55 AM


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