Teach a movable pentatonic pattern on mandolin to play lead lines and double-stop 'couplets' in any key, with a landmark index-finger position.
Style
Bluegrass
11 hand-picked videos and articles for banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin, each with a short summary so you can choose where to start.
Explain I–IV–V in any key on mandolin, movable chord shapes, pentatonic skip-a-fret lead patterns, blue notes, and simple double-stop positions for bluegrass leads.
Demonstrate how to smoothly switch between mandolin chord comping and melody/solo lines using the tune 'Cindy,' with practical practice tips and chop-chord considerations.
Teach a mandolin 'bag of licks' in G (G, C, D, Em) and how to combine them into solos, with tabs and backing tracks.
Teach the Cherokee Shuffle melody in A on mandolin, with tips on single-string versus double-stop picking and insight into the tune’s chord progression.
Teach Chris Thile’s Magnet on mandolin, covering the E7#9 intro chord, G minor to A minor lick, and percussive right-hand staccato technique.
Offer a free bluegrass podcast with backing tracks and charts for tunes to practice melody, accompaniment, and trading leads on mandolin, guitar, banjo, and fiddle.
Teach how to play Bill Monroe-style Southern Flavor on mandolin using constant eighth-note right-hand technique to embellish a skeleton melody.
Teach the original crooked-form Bill Monroe Tennessee Blues mandolin melody, detailing odd measures and bluegrass timing to add this standard to your repertoire.
Provide a short mandolin transcription and tab for Sierra Hull’s take on a Bryan Sutton bluegrass lick, with video demonstration for practice.
Provide transcriptions, tabs, and Soundslice play‑alongs for David Benedict’s 30 bluegrass mandolin kick-offs to practice common intros, timing, and expand your vocabulary.
