Chords for Mandolin Lessons: Mike Marshall Speed and Stretching Exercise
Tempo:
84.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [E]
[F#] Okay, here are a couple finger busters to help you loosen things up and develop some more independence.
We're starting to play a lot of tunes now that have a lot of twists and turns in them.
So I love to do these things where you just, they're non-musical, and you're just trying
to work the hands and get things lined up.
It's about lining the pickup with the left hand being playing the actual note on a nice
solid fretted thing.
So [Dm] we're going to do this thing where we use the A note on the E string as a [F#] pivot note,
[D] and we're [Bm] playing chromatically [B] all [A] the other notes on that [F#] string going backwards.
And we're doing two [A] fingers, [E] the second finger is covering the G [A] sharp and the [F#m] G, and then
the first finger is covering the F [Dm] sharp and the [A] F, and then you're open.
We go over to the next string and do [C#] the same thing, C sharp and D, [D] C and D, [G] B and D, [A#]
B
flat and D.
[D] And again, now this D [G] note is your upstroke, so be really honest about whether
that's sounding [F#] nice and clear.
Typically the downstroke will be clear, but you might be hearing a little of that sort
of muted sound, or it won't be as [F] loud.
[G] I'm going to get you to really focus on getting them [A] both the same.
[Dm] I would even make [E] the upstroke louder [Fm] than the [G#] downstroke [Dm]
[E] as a way of getting used to
the index finger having a little more pull on it to pull that pick up.
And I'm doing four [D] per note, [Fm]
but you can also [F#] do two [A]
or one, [D] and then you go to the other strings.
[G]
[E] [B]
Don't do [F] it that fast.
No, no, no, no, no, that's bad, bad, bad, bad.
[E]
[F#] Okay, here are a couple finger busters to help you loosen things up and develop some more independence.
We're starting to play a lot of tunes now that have a lot of twists and turns in them.
So I love to do these things where you just, they're non-musical, and you're just trying
to work the hands and get things lined up.
It's about lining the pickup with the left hand being playing the actual note on a nice
solid fretted thing.
So [Dm] we're going to do this thing where we use the A note on the E string as a [F#] pivot note,
[D] and we're [Bm] playing chromatically [B] all [A] the other notes on that [F#] string going backwards.
And we're doing two [A] fingers, [E] the second finger is covering the G [A] sharp and the [F#m] G, and then
the first finger is covering the F [Dm] sharp and the [A] F, and then you're open.
We go over to the next string and do [C#] the same thing, C sharp and D, [D] C and D, [G] B and D, [A#]
B
flat and D.
[D] And again, now this D [G] note is your upstroke, so be really honest about whether
that's sounding [F#] nice and clear.
Typically the downstroke will be clear, but you might be hearing a little of that sort
of muted sound, or it won't be as [F] loud.
[G] I'm going to get you to really focus on getting them [A] both the same.
[Dm] I would even make [E] the upstroke louder [Fm] than the [G#] downstroke [Dm]
[E] as a way of getting used to
the index finger having a little more pull on it to pull that pick up.
And I'm doing four [D] per note, [Fm]
but you can also [F#] do two [A]
or one, [D] and then you go to the other strings.
[G]
[E] [B]
Don't do [F] it that fast.
No, no, no, no, no, that's bad, bad, bad, bad.
[E]
Key:
E
A
F#
D
Dm
E
A
F#
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] _ Okay, here are a couple finger busters to help you loosen things up and develop some more independence.
We're starting to play a lot of tunes now that have a lot of twists and turns in them.
So I love to do these things where you just, they're non-musical, and you're just trying
to work the hands and get things lined up.
It's about lining the pickup with the left hand being playing the actual note on a nice
solid fretted thing.
So [Dm] we're going to do this thing where we use the A note on the E string as a [F#] pivot note,
_ [D] and we're [Bm] playing chromatically [B] all [A] _ the other notes on that [F#] string going backwards.
And we're doing two [A] fingers, [E] the second finger is covering the G [A] sharp and the [F#m] G, and then
the first finger is covering the F [Dm] sharp and the [A] F, and then you're open.
We go over to the next string and do [C#] the same thing, C sharp and D, [D] C and D, [G] B and D, _ [A#] _
B
flat and D.
[D] And again, now this D [G] note is your upstroke, so be really honest about whether
that's sounding [F#] nice and clear.
Typically the downstroke will be clear, but _ you might be hearing a little of that sort
of muted sound, or it _ won't be as [F] loud.
_ [G] I'm going to get you to really focus on getting them [A] both the same.
_ _ [Dm] I would even make [E] the upstroke louder [Fm] than the [G#] downstroke _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] as a way of getting used to
the index finger having a little more pull on it to pull that pick up. _ _ _
And I'm doing four [D] per note, [Fm]
but you can also [F#] do two _ [A] _ _ _ _
or one, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] and then you go to the other strings. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
Don't do [F] it that fast.
No, no, no, no, no, that's bad, bad, bad, bad.
[E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ Okay, here are a couple finger busters to help you loosen things up and develop some more independence.
We're starting to play a lot of tunes now that have a lot of twists and turns in them.
So I love to do these things where you just, they're non-musical, and you're just trying
to work the hands and get things lined up.
It's about lining the pickup with the left hand being playing the actual note on a nice
solid fretted thing.
So [Dm] we're going to do this thing where we use the A note on the E string as a [F#] pivot note,
_ [D] and we're [Bm] playing chromatically [B] all [A] _ the other notes on that [F#] string going backwards.
And we're doing two [A] fingers, [E] the second finger is covering the G [A] sharp and the [F#m] G, and then
the first finger is covering the F [Dm] sharp and the [A] F, and then you're open.
We go over to the next string and do [C#] the same thing, C sharp and D, [D] C and D, [G] B and D, _ [A#] _
B
flat and D.
[D] And again, now this D [G] note is your upstroke, so be really honest about whether
that's sounding [F#] nice and clear.
Typically the downstroke will be clear, but _ you might be hearing a little of that sort
of muted sound, or it _ won't be as [F] loud.
_ [G] I'm going to get you to really focus on getting them [A] both the same.
_ _ [Dm] I would even make [E] the upstroke louder [Fm] than the [G#] downstroke _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] as a way of getting used to
the index finger having a little more pull on it to pull that pick up. _ _ _
And I'm doing four [D] per note, [Fm]
but you can also [F#] do two _ [A] _ _ _ _
or one, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] and then you go to the other strings. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
Don't do [F] it that fast.
No, no, no, no, no, that's bad, bad, bad, bad.
[E] _ _ _