Chords for Mandolin vs. Mandola vs. Octave Mandolin
Tempo:
87.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Dm
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hi everybody, welcome back to Mando Lessons.
My name is Baron Collins-Hill and in today's lesson
we're going to be looking at the difference between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
I'm going to give you a sense of what they sound like,
what their strengths and weaknesses are, and what kind of music you'll find them in.
If you're interested in more musical lessons,
check out mandolessons.com where I have hundreds of lessons on how to play the mandolin, tunes, songs,
you name it.
You can also subscribe here on YouTube for new lessons every week.
All of my lessons will always be free.
That said, there are a couple ways to donate which really helps me
continue to put out new lessons.
Alright, let's jump right into it.
This is a mandolin.
It's what you see me play most on this website, and it's tuned G, D,
G, D, A, E, [C] like a fiddle or a violin.
It's got about a 14 inch scale length, which means from the nut and to the bridge, and
it's used most in bluegrass and Irish music, rock music now.
It's the most common of the three instruments that you'll find, and it is often the most easily acquired.
It's going to be found most in brick-and-mortar stores and online, and a little more common than a mandola or an octave mandolin.
Moving on, we come to the mandola, which is tuned C, G, [G] D, A, like a viola.
The G, [Dm] D, and A strings are the same as a mandolin, [C] and it's got that low C string on it.
Which is a nice rich sound to have at your disposal.
Mandolas usually have a
16 to 18 inch scale length from nut to bridge, and it requires a little bit more stretching of your left hand,
but not too bad if you're used to playing the mandolin.
You'll often find mandolas used in [Dm] more classical settings,
but one way that I like to use mandolas is knowing that the second fret on the C string is a D, and
D is often the lowest note that you'll find in a lot of Irish music.
So you can get away with using a mandola and playing an octave below the fiddle or mandolin part in a fiddle tune.
[G] Last up for today, we have the octave mandolin.
It's tuned G, [A] D, A, E.
So it's the same tuning as a mandolin, but it's [C] an entire octave lower, so it sounds much deeper.
It's got a scale length usually from 21 to 23 inches,
but it can vary even from there.
So it's going to require much more stretching of your left hand and often just a [E] different fingering pattern where every finger
[G] gets a fret [D] rather than two frets on a mandolin.
You'll often find the octave mandolin along with its cousins the sittern and the [C] bouzouki
used as accompanying instruments often in Irish music, but you can also find them in mandolin orchestras and more classical settings as well.
In my opinion, one of the strengths of the octave mandolin is that really deep rich sound and [G] the great sustain that you get out of the instrument.
It's not going to have the percussive chop of a mandolin,
but the mandolin is not going to have the sustain and warmth of the octave mandolin.
One, two, three, four.
[D]
[E] [G]
[A]
[G] [Dm]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [E] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] [F] All right, and there's a quick introduction [E] to the differences between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
Know that if you're into classical music and mandolin orchestra music, they go even farther than that.
There's a mandicello, which has a C string below the octave mandolin and the mando bass, which is even lower still.
Those are even less common instruments though,
so I thought I would stick to the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin for the sake of brevity.
If you're interested in more lessons, check out mandolessons.com.
Don't forget to subscribe here on YouTube.
A couple ways to donate on the website, but that's always
My name is Baron Collins-Hill and in today's lesson
we're going to be looking at the difference between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
I'm going to give you a sense of what they sound like,
what their strengths and weaknesses are, and what kind of music you'll find them in.
If you're interested in more musical lessons,
check out mandolessons.com where I have hundreds of lessons on how to play the mandolin, tunes, songs,
you name it.
You can also subscribe here on YouTube for new lessons every week.
All of my lessons will always be free.
That said, there are a couple ways to donate which really helps me
continue to put out new lessons.
Alright, let's jump right into it.
This is a mandolin.
It's what you see me play most on this website, and it's tuned G, D,
G, D, A, E, [C] like a fiddle or a violin.
It's got about a 14 inch scale length, which means from the nut and to the bridge, and
it's used most in bluegrass and Irish music, rock music now.
It's the most common of the three instruments that you'll find, and it is often the most easily acquired.
It's going to be found most in brick-and-mortar stores and online, and a little more common than a mandola or an octave mandolin.
Moving on, we come to the mandola, which is tuned C, G, [G] D, A, like a viola.
The G, [Dm] D, and A strings are the same as a mandolin, [C] and it's got that low C string on it.
Which is a nice rich sound to have at your disposal.
Mandolas usually have a
16 to 18 inch scale length from nut to bridge, and it requires a little bit more stretching of your left hand,
but not too bad if you're used to playing the mandolin.
You'll often find mandolas used in [Dm] more classical settings,
but one way that I like to use mandolas is knowing that the second fret on the C string is a D, and
D is often the lowest note that you'll find in a lot of Irish music.
So you can get away with using a mandola and playing an octave below the fiddle or mandolin part in a fiddle tune.
[G] Last up for today, we have the octave mandolin.
It's tuned G, [A] D, A, E.
So it's the same tuning as a mandolin, but it's [C] an entire octave lower, so it sounds much deeper.
It's got a scale length usually from 21 to 23 inches,
but it can vary even from there.
So it's going to require much more stretching of your left hand and often just a [E] different fingering pattern where every finger
[G] gets a fret [D] rather than two frets on a mandolin.
You'll often find the octave mandolin along with its cousins the sittern and the [C] bouzouki
used as accompanying instruments often in Irish music, but you can also find them in mandolin orchestras and more classical settings as well.
In my opinion, one of the strengths of the octave mandolin is that really deep rich sound and [G] the great sustain that you get out of the instrument.
It's not going to have the percussive chop of a mandolin,
but the mandolin is not going to have the sustain and warmth of the octave mandolin.
One, two, three, four.
[D]
[E] [G]
[A]
[G] [Dm]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [E] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] [F] All right, and there's a quick introduction [E] to the differences between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
Know that if you're into classical music and mandolin orchestra music, they go even farther than that.
There's a mandicello, which has a C string below the octave mandolin and the mando bass, which is even lower still.
Those are even less common instruments though,
so I thought I would stick to the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin for the sake of brevity.
If you're interested in more lessons, check out mandolessons.com.
Don't forget to subscribe here on YouTube.
A couple ways to donate on the website, but that's always
Key:
G
D
Dm
C
E
G
D
Dm
Hi everybody, welcome back to Mando Lessons.
My name is Baron Collins-Hill and in today's lesson
we're going to be looking at the difference between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
I'm going to give you a sense of what they sound like,
what their strengths and weaknesses are, and what kind of music you'll find them in.
If you're interested in more musical lessons,
check out mandolessons.com where I have hundreds of lessons on how to play the mandolin, tunes, songs,
you name it.
You can also subscribe here on YouTube for new lessons every week.
All of my lessons will always be free.
That said, there are a couple ways to donate which really helps me
continue to put out new lessons.
Alright, let's jump right into it.
This is a mandolin.
It's what you see me play most on this website, and it's tuned G, D, _
G, D, A, E, [C] like a fiddle or a violin.
It's got about a 14 inch scale length, which means from the nut and to the bridge, and
it's used most in bluegrass and Irish music, rock music now.
It's the most common of the three instruments that you'll find, and it is often the most easily acquired.
It's going to be found most in brick-and-mortar stores and online, and a little more common than a mandola or an octave mandolin.
Moving on, we come to the mandola, which is tuned C, G, [G] D, A, like a viola.
The G, [Dm] D, and A strings are the same as a mandolin, [C] and it's got that low C string on it.
Which is a nice rich sound to have at your disposal.
Mandolas usually have a
16 to 18 inch scale length from nut to bridge, and it requires a little bit more stretching of your left hand,
but not too bad if you're used to playing the mandolin.
You'll often find mandolas used in [Dm] more classical settings,
but one way that I like to use mandolas is knowing that the second fret on the C string is a D, and
D is often the lowest note that you'll find in a lot of Irish music.
So you can get away with using a mandola and playing an octave below the fiddle or mandolin part in a fiddle tune.
[G] Last up for today, we have the octave mandolin.
It's tuned G, [A] D, A, E.
So it's the same tuning as a mandolin, but it's [C] an entire octave lower, so it sounds much deeper.
It's got a scale length usually from 21 to 23 inches,
but it can vary even from there.
So it's going to require much more stretching of your left hand and often just a [E] different fingering pattern where every finger
[G] gets a fret [D] rather than two frets on a mandolin.
You'll often find the octave mandolin along with its cousins the sittern and the [C] bouzouki
used as accompanying instruments often in Irish music, but you can also find them in mandolin orchestras and more classical settings as well.
In my opinion, one of the strengths of the octave mandolin is that really deep rich sound and [G] the great sustain that you get out of the instrument.
It's not going to have the percussive chop of a mandolin,
but the mandolin is not going to have the sustain and warmth of the octave mandolin.
One, two, three, four.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] All right, and there's a quick introduction [E] to the differences between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
Know that if you're into classical music and mandolin orchestra music, they go even farther than that.
There's a mandicello, which has a C string below the octave mandolin and the mando bass, which is even lower still.
Those are even less common instruments though,
so I thought I would stick to the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin for the sake of brevity.
If you're interested in more lessons, check out mandolessons.com.
Don't forget to subscribe here on YouTube.
A couple ways to donate on the website, but that's always
My name is Baron Collins-Hill and in today's lesson
we're going to be looking at the difference between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
I'm going to give you a sense of what they sound like,
what their strengths and weaknesses are, and what kind of music you'll find them in.
If you're interested in more musical lessons,
check out mandolessons.com where I have hundreds of lessons on how to play the mandolin, tunes, songs,
you name it.
You can also subscribe here on YouTube for new lessons every week.
All of my lessons will always be free.
That said, there are a couple ways to donate which really helps me
continue to put out new lessons.
Alright, let's jump right into it.
This is a mandolin.
It's what you see me play most on this website, and it's tuned G, D, _
G, D, A, E, [C] like a fiddle or a violin.
It's got about a 14 inch scale length, which means from the nut and to the bridge, and
it's used most in bluegrass and Irish music, rock music now.
It's the most common of the three instruments that you'll find, and it is often the most easily acquired.
It's going to be found most in brick-and-mortar stores and online, and a little more common than a mandola or an octave mandolin.
Moving on, we come to the mandola, which is tuned C, G, [G] D, A, like a viola.
The G, [Dm] D, and A strings are the same as a mandolin, [C] and it's got that low C string on it.
Which is a nice rich sound to have at your disposal.
Mandolas usually have a
16 to 18 inch scale length from nut to bridge, and it requires a little bit more stretching of your left hand,
but not too bad if you're used to playing the mandolin.
You'll often find mandolas used in [Dm] more classical settings,
but one way that I like to use mandolas is knowing that the second fret on the C string is a D, and
D is often the lowest note that you'll find in a lot of Irish music.
So you can get away with using a mandola and playing an octave below the fiddle or mandolin part in a fiddle tune.
[G] Last up for today, we have the octave mandolin.
It's tuned G, [A] D, A, E.
So it's the same tuning as a mandolin, but it's [C] an entire octave lower, so it sounds much deeper.
It's got a scale length usually from 21 to 23 inches,
but it can vary even from there.
So it's going to require much more stretching of your left hand and often just a [E] different fingering pattern where every finger
[G] gets a fret [D] rather than two frets on a mandolin.
You'll often find the octave mandolin along with its cousins the sittern and the [C] bouzouki
used as accompanying instruments often in Irish music, but you can also find them in mandolin orchestras and more classical settings as well.
In my opinion, one of the strengths of the octave mandolin is that really deep rich sound and [G] the great sustain that you get out of the instrument.
It's not going to have the percussive chop of a mandolin,
but the mandolin is not going to have the sustain and warmth of the octave mandolin.
One, two, three, four.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] All right, and there's a quick introduction [E] to the differences between the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin.
Know that if you're into classical music and mandolin orchestra music, they go even farther than that.
There's a mandicello, which has a C string below the octave mandolin and the mando bass, which is even lower still.
Those are even less common instruments though,
so I thought I would stick to the mandolin, the mandola, and the octave mandolin for the sake of brevity.
If you're interested in more lessons, check out mandolessons.com.
Don't forget to subscribe here on YouTube.
A couple ways to donate on the website, but that's always