G run on mandolin help

[bhaltom]

Can someone help me with the g run. Can someone tab it out for me? I am new to the Mando and learning. I ask a guy what he was doing, He told me a g run but keep playing and I hated to bother and ask to show me more slowly.

thanks for anyones help.
Bhaltom

[MikeEdgerton]

There is no single defined G run that I'm aware of. There are many licks that can be played in G.

[bhaltom]

Maybe I should be askin for some g run licks then? Some examples on tab that I can try and learn from.
thanks

[nashvillebill]

He was probably referring to the Lester Flatt G-run. G,A,A#,B,D,E,D,G I think- I don't have a guitar or mando in my hands so I'm relying on my feeble mind... much more common lick for a guitar player than a mando.

[bradeinhorn]

on the open g-tring works well and is probably the easiest.

on the first string
open G(0)-2-3-4
openD(0)-2-(0)-5

make sense?

[mythicfish]

Music is too precise to be described in words.

[miked500]

If he said a "G" run, it is probably safe to assume it was the lester flatt G run where you go from a low G to the next G up an octave. There are many subtle variations, a simple example tabbed would be: G string open / 2nd fret / 3rd fret / D string open / D string 2nd fret / D string open / D string 5th fret. This is a very simply variation. you can add all kinds of flatted 3rds etc... to spice it up and make it your own!

[RobinG]

G is the lowest string, 5th fret of the second lowest string is also G. All the notes for the various G runs are in between the two! Try open G string, slide from 3-4 on the G string, open D string, 2 then 5 on the D string for a start... Do that backwards for the classic Monroe run, especially in waltz time...
basically, screw around with it and find some ones you like..
Robin

[Hallmark498]

Here is a simple G run lick I do out of the A key. #One of my favorites, lets ya get that deep punchy ring.

G string: fret 2 then 6
D string: fret 2 then 4
A string: open

[Kevin Briggs]

There are lots of things to do on any string. I think you kind of mess with licks and sounds until you like what you hear most of the time.

I will put some G string stuff on my YouTube page and you can take it or leave it. It's not meant to be an official source of anything, but will show some things I like to do. There's no way to account for what happens when a song is in full swing.

You may also want to learn some fiddle tunes in G. That's a great way to learn licks.

Check my YouTube page at the bottom of my signature. tonight I'll add the G run clip.

[Kevin Briggs]

I put a G run video on YouTube. Like I said, it is not anything definitive, and is certainly not meant to be an end-all. I am constantly learnind and trying to get better, and the video reflects where my ability is right now. It's just stuff I frequently whip out during songs.

I have learned the mandolin from playing fiddle tunes and by playing along with CDs. I have had one lesson, and I basically paid the guy $25 for him to tell me that I should listen to my fvaorite players and try to do what they do. I went in asking him for some licks, and he told me to listen to someone else play them. It was pretty ironic. So, that's how I've learned over the past six or seven years. The G runs are things that work well in most songs I play with my group, and, depending on the tempo and stuff that only the song can relate, they can be varied to work well in many songs.

I also posted a short video about how to start a bluegrass solo. Again, it's just one way that I like to do it. I learned it by listening to Vassar play with Old and in the Way, and I figured if it's good enough for him it's good enough for me. He starts almost every solo the same way on those CDs, the rhythm, timing, and style are just a little different. Still, it's the same first few notes on almost every solo he takes. I think this is largley because they only played a handful of gigs and they didn't rehearse much before gigging. Therefore, it has the feel of a well-sturctured jam.

You can access the videos by clicking on my YouTube link below. I hope you enjoy them!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Eddie Sheehy]

Years ago when playing in pubs in Ireland myself and a friend used to do the following "run" in G:
Marie's Wedding
Takes a worried man
This land is your land
She'll be coming round the mountain