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    Re: Chords and Chord Changes

    I could tell usually when the underlying chord changed, but couldn't always tell what it was going to. If you're the same way, learning a little about the Nashville number system would help, and...
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    Re: Mandolin fretboard diagram needed with notes

    You bet. Here's the Fiddlewidget.com link; most of the demos are banjo-specific, but the same ideas apply.

    http://www.fiddlewidget.com/
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    Re: Mandolin fretboard diagram needed with notes

    Have you looked into the "Fiddlewidget" tools for mandolin? It's a slick little slide rule that puts a map of the fingerboard behind a color-coded major-scale layout in standard tuning. You set it...
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    Re: The Improvisational brain

    I have had some conversations with fiddle wizard Bobby Hicks, and he said the same thing. If you are playing in a coffeehouse for a dozen professional musicians, they might get it and be impressed....
  5. Re: Grumpy Coyote's Key/Chord 'n Jam/Songwriting Cheat Sheets...

    I notice some of the guitar chords show a capo and others are open. So you can really only play one set or the other, right?

    Like in the key of F example; I see the F and Bb chords with the capo...
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    Re: Chord location on the neck/frets?

    Jordan! Can't believe there's someone out there in mando world that I actually know!

    What do you think of using the Fiddlewidget tool to answer this kind of question? It maps any major scale to...
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    Re: Chord Placement

    There is some good advice on this thread; the bass line thing particularly is one that gets overlooked a lot.

    I took a few theory classes in the East Tennessee State bluegrass dept, and condensed...
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