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