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    Re: Please help - need advice

    If you're OK with standard notation you can find one chart of diatonic triads here. One important thing to note is that the pattern is the same for all 12 keys - I, IV, V are ALWAYS Major; ii, iii,...
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    Re: Note distances....

    Yes it's the intervals (set to a specific rhythm!) that define a tune...as groveland said, whether it's a child with a high pitched voice or Johnny Cash singing it, "Happy Birthday" is the same song...
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    Re: Modulation

    The "Truck Driver's Gear Change" Hall of Shame
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    Re: Tab Software for Mac

    Tabledit can display stems and rests in the tab to indicate the rhythm, just look at the examples here.
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    Re: How do you make Tab for Mandolin?

    Tabledit is certainly an option.
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    Re: sheet music for a solo

    You could get it transcribed professionally by someone like John McGann - info here - or check out the tips on his site for trying to work it out yourself here.
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    Re: Building Hand Strength

    I think overall instrument setup is an important factor as well - a very small difference in string height at the nut, for example, will make a big difference in how easy the instrument is to play in...
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    Re: Why the "The" in Gibson & Weber?

    I agree with Mike...similar to how some Scotch Whiskys are called "The Macallan", "The Balvenie" etc, it just sounds a little more upscale and fancy.
  9. Re: Gillian Welch's best album, real cheap, Monday only

    I suspect you'll love "Hell Among the Yearlings" (her/their 2nd album, with a similar feel to "Revival") and likely "Time: The Revelator" (my favorite)...I don't care for "Soul Journey" so much.
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    Re: Diminished Triad and the b5

    On a Mac º is Option + 0 (the number zero, not the letter O - which gives ø, a symbol some use for "half diminished")
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    Re: iPod touch and the mandolin

    Ipod touch per the thread title - this one.
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    Re: Rattling noise

    Welcome to the Cafe...could be a lot of things - you might check the Buzz Diagnosis Page at Frets.com.

    This area is more about playing technique and music theory; your technique could be causing...
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    Re: Sight Reading Note Values

    Similar to what the other guys said, I think it helps to just figure out and count/clap the rhythm without worrying about the note pitches, measure by measure if necessary...in your example when you...
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    Re: tricks when playing in a key

    Assuming BG is your thing, for a complement to the "FFCP" material you might check out Niles Hokkanen's "Bluegrass Up the Neck" for a good practical treatment of various closed position major/minor...
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    Re: tuned in fifths or tuned in forths

    The thing is, the guitar in standard tuning is tuned in 4ths BUT NOT between the G-B strings - which is a major 3rd - this "hitch" means you can't take a closed position scale, lick, double stop,...
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    Re: Favorite Homespun Tapes mando project?

    If you're into Dawg music the Grisman set is great, and will keep you busy for a very long time.
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    Re: Fretboard Journal ebay sales

    As the original poster I certainly didn't intend to imply these sorts of ebay prices were somehow set in stone; of course they are subject to the basic law of supply and demand and perhaps the whims...
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    Re: Chord Epiphany

    A cool little trick for a simple way to play I7-IV7-V7 blues progression rhythm I read somewhere is using the 2 bottom strings as follows - example in the key of C would be:

    I chord - 9 8 x x -...
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    Fretboard Journal ebay sales

    I am happy to have acquired a full set of Fretboard Journal magazines and enjoy them a great deal, but I'm thinking I'd be crazy not to sell my out-of-print issues with the prices they're going for -...
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    The talk about shifting up/down by frets or...

    The talk about shifting up/down by frets or across strings are just examples of how the patterns can be moved around the neck - fundamentally the point is that if you're familiar with the notes on...
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    Which model? There are several in the "Dr. Beat"...

    Which model? There are several in the "Dr. Beat" line ranging in price from approx. $40-$150...the fancy settings are nice to have at times but I wouldn't call them necessary; if you're on a budget...
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    Assuming you're talking about the adjacent low E...

    Assuming you're talking about the adjacent low E and A strings this isn't true, from E to A is 5 semitones higher and A back to the to E is 5 semitones lower.

    A to the next E an octave up is 7...
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    I think you might be a little too hung up on the...

    I think you might be a little too hung up on the "mandolin is like a backwards guitar" thing...forgive me if this is too elementary but:

    Guitar low to high is E, up a 4th to A, up a 4th to D, up a...
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    Try using "and" in between search terms, that...

    Try using "and" in between search terms, that will require all words to be present in the post - for example try "amazing and slow and downer and best and practice" (without the quotes).
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    If you take the Collings tour they'll tell you...

    If you take the Collings tour they'll tell you roughly how many guitars and mandolins they make per year - I don't remember the exact numbers off the top of my head but they're not at all secretive...
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