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ira
Apr-01-2004, 11:56pm
just got back from practice, and we did a killer norwegian wood (just a guitar and mando, trading the stanzas and the bridge on vocals). it was a great tune for exploring rythmic patterns, and for mando on the initial riff and for solo (did it kind of sitary, and it sounded great).

which beatles tunes do you rockmando folks do?http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

Mandobar
Apr-02-2004, 5:22am
i play a version of here comes the sun.

hey, ira

evan marshall does a few beatles tunes on his albums. if you go to amazon.com i think you can download one beatles track for free.

there is also a transcription of "my life" and "yellow submarine" in the winter 2003-2004 mandolin magazine i just got.

Bruce Evans
Apr-02-2004, 7:09am
On mando - I Will

On ukulele - When I'm 64

AlanN
Apr-02-2004, 7:15am
Bobby Clark did a nice Yesterday solo mandolin on his Top Dog release. Wonder how Revolutionwould come off http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

John Flynn
Apr-02-2004, 8:47am
"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" It sounds great on mando!

mcmando
Apr-02-2004, 9:29am
I like the transcription of My Life that Mandobar mentions above.

crosspicker
Apr-02-2004, 10:15am
"I Feel Fine"-the main riff and the solo work perfectly on mando.
The sarod part on "The Inner Light" is fun to play.
"She's A Woman" as a fiddle tune that I got off the album "Beatles Country" by the Charles River Valley Boys and I came up with my own crosspicking arrangements of "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You".

mandofiddle
Apr-02-2004, 11:35am
We do "I've Just Seen a Face".

G'DAE
Apr-02-2004, 12:56pm
"I Saw Her Standing There" is kinda fun!

duuuude
Apr-02-2004, 3:35pm
Birthday http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

Spruce
Apr-03-2004, 9:53am
"The Inner Light" can be very interesting...

Apr-04-2004, 4:41pm
My favorite that I like for mando is "Elanor Rigby" it suits the mando just fine

ira
Apr-07-2004, 5:58pm
anyone try "my sweet lord" by george?

misplaced_not_lost
Apr-10-2004, 9:46pm
Oh!!! 'Blackbird'...just kinda mess around with chords and it sounds pretty cool. 'Birthday' is also fun, I agree. Being an avid Beatles fan, I think that you've inspired me to learn a few tunes on the mando. Woo!

grsnovi
Apr-10-2004, 9:59pm
The Hooters do/did a live version of Lucy in the Sky that ended up recorded someplace that features mando that is pretty awesome.

I wonder why the Beatles never used a mando? There was a lot of fiddle in DON'T PASS ME BY that I suppose would mean it could be arranged easily for mandolin.

Yonkle
Apr-11-2004, 11:59am
I just tried to do Revolution #9 did'nt pan out!

grsnovi
Apr-11-2004, 12:58pm
"What's the New Mary Jane" doesn't work well on the mando either...

Amandalyn
Apr-11-2004, 1:09pm
Grier, Flinner & Phillips do an awesome version of " I Want You, She's So Heavy"- the mando part is downright spooky.
Nashville Mando Ensemble covers 3 Beatles tunes.

I do Eleanor Rigby, Yesterday, I've Just seen a Face.

Play on the Beatles!!! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

peterbc
Apr-11-2004, 2:27pm
I played 'I wanna hold your hand' last night... Not knowing the tune at all it was difficult but fun (coming from straight bluegrass there were chords in there that weren't I IV or V and took a bit to catch on... what were those whacky Beatles thinking!)

Peter

ira
Apr-17-2004, 2:02pm
finally got the norwegian wood recorded- vocals - eh??
but, happy with the mando.
check it out.
http://nossongs.agreatserver.com/songs01.html

Spruce
Apr-17-2004, 2:37pm
For you Abbey Road fans, here's a pic of me paying homage in front of EMI studios crossing the famous zebra crosswalk a couple weeks ago...

I only wish I was carrying a mando case... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

You actually take your life in your hands doing this--the traffic is pretty intense...

Spruce
Apr-17-2004, 2:39pm
Another shot....

ira
Apr-17-2004, 2:54pm
hey bruce, why are you wearing shoes???
great shots.
btw- whats with the wavy lines?

Spruce
Apr-17-2004, 3:03pm
I dunno.....
Might mean "caution" or something...

I do know that a few people have been killed in this crosswalk, and at least one of them didn't have any shoes on...

Yonkle
Apr-17-2004, 11:56pm
"Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream" http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

Joe Parker
Apr-19-2004, 5:21pm
I'll Cry Instead-JPP

hokelore
Apr-23-2004, 8:01am
The other day I heard a friend of mine play "Yellow Submarine" on mando.

Tim

Ranger
Apr-25-2004, 11:25pm
"I've Just Seen a Face"
Ranger

Flyer
Apr-27-2004, 6:40pm
The wavy lines are for crosswalks....... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

rixter
May-07-2004, 12:39am
Just got asked to play at a graduation party for some friends' son and I was thinking of throwing "Blackbird" onto the playlist. Then remembered their ethnicity and realized what a bad choice this was! Bad rixter, bad. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

Hoppi Hurley
May-07-2004, 10:53am
After watching Tommy Emmanual perform an incredible acoustic guitar rendition of "Lady Madonna", I tried it on my mando. What a fun song to play. I'm not anywhere near Mr E's level of exoitic but I burnt callouses trying. Cool song. Hopster

ira
May-07-2004, 1:09pm
we do that one too, but i play the harp (harmonica ) on it. we do it instrumental