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Johnny McGann's Random Musical Allsorts

Adventures in CGDAEG,
Mandolin and OM related things,
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  1. SKYPE lessons with John McGann now available

    by , Mar-12-2009 at 12:20pm (Johnny McGann's Random Musical Allsorts)
    SKYPE lessons with John McGann now available!

    Skype (free software at http://www.skype.com) lessons available for anyone with a fast internet connection.

    Now anyone worldwide has an opportunity to meet face to face with Berklee professor John McGann
    (bio at http://www.johnmcgann.com/bio.html).

    Lesson content is usually student driven, based on your interests. This is a wonderful way to address technical issues such as

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  2. CGDAEG on guitar body

    by , Dec-11-2008 at 6:43am (Johnny McGann's Random Musical Allsorts)
    CGDAEG has been used by Robert Fripp (of King Crimson) and his disciples via Guitar Craft for over 20 years. I decided to put it on one of my electric guitars to check it out.

    As you can see, it is very mando-friendly, since:

    • the bottom 4 strings= Mandocello
    • Middle 4= Octave Mando


    The G string on top lets you play melody between the E and G without as many stretches; allows for a closer interval on top of chord voicings.

    My ...
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