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Well, chords are chords, and are the same (or should be) in whatever book you look at. It's just a bit odd that some chords seem oddly missing from this one, as others have noted as well. The A7...

Ok thanks. So basically I might be using the wrong book. I have been watching old videos from Eddie Davis and he used that kind of complicated 7th chord but on a very short tenor banjo.

I don’t play classical music nor style so I’m somewhat limited. :(
I have an octave (20.5 inch) and have played it like a mandolin from day one.
I’d say that this is definitely the way to play...

For an A7 chord, try 1020 - that's C#GEA. This form shows up in the jbott chart as an A#7 chord, just up a fret (2131) - but oddly, not as an A7 chord.

There's an easy G7 chord form that surprisingly, I don't see on this chart.
4th string, 5th fret
3rd string, 4th fret
2nd string 5th fret
1st string, 5th fret

The chord notes, from low to...

I recently made a post about getting a new Ochiai Mandola(tuned like an octave mandolin).

The scale length is 43.5 CM, or just a tad over 17 inches. The neck has a deep sharp V shape and is just...

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To assuage the disappointment of the music shop non-sale, I found myself combing EBay and Reverb and sure enough there was another Ceccherini. It was advertised as 1881 but would be later...

"Hmm, you must not have met Bridezilla yet"
Indeed, I have not. The bride and groom are a very nice young couple.

Post # 24 lists the choices that I sent to the bride.
I met them after church...

Despite all the love expressed on the MC, I've always thought that Andy Statman deserves more recognition than he gets. No doubt his limited touring doesn't help, or his mastery of two very different...

No, but there are plenty of situations in which people attempt to learn music without spending more than minimal time listening. I've heard many people who thought they'd learned, say, Cape Breton or...

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I recently got my first bowlback and really enjoy its sound and knowing I’m playing a 100 year old luthier-made instrument. In addition I bought the excellent August Watters book which has...

Thanks, Bill.

"Il maestro Nicola Didone, inventore del nuoto mandolino a 5 corde..."

This ought to turn over an apple cart or two in an ongoing discussion elsewhere at the MC on the "true...

There are at least hundreds of great players you've never heard of who can't travel because of their jobs or family, who play in local bands and local clubs, steadily honing their skills and their...

OK, just checked the Didone thread and while it doesn't mention the Naples Labor Exhibition on the label itself, it was reported in an Italian newspaper of the time:


SCUOLA DI MANDOLiNO
Il...

Frank, I have this pdf, apparently from the first edition, not very good quality but it could help you...

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even with advanced technology its still tricky to do live, having a "formula" for making the loop helps. Most "live" loopers operate by foot switch so there's that too.

I have the RC 300 which is...

Okay, this morning, I took the lid off the RC1 pedal, as if I was replacing the battery. The actual switch is behind the pedal's spring. I removed the spring and "lid."
As before, I activate the...

I use a BOSS RC-505 when I'm not just using Ableton. Most loopers have the ability to record instantly, or on a delay that starts on the next measure. The second option is ideal because you can lead...

After trying half a dozen loopers I'm using the Boss RC5. The drum tracks help to get the loop timing perfect. Drum tracks are easily edited for time signature.

I've got a BOSS rc1 model. I am using and extra delete/stop pedal. Otherwise it berps before it deletes. I've had poor luck using it in the passed, so I put it on the table, above my keyboard. I...

#1 you have to make sure your timing is "even" so if possible use the tap feature most loop pedals have that, even just to work yourself up to smoother playing.

#2 most loop pedals have "auto"...

How do i get the perfect loop? I try and try and it's really obvious even when it's off by a sliver. Sure, I could slow things down but, it's so slow, it useless. I could half time it, but the chord...

OK, dots means standard notation. It's a really good thing to learn to read standard notation. I learned it when I took classical guitar lessons. There are several major advantages over tablature. It...

Around 1 large in $US.

Not a steal by any means, nor a fleecing.

I've got a similar age / model Vinaccia (structurally sound but in less well cosmetic shape than this) and it's a great...

I'm no expert, but I've used the three methods (notation, tablature, and ear learning) and found that each has advantages. You're not dealing with an"either/or" situation.

Notation: When you can...