assuming the B7b9 leads to the Em as in Autumn Leaves, that voicing that is effectively a diminished chord is what you want. Alan's voicing puts the b9 pitch on the bottom. Remember that the...
assuming the B7b9 leads to the Em as in Autumn Leaves, that voicing that is effectively a diminished chord is what you want. Alan's voicing puts the b9 pitch on the bottom. Remember that the...
Well hell, we need us some Roadhog!
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I interviewed Kenny Baker way back in 1986 for The Mandocrucian's Digest (Issue #4, Jan 1987). He mentioned that he had recorded a mandolin album, but out of deference to Bill Monroe, not to put it...
I'll use one finger to cover two strings regularly. With the two Am chords you asked about, you could..
Grab the A and E on the second fret of the bottom two strings with your first finger....
I'll third the idea of keeping fingers down when ascending/descending the fingerboard. The pickers who do this are the ones you say 'they make it look so easy' when you see them pick. Butch was a...
Im sure ALOT of you know about it, but im startin this thread to alert people just starting out on the mandolin like me about how useful it is.
Not only does it have a GIANT database of tabs that...
I think Berlatky wanted to select a very early and a very late example from each performer's career, to sort of "bookend" their music.
Lots of musicians with lengthy careers; I thought of Jesse...
I'm not sure I 100% understand what you're saying, but I think you're assuming that Klezmer is somehow original, authentic Jewish music. There are a couple of problems with this. First, as with all...
I asked a question, hoping to understand your point about Grisman. I was obviously not offended, but confused, by this example. I did not express an opinion and I didn't try to prove anyone wrong....
You know, this is why so many discussions get so balled up. Bill you have so many excellent points, and Swamp has a good point. Besides everybody's opinion on what exactly bluegrass is, there's...
Dear Drum58,
You needn't worry about overplaying scales in your improv because you spend a bit of time learning, and learning them is definitely the thing to do.The fact that you pose the...
After some more thought, I think you're correct that most bluegrass tunes do go with the natural minor. I was trying to find some examples that use the harmonic minor, but all the ones I came up...
Yes I would agree.......ah would Bill have played that clean but then I think some of the mojo would have been left behind.....Ronnie is like a Bill but oh so refined in his execution.....all the...
Hey now, hey now...what about Ronnie and Rob McCoury?
Merry Christmas, all...
A copy of Robert Hilburn's new biography of Johnny Cash was under the tree this morning, and low and behold, this great pic...
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I don't think he is a hater, he is just expressing his opinion.
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And he sang it in all three keys.
I bought his Rebecca lesson (and other songs) dvd awhile back and on that dvd he mentions how he would sometimes spend hours tweaking a mandolin to bring the tone out. I think he even said a whole...
So I asked noted musician John Eubanks to chart out the mandolin part for "I Want to be Happy" from the Homer and Jethro Catalog. He did an amazing job and charged a very reasonable price. He's...
I hate to have to be the one to do this...
But look at what I came across:
https://www.gear-track.com/instruments/344
Here's 2 videos I uploaded of Bill Napier playing the mandolin....I have more on my youtube channel of Bill playing the guitar, but since this is mandolincafe, I thought these 2 would garner the most...
And just one note about capo use here (where is that poor horse...). Yes, a capo can surely be used, may make some of the chords easier to grab/sound, provides for string ring, etc., but....the...
Bar none his most famous one from the Stanley's version of his "Daybreak In Dixie". It set the bar so high back then. I think he picked it on a 50's F12. Still holds up today.
Hey, a decent copy of that show at last! A terrific New Year gift to all mandolinists and fans of Mr. Burns and Mr. Stiernberg.
A fine version of "Jethro's Tune", for sure...
Jethro said they...