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  1. Thread: Tab vs. Dots

    by Simon DS
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    Re: Tab vs. Dots

    I couldn’t disagree more. :)
    But why listen to my poorly constructed rebuff of your statement when we have the Lord of the Dark Side to get us to think about our vocabulary and the statements we...
  2. Re: Mandola/Octave Mandolin thumb and hand Position

    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...
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    Duets on TikTok

    I remember back in the ‘70’s when friends would come over to our house with a single or LP that they’d just managed somehow to get hold of, and we were all excited because it was an ‘import’, meaning...
  4. Thread: Tab vs. Dots

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    Re: Tab vs. Dots

    Quite important to listen, I mean extremely important to listen when playing, you’ll notice this in a session, later on at night…

    However YES! there are a number of situations where it’s important...
  5. Thread: Tab vs. Dots

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    Re: Tab vs. Dots

    From AI (because I’m busy at the moment):

    In the context of music and music theory, the word "always" can be considered a form of hyperbole, which is a figure of speech involving exaggeration for...
  6. Re: Best practices for starting to attend an Irish session

    Oops, sorry. :(
    When I posted my comments earlier I hadn’t realised we were discussing a specific session in a specific town and specific people.
    However thanks for this, I think group/social...
  7. Re: Cavatina from The Deerhunter - Mandolin & Guitar Duet

    Thanks. That's exactly right.
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    Re: Which capo(s) do you use?

    I got quite an expensive guitar capo (about 20 euros). Then I cut down the top and two handles to size (8th fret on my 20.5 inch octave) with a hacksaw blade, removed the spring and clipped off about...
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    Re: Newbee Introduction

    Welcome! Never too old to do anything! :))
  10. Thread: Tab vs. Dots

    by Simon DS
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    Re: Tab vs. Dots

    I think it should be made clear that tab with notation is part of a long tune-acquisition process and each person uses what they feel suits them best.

    1. Take a tune like The Tar Road to Sligo....
  11. Re: AI and music: Billie Eilish, Sheryl Crow and Jon Bon Jovi

    *****
  12. Re: AI and music: Billie Eilish, Sheryl Crow and Jon Bon Jovi

    I used to ferment beer - now that we’re on topic, thank you Bill.
    Gallons, and gallons of the stuff. Beautiful rich favours of malt and hops wafting through the house on long warm summer days....
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    Re: Mandolin Gender

    And the 'thread' (le fil) in French is masculine.
  14. Re: Best practices for starting to attend an Irish session

    :mandosmiley: :)
  15. Re: Best practices for starting to attend an Irish session

    You already play really well. Excuse the personal observation but I feel that you don't like to make mistakes, I mean you'd rather not play than make a mistake. That's something that will change.
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    Re: Mandolin Gender

    I had a kitten that died young, it was very emotional.
    I think the main thing for me was the thought that something didn't have a chance, the lack of fairness. Opportunity.

    This inanimate thread...
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    Re: Cluck Old Hen Solo Transcription

    https://abcnotation.com/searchTunes?q=cluck&f=c&o=a&s=10

    #18 [6] might do, why not take the melody and jack it up a third, and another example maybe down to the sixth.
    Then play the standard...
  18. Thread: Why use capo?

    by Simon DS
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    Re: Why use capo?

    It’s official! Tone is important. :))


    https://youtu.be/GbNHnhUmTbc?feature=shared

    https://youtu.be/GbNHnhUmTbc?feature=shared
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    Re: Franks' Mandolin Kitchen

    Inspiring performance Frank.
  20. Re: AI and music: Billie Eilish, Sheryl Crow and Jon Bon Jovi

    There is a better quality 1996 remaster edition if anyone prefers? :))
    But this is how the LP sounded after use.
    Peace and Love!! :cow:


    https://youtu.be/FsiT0CywCpI?feature=shared
  21. Re: How would I play this? (Would I play this as written?)

    It’s now in second edition 1 jan 2013.

    Same tune here: https://abcnotation.com/tunePage?a=tunearch.org/wiki/Pittengardner%27s_Rant.no-ext/0001
    Good luck! :)
  22. Re: How would I play this? (Would I play this as written?)

    In the past I’ve written out tunes like this (for myself) but it was just a shorthand way of getting more variations, or various harmonised riffs onto just the one page. This may have been a factor,...
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    Re: At the Balalaika

    Nice playing Jairo, I like this tune. Can you please post a source for the notation - or tab? :)
  24. Re: AI and music: Billie Eilish, Sheryl Crow and Jon Bon Jovi

    Are Bluegrass festivals organic? :popcorn:
    (The popcorn means it’s a rhetorical question, something to think about, not a debate)

    Personally what I see happening is that people have learned to...
  25. Re: Triplet Pick Direction When Followed by eigth notes

    On fast hornpipes I like: |(DUD) UU DU DU |
    It’s actually the UU that I like because the rhythm is not the same as DU so it gives the triplet a sort of rhythmic ripple afterwards.

    On slower...
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