THE

MANDOLIN TUTOR

SIMON MAYOR

Mandolin TAB Book with CD

A detailed course for those starting to play the mandolin, covering everything from tuning, right- and left-hand techniques, reading music and tablature, chords, tremolo, scales, tunes, exercises and simple duets to advice on choosing and maintaining an instrument

* tuning
* right and left hand techniques
* reading music and tablature
* chords
* tremolo
* scales
* exercises
* tunes and simple duets
* advice on choosing and maintaining an instrument

CONTENTS

• Hello
• What is a mandolin?
• First things ..... Are you sitting comfortably? - Plectrums
• Tuning ..... Electronic tuners - Keyboards - Pitch pipes - Tuning fork
• Reading tablature ..... With a plea to learn standard music notation as well!
• The open strings ..... Nothing to fret about
• The left hand ..... Position of the left hand - First position fingerings
• Scaling the heights ..... Octave scales of A, D and G major
• A dose of digital dexterity ..... A couple of exercises to get the left hand fingers moving
• A tune or three ..... Ode to joy - The floral dance - Wildwood flower
• Heightening the scales (G) ..... Scale of G major within first position - What's an octave?
• Tunes in two octaves of G ..... Buffalo Girls - On Ilkley Moor Bah T'at
• Mainline notation station ..... Note values and rhythm
• Heightening the scales (D) ..... Scale of D major within first position - Two Christmas tunes
• Chords ..... How to read chord windows - Chord dictionary
• Heightening the scales (A) ..... Scale of A major within first position - O Come All Ye Faithful
• 3/4 Time ..... 3/4 time - Minor keys - The Star of the County Down
• Just deux it ..... Duets: Shepherd's Hey - The Phoenix
• The key of F ..... Scale of F major within first position - Nonesuch - Bourree
• After the trill is gone ..... Tremolo exercises - The Lullaby Waltz - Wayfaring Stranger
• Mainline notation station ..... Pitch - Key signatures - Scale of C major
• Accidentals ..... Sharps, flats and naturals - Sharp As Nails - Mudflat Blues
• How do I choose a mandolin?
• Troubleshooting
• Good-bye