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