Roanoke // Monroe Style Melody // Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson
In this video, Hayes Griffin shows you how to play another variation of the melody to the Bill Monroe tune “Roanoke.”
In our previous lesson, Hayes taught the melody as fiddlers would typically play it, but here, Hayes shows you some tips and tricks for how to approach this melody to get more of a Monroe-style sound out of the tune.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long track
- How-to-play-instructions
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Podcast Episode #18 What´s the worst musical advice?
In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes are discussing:
• Take aways from the music-summer so far.
• What is your favorite instrument that you own?
• What's the worst musical advice you were ever given?
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Octave Mandolin Lesson // Margaret’s Waltz // Chords
In this video lesson, I show you how to play the chords for the fiddle tune Margaret’s Waltz. The octave mandolin accompaniment includes baselines and the typical waltz rhythm for major and minor chords like A, D, E, and Bm and C#m. The tune was written by Pat Shuldam Shaw (1917-1977) in 1959. This is an A-major melody, and it’s a charming composition in the music traditions of England, Scotland, and the Shetlands. You can also play this accompaniment on the mandolin.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs (PDF)
- Play-a-long tracks (MP3)
- How-to-play-instructions
Four Ways To Play the Waltz Rhythm - Mandolin Lesson and Octave Mandolin
In this video, we’ll look deeply at the waltz rhythm. We will play four variations of a solid accompaniment on the mandolin and the octave mandolin.
We are also going into some music theory, and you will come out of this with a better understanding of rhythm, swing, and groove.
To fully understand the waltz rhythm, I think it’s also necessary to check out the dance, so I’m also going to show you my magical moves on the dance floor. ;-)
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long track
- How-to-play-instructions
Right or Wrong // Melody // Western Swing Guitar Lesson
In this video, Hayes shows you how to play the swing standard “Right or Wrong.” "Right or Wrong" was written by Arthur Sizemore and Paul Biese, and Haven Gillespie back in 1921, and was a major hit for Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1936 and George Strait in 1984.
This is a great melody for any jazz or swing guitarist, especially if you are jamming in Western Swing circles.
In Mandolin Secrets Guitar Club you’ll find:
• Sheet music/tabs
• Play-a-long track
• How-to-play-instructions
Gypsy Jazz Chords and Rhythm // Blues for Ike // Octave Mandolin Lesson
Play gypsy jazz rhythm on the octave mandolin. I show you the chords for Blues For Ike by Django Reinhardt in this video. This tune is a 12-bar blues with an interesting twist.
The chord progression is in A and uses the major chord instead of the conventional dominant 7th chord. This tune demonstrates how you can play the “la Pompe” rhythm on both mandolin and octave mandolin.
Sheet music, tabs, and audio tracks for this tune you’ll find in Mandolin Secrets Academy.
Major 6 Chromatic Ending Phrase // Jazz and Swing Guitar Lesson
Looking to spice up the ending of your swing and jazz solos? Check out this chromatic Major 6th (or Minor 7th) lick!
By the end of the video, Hayes will show you how to master this lick in the key of F, so you can put it to work straight away on standards like Sweet Georgia Brown and Avalon.
In Mandolin Secrets Guitar Club you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long track
- How-to-play-instructions
Roanoke // Chords // Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson
In this video, instructor Hayes Griffin shows you how to play the chords to Bill Monroe’s classic fiddle tune, “Roanoke.” Hayes helps you learn the basics of a good bluegrass “chop” sound, a skill that you will need for any other bluegrass tunes you want to learn in the future.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long track
- How-to-play-instructions
3 Finger Major Scale Pattern for Guitar
In this video, Hayes teaches you how to play a major scale pattern for guitar that uses 3 fingers per string. Most guitarists learn some variation of “CAGED” scale patterns, but this pattern can be a great addition to those other scale patterns for things like quickly amending the guitar neck or fast triplet licks.
In Mandolin Secrets Guitar Club you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long track
- How-to-play-instructions
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