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
Banjolit Dr. Arm - Mandolin Armrest - What? Why? How?
In this video Magnus Zetterlund and Hayes Griffin show you the Banjolit mandolin armrest, Dr. Arm. We answer the questions WHAT it is, WHY we’re using one, HOW to get one and HOW to install one.
Click the link to go learn more at the Banjolit Website.
https://banjolit.com/product-category/armrests/mandolin-armrest/
Ultimate Right Hand Workout // Rhythmic Subdivisions // Guitar Technique Lesson
In this lesson, Hayes shows you a great workout to improve your ability to switch between different rhythmic subdivisions like quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes, and even odd subdivisions like 5 and 7!
Add this to your daily routine and you’ll improve the strength and fluidity of your right hand in no time.
In Mandolin Secrets Guitar Club you’ll find:
• Sheet music/tabs
• Play-a-long track
• How-to-play-instructions
Avalon // Jazz Mandolin Duo // Magnus Zetterlund and Hayes Griffin
In this video, Magnus Zetterlund and Hayes Griffin are playing the swing standard, “Avalon” by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva, and Vincent Rose. Magnus is playing a Phoenix Neo Bluegrass mandolin and Hayes is playing a Red Diamond A-style mandolin.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs (PDF)
- Play-a-long tracks (MP3)
- How-to-play-instructions
Margaret’s Waltz - Mandolin Lesson - Melody
In this video lesson, I show you how to play the fiddle tune Margaret’s Waltz. It 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. The mandolin arrangement includes double stops suitable for our instrument.
This tune is published with the kind permission of EFDSS.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs (PDF)
- Play-a-long tracks (MP3)
- How-to-play-instructions
How to Construct ANY Major Scale on Guitar // Beginner Music Theory Lesson
In this lesson, Hayes teaches you the secret formula to the foundation of most Western styles of music - The Major Scale!
By the end of the video, you will know how to use simple intervals like the whole step and half step to construct linear, single-string major scales on your guitar.
If you want a PDF visual reference for the major scale or access to our monthly Q&A Calls, check out Mandolin Secrets Guitar Club.
The Note Name Fixer - Guitar Fretboard Mapping Exercise
In this video, instructor Hayes Griffin shows you a great exercise to memorize all of the notes on your guitar. This one was originally created by Magnus for the mandolin, but works great on the guitar!
After watching this video, you will have a clear method for mapping your guitar fretboard using just your index finger, the musical alphabet (chromatic scale), and the Circle of 5ths.
Inside Mandolin Secrets Guitar Club, you will find:
- TAB
- Sheet Music
- Backing Tracks
Podcast Episode #17 How to play swing rhythm?
In this week’s episode, Magnus and Hayes are discussing:
- Hayes' upcoming Western Swing Rhythm Guitar Webinar
- Do you teach mandolin or guitar? Tell us your #1 tip for folks trying to learn!
- What mental tools do you rely on for improvisation? Arpeggios? Scales? Sounds inside your head?
- Magnus' upcoming Jazz Mandolin Webinar
Here are weblinks mentioned in the show.
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Learn more about the upcoming Western Swing webinar on May 28th, 2022:
https://mandolinsecrets.com/guitarwebinar
Learn more about the upcoming Jazz Mandolin webinar on June 11th, 2022:
https://mandolinsecrets.com/webinar
It Don’t Mean a Thing - Jazz Solo Ideas - Mandolin Lesson
Play a simple but very efficient solo line for the jazz standard “It Don’t Mean a Thing (if you ain’t got that swing)”. In this video, I give you an improvisation framework using guidelines and target notes to get the pleasant sound of chromatics.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long track
- How-to-play-instructions
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