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Hurdy Gurdy Polska - Melody - Nordic Folk Guitar Lesson

In this video I show you how to play a traditional dance tune from Gotland, the beautiful island on the west coast of Sweden. This one is called Vevlirepolskan, Groddaliran, or Groddapolskan. The melody is in G-major mode and we're using the Drop-D-tuning.

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  • Sheet music/tabs
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  • How-to-play-instructions

 

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New Grass Chords - Mandolin Lesson - Cherokee Shuffle

folk mandolin lesson Aug 11, 2020

In this video I show you how I play new grass chords in the style of Sam Bush. I demonstrate it for Cherokee Shuffle that is a cool old-time tune in the key of A-major. It´s an easy-going melody with a forward-moving chord progression. 

I like to play the chop chords with a new grass style chord accompaniment. Pay attention to my voicing of the chords. A5, D5, E5 and F#m7.

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  • Backing Tracks
  • Instructions

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Cherokee Shuffle - American Old Time - Mandolin Lesson

folk mandolin lesson Jul 14, 2020

In this video I show you how I play Cherokee Shuffle. This is a cool old-time tune in the key of A-major that I learned from the great Jerome Henry “Butch” Baldassari. It´s an easy-going melody with a forward-moving chord progression.

In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:

  • Sheet music/Tabs
  • Playalong
  • Backing Tracks
  • Instructions

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Double String Playing - Mandolin Lesson - Bluegrass - Old Time - Folk Music

In this video, I show you how to practice double string playing on mandolin. This gives a rich sound to your fiddle tunes and suits bluegrass, old-time, and a variety of folk music. Sheet music and tabs you’ll find in Mandolin Secrets Academy.

Sheet music and tabs you’ll find in Mandolin Secrets Academy.

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Mandolin Lesson - Polska after Juringius w Double Stops- Nordic Folk Music - Tutorial

folk mandolin lesson Apr 26, 2019

In this mandolin video lesson I´m showing you how to play a Scandinavian traditional polska on mandolin and guitar. This is Polska after Juringius, Sweden.

A beautiful melody with some added double stops to make it a nice sounding mandolin arrangement.

I play a Phoenix Neo Bluegrass mandolin. This is a series of videos that I see as a introduction to Nordic folk music played on mandolin.

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Mandolin Lesson - Polka from Värmland - Nordic Folk Music - Tutorial

folk mandolin lesson Jan 23, 2019

In this mandolin video lesson it´s me, Magnus Zetterlund, showing you how to play an energetic an easy going, Scandinavian traditional polka on mandolin. This is a Polka from Värmland, Sweden. I play a Phoenix Neo Bluegrass mandolin. This is a series of videos that I see as a introduction to Nordic folk music played on mandolin.

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Find the Sheet Music and TAB in my E-book.

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Nordic Folk Mandolin Music - Polka from Värmland

folk performance video Jan 10, 2019

Here is a energetic an easy going dance tune from Sweden.

In this video it´s me, Magnus Zetterlund, performing a Scandinavian traditional polka on mandolin. This is a Polka from Värmland, Sweden. I play a Phoenix Neo Bluegrass mandolin. This is a series of videos that I see as a introduction to Nordic folk music played on mandolin.

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