My FAVORITE CHORDS for the OCTAVE MANDOLIN! | Specific chord shapes that are unique to the octave!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Watch this video to learn the exact chords that I use on the octave mandolin! I treat the octave mandolin completely different than the standard mandolin when it comes to chords, so these chords are unique to this instrument and are incredibly useful for many different things. In this video, I walk through the keys of C and D and explain the various chord shapes that I use and how to move those shapes around the neck to achieve different chords for multiple keys.
0:00 -Intro
1:10 -Key of C
1:54 -My favorite C chord
3:45 -F chord
5:08 -G chord
6:50 -Am chord
9:05 -Dm chord
9:40 -Em chord
10:55 -My favorite D chord
12:40 -A chord
13:33 -Using open strings
16:03 -Moving through chords
17:02 -Overall
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Going to love this
This was great... thank you! I got out a sheet of binder paper and a pencil and diagrammed all these shapes for future use. If I may... another "A" shape I often use is first finger on the 7th fret of the D strings and second finger on the 9th fret of the G strings. It doesn't have the root note on the bottom, but it does have a nice open airy sound.
Oh!! That is great! I will have to experiment with that shape as well!
@@emmabordersmusic Dropping the note on the G strings two frets allows one to go from an A to a D chord. Being a simple-minded fellow, I like simple things like that on the octave mando! Thanks again for your great lesson.
Thank you very much Emma, that was great 😊
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have a tenor guitar that is tuned to mandolin tuning and your lessons are so helpful .
I really hope you are going to keep doing the tutorials because you are now my teacher! Thanks 😊
I’m so glad you find them helpful!
Very helpful. Definitely in my saved list of octave mandolin reference videos.
Would you be able to post a similar video demonstrating some good picking patterns that work for octave mandolin accompaniments to worship or hymns?
Thank you! Yes!
I am using mine for the same reason....
This is so wonderful Emma! What a great lesson ❤ thanks a lot!
Thank you!
oh wow what a brilliantly helpful video! Thank you! I'm brand new to octave mando and I was really lost but now i feel like i have some direction to get learning!
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you found this helpful! Octave mando is a super fun instrument!
This is great!! More octave lessons needed. Thank you soo much!
Thank you!
Great that you take us through so many wonderful cords. I find it difficult to figure out where you’re putting your fingers with just seeing the side view. It would be great if you could provide a fingering chart for these different cords.
I am new to the octave mandolin and I love it sound.
Great video !! I think I will watch this many times until I soak in the chord shapes you demonstrated.
Thanks so much!
😎Grand lesson there Emma many thanks👍
There's couple of Great books out there
The Octave Mandolin Chord Bible: GDAE Standard Tuning 2,160 Chords by Richards
THE BIG BOOK OF OCTAVE MANDOLIN CHORDS: AN IN-DEPTH By Harvey Reid
GUIDE TO OCTAVE MANDOLIN & BOUZOUKI BOOK by John McGann
A Baroque Sampler for Octave Mandolin by John Goodin
You got me started on playing chords again 🙂 👍
Thank you! Those are great resources!
@@emmabordersmusic I forgot couple of video's lessons out there people might want to check out The Mandolin and Bouzouki of Tim O'Brien
Learn to Play the Irish Bouzouki Taught by Zan McLeod
One can use really cool chords
"The octave mandolin, cittern, mandocello, and bouzouki are basically the same. The tunings are the main variation. I use GDAD on the video. The mandolin also sounds nice with that tuning, especially when you play open chords. I also use the "standard" straight fifths tuning GDAE, but the GDAD sounds more Irish." -- Zan McLeod
Hi Emma, great wee video, just wondering is it GDAE that the octave mando is tuned to?
That is correct!
I don't know why but it takes me to the unplugged of alice in chains/nirvana/days of the new...
Hi Emma, how is the tuning of your bouzouki?
My octave mandolin is tuned GDAE!
@@emmabordersmusic do you ever use GDAD?