Great lesson! Closed positions are the magic to classic neck variations. I already do these on bass guitar, but transferring them to the mandolin is a challenge… well at least for this beginner player. But then practice my boy practice lubricates the mind and fingers at the same time!
As a bassist I learned box patterns (much to my teachers chagrin, and I knew there were boxes on the mandolin, I just needed someone to start showing me. I've always felt that people make playing music much more difficult than it really is, and do find arpeggio/scale studies helpful, but I look for boxes there as well. Usually at some point, lessons start repeating themselves, then I shelve the book, and just practice, practice, practice.
I don’t dislike those diagrams, they can provide a theoretical view of what ones trying to get to but I do agree w/ you that it’s more to the point to get your hands on your mando and work through it directly. Thanks Magnus!
was just about to print out some charts off Pinterest and then I viewed your video and saved myself some precious ink. Thank you so much for your expert advice. you're a fine teacher, sir and I will be subscribing to your channel. Best wishes from N. Ireland
Great advice -thanks Totally agree that beginner's make learning harder than it needs to be with diagrams like that. I am still not very good but I have progressed more in the past year by simply playing along with my favorite music at all positions on the neck than I did in the previous ten years because for me scales themselves are not really fun. To have any chance you really need something that makes you want to play every day. And be able to find the notes without thinking about it.
My soloiing is mostly based on scales. I mean full major and minorscales (8 notes) Do you happen to have exercises to learn those scales further up on the fretboard? And very nice video, learned a lot from it! greetings Peter from Belgium)
What is holding you back from playing freely all over the neck? Please let me know and I will try to address that problem in an upcoming video.
I have found patterns in the boxes help me learn much faster. Great lesson! Thx
I liked doing this exercise this morning.
i like the boxes for lessons , and you play ,and teach very well ,thank you for sharing !!!!
Great lesson! Closed positions are the magic to classic neck variations. I already do these on bass guitar, but transferring them to the mandolin is a challenge… well at least for this beginner player. But then practice my boy practice lubricates the mind and fingers at the same time!
" If you like these diagrams, DO THEM YOURSELF!!" HAHA! Love it.
As a bassist I learned box patterns (much to my teachers chagrin, and I knew there were boxes on the mandolin, I just needed someone to start showing me. I've always felt that people make playing music much more difficult than it really is, and do find arpeggio/scale studies helpful, but I look for boxes there as well. Usually at some point, lessons start repeating themselves, then I shelve the book, and just practice, practice, practice.
I don’t dislike those diagrams, they can provide a theoretical view of what ones trying to get to but I do agree w/ you that it’s more to the point to get your hands on your mando and work through it directly. Thanks Magnus!
thank you for your practical application of the mandolin fretboard. Missouri, USA
Happy to help!
was just about to print out some charts off Pinterest and then I viewed your video and saved myself some precious ink. Thank you so much for your expert advice. you're a fine teacher, sir and I will be subscribing to your channel. Best wishes from N. Ireland
Thanks Edward, glad you found this helpful!
Great lesson and explained very well.Looking forward to more
Love the box idea playing up/down the neck. Hey, this practice may even limber up my old fingers.
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that. :-)
The box approach is very nice idea. I like it
So helpful. It makes more sense to see and hear the results vs the diagrams. The only times diagrams were helpful to me was when I made my own
So true Jeff!
This is a great exercise. I play tunes I’m learning up the fretboard but the box concept helps me see the octaves. Thank you.
I found this extremely helpful. thanks
Glad to hear it!
Very helpful episode. Thanks Magnus!
Very helpful, thank you so much!
That was a wonderful lesson Magnus, really helped me to feel comfortable with playing up the neck. Thanks mate, really enjoyed this one.
Great advice -thanks
Totally agree that beginner's make learning harder than it needs to be with diagrams like that. I am still not very good but I have progressed more in the past year by simply playing along with my favorite music at all positions on the neck than I did in the previous ten years because for me scales themselves are not really fun. To have any chance you really need something that makes you want to play every day. And be able to find the notes without thinking about it.
Another great lesson, Magnus! Thanks!
Tack så mycket!
I like your boxes. 🎶😉
Yay, thank you!
Yes, I see the boxes on the mandolin in any key. I look for them when learning fiddle tunes.
My soloiing is mostly based on scales. I mean full major and minorscales (8 notes) Do you happen to have exercises to learn those scales further up on the fretboard? And very nice video, learned a lot from it! greetings Peter from Belgium)
to answer your question I guess I don' have the right exercises to play further up the neck and I am stuck with scales from fret 1 to 7.
how do you connect the octaves without all the shifting? Can you add passing notes?
Sure, passing tones. BUT there´s also another box (#3) that we are using to make the shifts smoother. This is part of my upcoming content!
Who made your Mandolin? Brand Name?
Edgar, it's a Phoenix mandolin. I love it!