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How to Learn the Mandolin Fingerboard with Jacob Jolliff

In this lesson with Jake Jolliff, you'll learn two different ways to approach scales on the mandolin so you can more quickly understand how your fingerboard works in many different keys.

The first approach is a scale shifting exercise, which covers the entirety of the fretboard in the key you're in. The tab demonstrates this in the key of G but you should do this in all 12 keys to fully understand the concept.

The second exercise illustrates how to play scales without starting on the root note. This will give you a better understanding of the relationship between scales and keys because you'll be able to visually see where notes differ in different scales.

144G major scale0245724572357235
27875397539754975
34579115791057910578
41012108712109712109712119
5791112149101214910121481012
614151412101514121016141210161412
711
8
9Eb major scale (1st position)0135713561356134
106
11D major scale (starting on G)0246724572457235
127532754275427642
130
14
15Ab major scale (starting on G)0135613561346134
166431643165316531
170

    80 bpm

    Easy

      Hard

      Comments

      Bennett

      04/16/2018, 11:47 AM

      Hey Russ and John, you can find the tabs on the website version of the blog. Click here on your desktop - https://www.tunefox.com/blog/music/how-to-learn-the-fingerboard-with-jacob-jolliff/

      Bennett

      04/16/2018, 10:41 AM

      Hey Russ and John, you can find the tabs on the website version of the blog. Click here on your desktop - https://www.tunefox.com/blog/music/how-to-learn-the-fingerboard-with-jacob-jolliff/

      Russ

      04/11/2018, 11:55 AM

      Where can I find tabs for this? Thanks!!

      John

      04/09/2018, 20:45 PM

      Is there a tab for this?

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