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Eclectic Mandolin

This roadmap curates some really cool mandolin tunes that are outside of the box. Check this out to learn some Blues, Jazz, Classical, Celtic tunes and more.

  • Mandolin Classical

    Arrangement

    Musette in D Major
    Classical

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tuning
      gDAE

    This tune has been performed at a variety of speeds. It's fun to play fast, but some of the turns and classical ornamentation are ve...

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  • Mandolin Classical

    Arrangement

    Blue Danube Waltz
    Classical

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    A beautiful waltz by "The King of Waltzes" - Johan Strauss II. The little dots above the tablature mean you are to play those notes ...

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  • Mandolin Classic

    Arrangement

    Wiegenlied
    Classic

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      Eb
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This is a simple, but beautiful melody. That being said it is still a bit of a challenge. The original key is Eb. That's what we are...

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  • Mandolin Bluegrass

    Arrangement

    The Entertainer
    Bluegrass

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This classic American melody works out great on mandolin. There's a lot of Bluesy runs and chromaticism in the arrangement and some ...

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  • Mandolin Bluegrass

    Arrangement

    Feliz Navidad
    Bluegrass

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This is a great Holiday tune, written by Jose Feliciano. Jose was a Puerto Rican superstar. He was an amazing guitarist, singer and ...

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  • Mandolin Swing

    Arrangement

    Panhandle Rag
    Swing

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This tune was an instrumental written for steel guitar. The style is Western Swing, so it's gonna have the best feel if you engage t...

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  • Mandolin Bluegrass

    Arrangement

    Sweet Georgia Brown
    Bluegrass

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      F
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    This is a swing tune you are likely to hear at a jam. It's a basic 6-2-5-1 Jazz progression with a few twists. Enjoy this one and ch...

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  • Mandolin Jazz

    Arrangement

    Take 5
    Jazz

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      Eb
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    Eb on mandolin, is tough. Jazz is general, is tough. You are tough! Tune up and let's Take 5(or more) on this Jazz standard.

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  • Mandolin Jazz

    Arrangement

    Autumn Leaves
    Jazz

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      Am
    • Tuning
      GDAE

    A Jazz standard. Tremolo works so great with the melody of this tune. To give this tune the classic Jazz feel, engage the swing feel...

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  • Mandolin Crossroad Blues

    Song

    Crossroad Blues

    Written by Robert Johnson, made famous by Eric Clapton. Start with the Beginner arrangement to get a foundation for the timing in th...

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