Movable Double Stops

Overview

What's in Store

Double stops are a quintessential part of the mandolin sound. They are definitely a huge part of mandolin playing in Bluegrass. In this lesson, you'll learn how double stop patterns connect on the ...

Starting off with Moveable Double Stops

Double Stops for G Across the Fretboard

Here, you'll be introduced to some basic double stop patterns. If you look over the tab, you'll notice there are only 3 Shapes The first shape can be seen in several places. Take a look at the fi...

Double Stops for C

Same Shapes, Different Sound

Take all the ideas and practice suggestions from the last lesson, and put them to use again here. Notice all the similarities in the shapes used, and how the pattern unfolds!

Double Stop Patterns for D

Deja Vu

Same shapes, different day. Hope this stuff is starting to make sense.

Double Stops in a Chord Progression

Tracing the 1-4-5 on the Inside Strings

When using double stops to outline a basic chord progression, you may notice that there are no new double stop shapes. Each shape we are using here is one of the three learned in the previous lesso...

More Double Stops in a Chord Progression

Tracing the 1-4-5 on the Treble Strings

They sound pretty sweet up there, don't they?

Even More Double Stops in a Chord Progression

Tracing the 1-4-5 on the Bass Strings

The bass strings may be the toughest on your fingers, so take a break and learn this one in small bursts if you need to

Double Stops on the Inside Strings

Banks of the Ohio

Now we're making music. This arrangement of Banks of the Ohio stays on the inside string set(except for the end of the phrase in measure 9). There are several licks available. Some are to give you ...

Double Stops on the Treble Strings

Banks of the Ohio

In this lesson and the next the arrangement goes a bit higher up the neck, so if you had trouble with higher double stops, you should go back and work on those for a few days. After you feel comfor...

Double Stops on the Bass Strings

Banks of the Ohio

Having Deja Vu? that's a good thing. Almost all the shapes and phrases are repeated from previous lessons, and the licks have some options to use open strings at the end of phrases. This will give ...

Where to Now

Keep Working at It

Had enough, or are ya thirsty for more? If you want to keep adding to your fretboard knowledge, then check out this Double Stop workout in A. It's great for learning more sclaes in closed position