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Guitar Lesson - 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Conclusion
All in all, playing mandolin was a positive experience. Although the small fretboard took some getting used to, prior experience with guitar definitely helped me. 30 minutes a day didn't allow for me to work on more than a handful of pieces, but I especially enjoyed playing classical pieces. Here's a list of the items I worked on:
Now for a special bonus: I wrote a composition for the mandolin called Adventure, and I would like to share it with you. It's in 4/4 time and eighth notes all the way through. Have fun! Adventure by David Andrew Wiebe Copyright 2008 4/4 Time ||----------2-3-2-0----|----0-------0------|--------5-8-3-5----|--1-0-------0------| ||-o------0---------3--|--5---5-3-5---5-3--|------0---------5--|------5-3-5---5-3--| ||-o----0--------------|-------------------|----0--------------|-------------------| ||----2----------------|-------------------|--3----------------|-------------------| |--------2-3-5-3-2--|--3-2-0-----0------|--------5-8-3-5----|--1-0-1-3-5-5------| |------0------------|--------3-5---5-3--|------0---------5--|--------------0-0--| |----0--------------|-------------------|----0--------------|-------------------| |--2----------------|-------------------|--3----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--5-5-----5-5------|--3-3-----3-3------|--1-1-----1-1------|--0-0-----0-0------| |------0-0-----0-0--|------2-2-----2-2--|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------3-3-----3-3--|------2-2-----2-2--| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--1-1-----1-1-3-5--| |-------------------|--------------0-1--|--3-3-----3-3-5-6--|------0-0----------| |-------------------|--0-0-5---0-0------|------0------------|-------------------| |--0-2-3-5-0-2-3-5--|--------0----------|--------5----------|-------------------| |--6-5-3-1-5-5------|------3-3-----3-3--|------1-1-----1-1--|-------------------| |--------------0-0--|--5-5-----5-5------|--3-1-----3-1------|------6-6-----6-6--| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--5-5-----5-5------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------1-1-----1-1--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|| |--0-0-----0-0------|-------------------o-|| |-------------------|-------------------o-|| |-------------------|---------------------||The Archive: 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Additional (Day 4) 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Additional (Day 3) 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Additional (Day 2) 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Additional (Day 1) 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 30 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 29 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 28 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 27 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 26 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 25 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 24 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 23 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 22 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 21 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 20 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 19 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 18 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 17 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 16 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 15 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 14 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 13 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 12 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 11 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 10 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 9 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 8 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 7 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 6 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 5 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 4 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 3 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 2 30 Day Trial: Playing Mandolin - Day 1 This article was written by David Andrew Wiebe, web designer, graphic designer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, songwriter, guitar instructor, and music expert. Interested in winning a free CD? Click here for more info! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Recommendations? Email me. Published on April 14, 2008 |
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