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Summary: 2nd position augmented triads on the mandolin's higher strings are easy to play with these tips, get expert advice and a music lesson in this free video.
Levin Schwartz lives in Northampton, MA where he spends his days playing music with his band 'The Amity Front' and teaching private guitar and mandolin lessons at The Fretted...read more
"Working our way up the neck here, we're going to go to our next shape, it's G major root position. We're going to lower the root, or no, excuse me we're going to go up with our augmented chord here. So you hit the 5 is in the middle, raise it up a half step. We're going to resolve to the 4 chord which is, here's your 3, so it's up a half step from the 3, the root of the 4 chord. You're going to lower the root a whole step to make it dominant. You come back to your G major, resolve to D, go D dominant, to resolve back to G. Let's try that tremolo again for you. (Audio demo)"
eHow Article: 2nd Position Augmented Triads on the Mandolin's Higher Strings