Summary: 3rd position minor triads on the mandolin's lower 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
"So, our last set of chords on these three strings. It's our second inversion G and we're coming up here. Here was our major chord. Flat in the third to make it minor. Okay. Let's look at where these are. This is your five, remember where that five is. This is your flat three, and here's your one. So this is your one chord, up a whole set from three is a root of your four chord. Okay. Remember where that five was? It's right here. There's your five chord, your D minor, and back to G minor. Okay, so... because it's all voice leaded you can really move in between chords in a nice way."
eHow Article: 3rd Position Minor Triads on the Mandolin's Lower Strings