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Mandolin Open Position G Scale Tips

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Summary: An open G mandolin scale can begin on the G string, which is the lowest open string. Get advice on how to practice improv mandolin with tips from an experienced musician in this free video.

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By Levin Schwartz
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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

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"So now what we're going to look at is open G scale position. G is found here on our lowest string, open. Here it goes. There's your first octave and we're going to keep going up. There's your root, feel free to grab that if you want. Eighth notes. Our octaves are here and here's a root and here's a root. It's important to know where the root is in these position so you can move them around."

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