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Old 09-01-2017, 11:43 AM
JonPR JonPR is offline
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Originally Posted by rick-slo View Post
Isn't mandolin a lot of single note runs with a flatpick? What basic things would prevent the transfer of that skill to guitar?
Good point. I play both myself and - while I do solo on both - the tuning (and the different chord shapes) makes a big difference. You can't transfer the thinking on one to the other, at least if it's based on visual patterns. On mandolin I find myself falling back on pentatonics all the time - the tuning lends itself well to that. Luckily, for the style of music I play mandolin on, major pentatonics sound right.
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