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Originally Posted by Mr. Jelly
We have a weiner!
So it's turned down a step. In this way a person may play it the same as they are used to but in E instead of G. Right? Now I have to talk to my mandolin playing buddies to see if they are up for it. Thanks
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No that would be tuned down
two steps. Learning to play mandolin tuned down 2 steps so you can focus only on blues in E is a short-sighted goal that will likely be a problem if you ever decide you actually want to learn to play in standard tuning. One important point -
not all blues tunes are done in E! Yank Rachel did a few different tunings. He was a self-taught player about 100 years ago, who had almost none of the opportunities we do today. Too often we hear one aspect of a somewhat successful or influential artist's style and think "that's what I need to do!" sort of like "Paul McCartney never learned to read music and look how well he's done - reading music is a waste of time!"
I've only been playing mandolin 10 years. I've played guitar about 40 years and violin about 45. I play bluegrass, classical, Americana, C&W, jazz, gypsy jazz, klezmer, Irish trad and blues on mandolin. I play all these genres in standard tuning. I recommend you learn to play correctly first, then experiment.