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Question: How does one play mandolin with guitar!?
I play guitar and have taken up mandolin a few months ago!. I've learned a bit of how to play chop chords, the two finger chords, and the c scale!. But anyway, I have a couple of recorded acoustic jams and want to add mandolin but not entirely sure on how to correspond it with the guitar, what should I play in order for it to sound good!?
For example, lets say I have a chord progression with a basic "boom chuck" strumming method of C-G-C, how would I spice that up with adding the mandolin!? How should I play the mandolin over it!?
I'm sure there's no right answer, but whatever, I want a general idea!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Listen to some bluegrass music to hear the way different players/bands incorporate the mandolin into their music!. I would suggest www!.bluegrassradio!.org, they stream live online with no commercials!.
I play the mandolin a little with my brother on guitar!. I am just a beginner, so I usually do chops while the guitar plays lead, and then I will do a break while the guitar strums rhythm!. I notice that sometimes while doing chops, mando players will strum the G and D strings while holding their chop chord!. Kind of like a double stop!.
To show what I mean, there is this video: http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=lHmpkppyj!.!.!. it has a good view of the mandolin!. Watch around 1:17-1:30 to see what I am talking about!. It definitely mixes things up a little, and I think it will give you the effect you are looking for!.Www@QuestionHome@Com