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Mandolin for Dummies
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Table of Contents

Introduction  1
Part I: Being Bitten By the Mandolin Bug  7


Chapter 1: Becoming Acquainted with Your Mandolin 9


Chapter 2: Getting to Grips with Tuning and Terminology 21


Chapter 3: Getting a Handle on Your Mandolin 29


Part II: Starting to Play the Mandolin  37


Chapter 4: Making Music on the Mandolin 39


Chapter 5: Picking with the Right Hand 65


Chapter 6: Fretting Notes and Chords with the Left Hand 93


Chapter 7: Playing ?Jethro?-Style Three-String
Chords 115


Chapter 8: Playing Mandolin Music: Scales and Melody 129


Part III: Putting Playing Styles into Practice 
153


Chapter 9: Playing Music from Yesteryear: Old Time, Rags and
Blues 155


Chapter 10: Giving your Mandolin a Speedy Workout: Bluegrass
187


Chapter 11: Travelling to the Emerald Isle: Irish Mandolin
209


Chapter 12: Taking a Quick World Tour 225


Chapter 13: Swinging to Those Jazzy Rhythms 241


Chapter 14: Blending Styles: Dawg Music 265


Part IV: Purchasing and Caring For Your Mandolin 
275


Chapter 15: Selecting and Buying a Mandolin 277


Chapter 16: Building Your Accessories Kit 291


Chapter 17: All Change: Replacing Your Mandolin?s Strings
301


Chapter 18: Caring For and Repairing Your Mandolin 311


Part V: The Part of Tens  321


Chapter 19: Ten (or so) Tips on Becoming a Good Mandolin Player
323


Chapter 20: Ten Mandolin Players You Need To Know 329


Chapter 21: Ten Ways of Tapping Into the Mandolin Subculture
335


Part VI: Appendixes  341


Appendix A: Chord Charts 343


Appendix B: Reading Standard Musical Notation 347


Appendix C: Audio Tracks 359


Index  365

About the Author

Don Julin is a professional mandolin player, instructor, and recording artist. Don has spent the last 30 years challenging the boundaries of the mandolin and developing a reputation for being one of the most eclectic mandolin players on the scene today.


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