Book - plus free online downloads! Buy the best mandolin in your price range and know how to tune and care for your new best friend. Nail down your mandolin ABCs: mandolin basics, including counting, tablature, chord diagrams, more. Right from the start, you'll be playing basic chord patterns, backup rhythms, and simple melodies. Quickly master right- and left-hand essentials - picking and strumming, and playing open and closed fingering and articulations like a pro. Learn a multitude of styles - Celtic and old-time music, bluegrass and jazz; get to grips with the defining techniques of the most popular styles of playing. 378 pp.
