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Mandorule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Bought a mandolin today and I can't put it down, I can't wait to write tons of pretty songs :3

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Beautiful! Playing mandolin is a weird experience for me as a guitar player. Like... I know how this all works, it looks familiar, but it's upside down and everything is very close together. It's a lovely sound though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm a guitarist too! The upside down thing is crazy, but I'm not having too much trouble adapting to it. I'm really loving that there are tons of viable barre shapes, working out melody is going to be nuts though lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

am i dumb? whats upside down about a mandolin?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The notes on the strings are the same as the lowest four on a guitar, but upside down/in the opposite order

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

ah that makes sense now, thank you