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Series: The Fundamental Mandolin Framework

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33 Free Lessons designed to get you started improvising all over the mandolin neck in every key.

– Learn to connect a series of Patterns from one edge of the fretboard to the other
– Know where to play the right notes belonging to each key
– Learn the “key to the mandolin universe” … the BIG PICTURE that ties everything together

How to Learn The Fundamental Mandolin Framework – What’s Missing?

This is part 1 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How an Invisible Grid Provides a Fundamental…
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How To Learn Scale Patterns Visually

This is part 2 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How To Easily Learn Scale Patterns Visually…
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Start With Major Scale Pattern 1

This is part 3 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
Start With Major Scale Pattern 1 Discover…
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The 7 Notes And 7 Feelings

This is part 4 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
The 7 notes and 7 “Feelings” Discover…
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What A Scale Really Is

This is part 5 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
Let’s Think About Scales Discover ↓ What…
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What A Key Really Is

This is part 6 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
An Easy Way to Think About Keys…
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How to Improvise in Different Keys

This is part 7 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How To Instantly Improvise in Any Major
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An Easy Pentatonic Pattern

This is part 8 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
An Easy Pentatonic Pattern
Discover ↓
Learn
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Connect the Pentatonic to the Major Scale

This is part 9 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How to Connect Major Scale Pattern 1…
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How To Play in Minor Keys​ with the Connected Patterns

This is part 10 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
Play in Minor Keys with Connected Patterns
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Connect Major Scale Pattern 2

This is part 11 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How To Play Major Scale Pattern 2​
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Play Scale Circles with Patterns 1 & 2

This is part 12 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How To Play Scale Circles with Major
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How to Improvise with Patterns 1 & 2

How to Improvise with Patterns 1 and 2

This is part 13 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How To Improvise with Major Scale Patterns
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How to Play Pattern 3

This is part 14 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How To Play Major Scale Pattern 3
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Play Scale Circles With Patterns 2 And 3

This is part 15 of 33 of the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework
How To Play Scale Circles with Major
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Protected: How To Play a Scale on One String

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Protected: Extend to the Ends of the Fretboard

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Protected: Play One String Scales on Every String

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Protected: How to Play Pattern 4

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Protected: Connect Patterns 1-4 With One String

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Protected: The Key to the Kingdom

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