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I’ve been fooling with it here and there. I’m trying not to let it interfere with learning guitar which is top priority to me. But the Mandolin does sound so cool, the licks in “Losing My Religion” especially are so catchy. Most of what’s in the song isn’t extremely challenging except for the very first chord:
E====1=====
A====0=====
D====3=====
G====5=====
even on a tiny mandolin going all the way to the 5th fret with the ring finger while holding down the first with your index finger is just a huge stretch. Just fretting it is hard but I have to transition to it in a flash because there’s a lead in lick on the A string:
E=============1==============
A==5=7=5=0====0==============
D=============3==============
G=============5==============
This is the hump I’m trying to get over. So I’m either going to have to wait till I can stretch my fingers like that and fret the chord quick enough, or compromise on this bit in some why. I’ve been trying to just drop the E string from the chord, that might work ok as long as the sound is not too far off. Like I said the remaining bits aren’t nearly as high difficulty for a beginner mandolin player and might be able to get them down before too long.