

Want to continue reading and get the octave worksheet? Become a Premium Member and gain access to all content on Pickin’ Lessons! Pattern #2 – Mandolin Octave Pattern On An Adjacent StringĬool, right! Let’s try finding the G note on the adjacent string (string 3 – D). From any open string on the mandolin, you will find the octave on it’s adjacent string at fret 5. This can be repeated from any fret, by moving 12 frets along from the starting point, for example:.The 12th fret is one octave higher, so therefore is also a G.It is commonly used in Irish/Celtic music but sounds wonderful with fiddle and bluegrass tunes as well. This is a great entry level octave mandolin (tuned an octave below a regular mandolin with a longer scale).

This APC octave mandolin model MOC308 in excellent condition. Play open string 4 (G) then play the 12th fret on the same string (usually marked by 2 dots/fret markers) APC Octave Mandolin - 450 (NE Rochester) I am thinning out the herd.Pattern #1 – Octave Pattern On Same String
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Using The Octave Pattern To Gain Fretboard FreedomĪs interesting as the above information is (I love the theory behind it!), let’s get started with how to use the technique on the mandolin to navigate the fretboard with an easy example, finding the octave on the same string.
