I"m 76 yrs old and have been playing about 2 1/2 years and play with a small group at nursing homes several times a month. I can pick 12 or so tunes from tab and
another 8 or 10 from memory, I can hear the chord changes but cannot tell what
chord to go to so I;ve been trying to follow along by picking out the tune (quietly) as I
hear it. I use the notes in the song's key scale and sometimes I can do it pretty well most of time it's just so so. I've been reading a lot about the pentatonic scales and
am wondering why they are important and how should I use them? I should tell you
that I've not had any musical experience prior to picking up the mandolin.