Re: Tell me it gets easier.
When I started the mandolin the first mistake I made was thinking it was kinda like an upside down tiny guitar. It didn't take long for me to realize it is a wholly different instrument that coincidentally happens to have frets that uses a pick. I'd say get lessons first to avoid making the common technical mistakes.
I never play " chords " on a mandolin but rather think of multiple voicing's and voice leading. The mandolin is primarily a melody instrument.
How the mandolin is held is of major importance, both right hand and left hand.
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