Single Note Melody - Is mandolin "easier?"
My wife is Boston Irish. She grew up in the same triple decker apartment her mother grew up in, in a Boston neighborhood that to this day she refers to as "that Irish ghetto."
So naturally as soon as I got my mandolin I googled the mandolin tabs for Irish Washerwoman, and I have made that a major component of my mandolin practice. I'm glad to say the experiment was successful - My wife HATES IT. Although I have noticed that suddenly Guinness has appeared in our refrigerator. Pleasant side effect, that.
A few weeks ago I was playing my guitar, and on a lark I googled the guitar tabs for Irish Washerwoman. I have to say it's a far more difficult piece on guitar than on mandolin, forcing me to move my hand up and down the neck several times.
Is the mandolin just "easier" or "better" for playing single note melody?
Eastman MD-514 (F body, Sitka & maple, oval hole)
Klos Carbon Fiber (on order)
And still saving my nickels & dimes & bottle caps & breakfast cereal box tops for my lifetime mandolin.
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