Re: Chop Chord Transition - G to D Question
Originally Posted by
bmfsfan615
Did you all find any exercises to be particularly helpful ...
Assuming that, like many of us, you're already a guitar player, here's how I accidentally "pre-trained" my pinkie for mandolin chop chords.
Playing in rock bands way back when, it was sometimes useful to play D & E chords in a closed position by moving the "open-C" formation up by 2 or 4 frets, using a 1st-finger bar over the high 3 strings, and my pinkie in the root ("C") position 3 frets further up the neck. Therefore, D = x54232, and E = 076454, which requires similar pinkie strength and stretch to the G-chop on mandolin. Try it, it can't hurt! (Yeah, it IS easier on electric, but can be done on acoustic!)
- Ed
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