First let me go ahead and admit that I am not as talented as a lot of the posters here, but I have played in a few bands mostly as a drummer. I have a very basic grasp of the guitar, dulcimer and violin. Now, I find that in the waning years of my life, I am consumed with the mandolin and this instrument has brought me much closer to understanding music and theory, which I previously avoided like the plague. With the guitar or dulcimer, I can find books/CDs galore covering a wide range of old rock classics that have the song chords and detail transcriptions of original solos. The same goes for the dulcimer. I have several books that have most of the popular Beetles tunes transcribed for the dulcimer. These learning aids have been a great help to me over the years. However, there does not seem to be any source for such materials available for the Mandolin. If there is, I sure have not found it. Even though utube is replete with such tunes. Can anyone direct me to a source until I reach a level of talent that will allow me pick tunes out by ear?
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