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Mandolin Improvisation Lessons
AKA Improv From Scratch

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These videos will get you started improvising or if you already improvise, give you new ideas to add to your improvisation.  They are demonstrated on mandolin but work well for fiddle and violin.  The PDF files are written in standard music notation and mandolin tablature.   I suggest you watch the videos in order as information in later videos often refer to what was learned in earlier videos.

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Improv From Scratch #1 - Free Improv
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improv_from_scratch_1_free_improv.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #2 - Major and Dominant Chord Scale Outlines
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improv_from_scratch_2_major_scale_outlines.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #3 - Nine Pound Hammer Scale Outlines
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improv_from_scratch_3_nine_pound_hammer.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #4 - Major Scale Ideas
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improv_from_scratch_4_major_scale_practice.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #5 - Major Arpeggio Practice
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improv_from_scratch_5_major_arpeggios.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #6 - Major Chord Tone Scale (CTS)
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improv_from_scratch_6_major_cts.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #7 - Major Improvising Ideas
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improv_from_scratch_7_major_chord_ideas.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #8 - Review and Practice
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Improv From Scratch #9 - Dominant Scale Practice
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improv_from_scratch_9_dominant_scale_practice.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #10 - Dominant 7 Improvising Ideas
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improv_from_scratch_10_dominant_arpeggios.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #11 - Dominant Chord Tone Scale (CTS)
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improv_from_scratch_11_dominant_cts_1.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #12 - Dominant Chord Tone Scale (CTS) #2
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improv_from_scratch_12_dominant_cts_2.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #13 - I and V7 Improvising Ideas
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improv_from_scratch_13_improv_against_i_and_v7_chords.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #14 - Major Improvisational Practice
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Improv From Scratch #15 - Dominant Improv Practice
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improv_from_scratch_15_dominant_improv_practice.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #16 - Surround
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improv_from_scratch_16_surround.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #17 - M. O. U. S. E.
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improv_from_scratch_17_mouse.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #18 - Triplets
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improv_from_scratch_18_triplets.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #19 - Quarter Notes and Rests
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improv_from_scratch_19_quartern_notes_rests.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #20 - How to Practice New Ideas
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improv_from_scratch_20_how_to_practice_new_ideas.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #21 - Minor Chord Music Theory
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Improv From Scratch #22 - IIm IIIm VIm Scale Practice
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improv_from_scratch_22_iim_iiim_vim_scale_practice.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #23 - Minor Scale Chord Outlines
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improv_from_scratch_23_minor_chord_scale_outlines.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #24 - IIm Chord Tone Scale
ifs_24_iim_cts.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #25- VIm Chord Tone Scale
ifs_25_vim_cts.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #26- IIIm Chord Tone Scale
ifs_26_iiim_cts.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #27- Making Phrases from Chord Tone Scales
ifs_27_making_phrases_from_cts.pdf
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Improv From Scratch #28- Non Chord Tones on a Major Chord
ifs_28_non_chord_tones_on_a_major_chord.pdf
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Mandolin Improvisation Lesson #29- Solo Strategies

mandolin_improvisation_lesson_29_solo_strategies.pdf
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Mandolin Improvisation Lesson #30 - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
ifs_30_blue_ridge_mountain_blues.pdf
File Size: 195 kb
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Mandolin Improvisation Lesson #31 - Minor Pentatonic Scale
ifs_31_minor_pentatonic_scale.pdf
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Mandolin Improvisation Lesson #32 - Sam Bush Plays I IV V
ifs_32_sam_bush_plays_i_iv_v.pdf
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