Wandering Boy, Part 1

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Learn to transfer what you know on the mandolin to its bigger cousin and how to exploit the octave mandolin’s potential for more complex, guitar-oriented accompaniment styles. For intermediate mandolin, fiddle, or guitar players with a basic knowledge of their instrument.

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“Inverness” comes from fiddler/mandolinist John Mailander, who recorded it on his album Walking Distance. It’s a beautiful, contemplative melody that alternates measures of 6/4 and 4/4. Joe walks you through the second part of “Inverness” in this video.

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Wandering Boy

Wandering Boy, Part 1

Wandering Boy, Part 2

Wandering Boy, Part 3: Upper Octave

Wandering Boy, Part 4: Play-Along Track

Wandering Boy, Part 1

“Wandering Boy” is a song that was written in the 1880s and was later adapted by the Carter Family in 1927. An instrumental version was recorded by Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters in the same year. Joe’s version is based on banjoist Lukas Pool’s version. The form is AABA, and you’ll learn to play it in two octaves, starting with the lower octave. Joe teaches the A part in the lower octave in this video.

“Wandering Boy” Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)

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