Mandolin tunes for beginers

Anyone know of any mandolin tunes suitable for a beginer.?

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Permalink Reply by Tradconnect Reviews on December 16, 2012 at 21:01

Allan. If you are a complete beginner you should probably start off with some of the simpler tunes like Dawning of the day, Kerry Polka, Munster Cloak etc working up to some easy starter jigs like The Connaughtmans Rambles, Old John's jig. I play the fiddle and the tuning on the mandolin is the same I assume. Lets see what other suggestions you get

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Permalink Reply by allan cairns on December 17, 2012 at 20:08

Thanks Tony im playing Dawning of the day, Roddy Mc corley, the keel row and humours of glendart. And a couple of others
Ill try the ones you have suggested.

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Permalink Reply by David Wood on January 19, 2013 at 1:22

Lonesome Road to Dingle (Brosna Slide), Slieve Russell, Jim Ward's, Scatter the Mud, Musical Priest, Silver Spire. Those are some of the ones I started with when I switched over to mandolin.

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Permalink Reply by allan cairns on January 19, 2013 at 11:33

Thanks David ill look them up, I am getting better slowly got a weekend workshop coming up in feb up near clithero
Hopefully that will give me another kick up bum. Need to practice more.
Thanks again for the suggestions.
Allan

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Permalink Reply by Alan Jones on January 21, 2013 at 16:21

Winster Gallop I found to be easy to learn and Salmon Tails down the Water plus as already mentioned, Kerry Polka and Roddy McCorley.

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Permalink Reply by allan cairns on January 21, 2013 at 23:30

Thanks Alan will find the tabs for those and try them already had quick go at the tunes David suggested.
Will be a good while working through them all. Must break my bad habbit of playing most if not all
As down strokes I will find it limiting as i try to play quicker.
Thanks again
Allan c