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Bought a mandolin today and I can't put it down, I can't wait to write tons of pretty songs :3

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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Beautiful! Playing mandolin is a weird experience for me as a guitar player. Like... I know how this all works, it looks familiar, but it's upside down and everything is very close together. It's a lovely sound though.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm a guitarist too! The upside down thing is crazy, but I'm not having too much trouble adapting to it. I'm really loving that there are tons of viable barre shapes, working out melody is going to be nuts though lol

[–] Fiat126@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

am i dumb? whats upside down about a mandolin?

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The notes on the strings are the same as the lowest four on a guitar, but upside down/in the opposite order

[–] Fiat126@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

ah that makes sense now, thank you