If you're picking up the mandolin for the very first time, this video is for you! This is the first video in a huge beginner series here on the channel, and in this video I'll show you all you need to get started--we'll look at the different parts of the mandolin, how to hold the instrument and the pick, how to tune the mandolin, and I'll show your very first song on the mandolin. Join us for the whole series!

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ABOUT ME:
My name is David, and I play the mandolin. I've played with multiple award-winning bluegrass bands across the world including Missy Raines, Mile Twelve, Cup O’Joe, and The Foreign Landers, and I curate the weekly mandolin video series #mandolinmondays hosted by the Mandolin Cafe. But most of all, I love sharing my love of the mandolin with others. I run an online mandolin learning community on Patreon, and I also make videos to share my thoughts, ideas, and general mandolin enthusiasm with other mando aficionados. Find out more at the links below:

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