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Rocky Top Mandolin Song Breakdown Sheet Music
September 29, 2022 / Last updated : February 13, 2025 Matt Bruno Bluegrass Song Breakdown

Mandolin Sheet Music Breakdown: Rocky Top

This weeks mandolin sheet music breakdown is going back to the classics with Rocky Top. A great tune easy enough for beginner mandolin players to get quickly and a jam favorite at many festivals. Here’s the sheet music for this week’s mandolin sheet music breakdown – Rocky Top sheet music. Listen As always, playing starts […]

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Matt C Bruno - Mandolin Techniques - Strumming Patterns
September 26, 2022 / Last updated : September 27, 2022 Matt Bruno Lessons

Mandolin technique study: Mandolin Strumming Patterns

Today’s mandolin technique focuses on Mandolin Strumming Patterns. We’ll cover a few main types of patterns that you can use in your playing. Have questions on this topic? Leave a comment below! I’ll use the Big G Chop in my examples. If you are not familiar with that chord, check out my Mandolin Chord Shape […]

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Matt C Bruno - I saw the Light Mandolin Song Breakdown
September 1, 2022 / Last updated : August 29, 2022 Matt Bruno Bluegrass Song Breakdown

Mandolin Sheet Music and Song Breakdown: I Saw the Light

This week’s Mandolin Sheet Music and Song Breakdown focuses on the standard I Saw the Light. For many new bluegrass and folk players, this will probably one of (if not the) first songs you’ll learn. It’s a pretty straight forward gospel tune with a basic melody – so nothing too complex at first. The idea […]

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Enharmonic Chord
August 29, 2022 / Last updated : February 14, 2025 Matt Bruno Lessons

Mandolin Chord Shapes Series: Enharmonic Chord

Today I’m diving back into my Mandolin Chord Shapes Series with a slight twist and focusing on the Enharmonic Chord. The goal of this lesson is to help you use chord shapes you likely already know to play more complex songs. I use these enharmonic chords a lot when playing jazz tunes. Check out some […]

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Matt C Bruno - Mandolin Techniques - Picking Hand
August 22, 2022 / Last updated : August 18, 2022 Matt Bruno Lessons

Mandolin Techniques: Picking Hand Techniques

Today I thought I’d cover another topic I get a lot of questions on – proper mandolin techniques focusing on the Picking Hand. One important note before we start. Proper mandolin technique is not a universal constant and more like a theory. When a technique works for many players, it becomes “proper technique” for whatever […]

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Matt C Bruno - Mandolin Chords - Diminished 7th
August 15, 2022 / Last updated : July 11, 2024 Matt Bruno Lessons

Mandolin Chord Shapes: Diminished 7th

In today’s Mandolin Chord Shapes series we’ll continue our look at the Diminished chords with Diminished 7th chords (I sometimes refer to as “fully diminished” which I don’t believe is “technically” correct – but it makes sense to me). You can find the full series here. Also, if you enjoy this post or have any […]

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Matt C Bruno - Mandolin Sheet Music - Old Joe Clark
August 11, 2022 / Last updated : August 11, 2022 Matt Bruno Fiddle Tune Breakdown

Mandolin Sheet Music Song Breakdown: Old Joe Clark

Today’s mandolin sheet music song breakdown covers the standard fiddle tune, Old Joe Clark. The simple melody and chord progression make this great tune for beginners and more advanced players alike. Today I’ll be focusing more on the basics of this song and providing a few different melody options. In a future post, I’ll provide […]

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Matt C Bruno at Huck Finn 2019
August 9, 2022 / Last updated : August 9, 2022 Matt Bruno workshops

Free Online Mandolin Workshop

I’m going to be hosting a few Online Workshops in the near future (likely the first one will be on 8/27 or 8/28). These will be free workshops open to all, so feel free to invite anyone 😉 I’ll be recording the workshops and posting them online for a limited time for free to anyone […]

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Matt C Bruno - Mandolin Technique - Rhythm Changes
August 8, 2022 / Last updated : August 6, 2022 Matt Bruno Lessons

Mandolin Technique: Rhythm Changes for Mandolin

Rhythm Changes is (are?) a really popular chord progression referring to the I7 VI7 | ii7 V7 progression derived from George Gershwin’s song “I Got Rhythm”. This is a really popular progression in a variety of styles and has a lot of cool variations to explore. If you want to play jazz, this is a […]

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Matt C Bruno - Mandolin Chords - m7b5 - Half Diminished
August 1, 2022 / Last updated : July 11, 2024 Matt Bruno Lessons

Mandolin Chord Shapes: Half Diminished Chords

Learning mandolin chord shapes can seem tricky but an easy start is to focus on some of the basic chord shapes. In this series, I’m going to cover various chord shapes of a particular type. If you’re liking this series or have questions, feel free to leave a comment below! In today’s review we’ll continue […]

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