Happy Mandolin and a Grim One

Jarvoid

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Neil (Neilh79) put up a mandolin track after barely disposing of the wrapping paper that the instrument,a Christmas present,came in. After a couple of listens through on the rack of Cubase I discerned that I could not work out all the keys so I went and punched him....sorry ,asked him for the breakdown of the chord progression and I would noodle over it with my Mandoloin which curiously is also a Christmas present from a couple years ago........I have never really got to grips with it as you will hear but fancied trying out a mandojam.......no mandolins were injured or harmed in the making of this........well ,not really injured....

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Uploaded: Jan 06, 2012 - 01:11:20 PM
Last Updated: Jan 06, 2012 - 01:14:28 PM Last Played: May 16, 2013 - 05:36:21 AM

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KCsGROOVE	KCsGROOVE said 503 days ago (January 6th, 2012)
	I'' ask a mandolin for christmas next year, lol :-) always love the sound of the mandolin, never played it though Enjoyed! KC Check out my latest song called I DON'T LIKE IT

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)
	Ask for one ..go on then we can get Hicksy (Neil) and have a new Years jam or collab next year....I hope he sound of my mando has not put you off them...80) Cheers CJ Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

Char	Char said 503 days ago (January 6th, 2012)
	Nothing could be finer than dueling mandolins. Sweet, Chris. Surprisingly gentle for such an ornery cuss as yourself..;) Thanks. Check out my latest song called The Sea

Jarvoid

Jarvoid said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)

Duelling Mandolins
like the idea of that....starting off the New Year with the littler instruments and giving them a gentle workout...."Surprisingly gentle"
hmmm not sure about, that there was an awful lot of ornery cussingness going on when I recorded this and kept missing the chord changes on Neil's original....still it came out nearly alright in the wash...

Thanks for having a listen.....

Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

drakonis

drakonis said 503 days ago (January 6th, 2012)

Presto Mando Change-o!
Hey, I know this Neil tune, but now there's this guy coloring between the lines... and it does add lots of color, perhaps shades of ecru, which makes you an ecrooner, perhaps. Mandolificent (which is a self-contained tongue-twister)! I think you are having a lot of fun here! It seems we are all having a lot of fun with Mandolins lately, myself included! Yay Chris!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)
	Colouring in with a mandolin ....I like that...I am not allowed to use the hard pointy pencil colouring in sticks ..I have to use the squidgy waxy ones.... Mandolin madness it would seem at the early part of this New Year. Thanks for listening. Cheers Jarvo Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

Symphony101	Symphony101 said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)
	Man, All these great mandolin pieces make me feel eager to playing mandolin (and buying one first :-)). Compared to guitar, how easy (or difficult) is it ? Great work guys, I really enjoyed listening to this. Check out my latest song called Lonely Generation

Jarvoid

Jarvoid said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)

Umm it's tuned in
a mirror image to the guitar lower strings so it goes G D A E....the chords are a bit whacky ...but fairly easy to barre or work out....I cannot play it well but young Hicks seems to have picked up very quickly.......I think I WILL punch him after all !! I'll PM you with a bit more detail...thanks for stopping in....

Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

Doug Somers

Doug Somers said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)

Mandouet
First comment, because I saw it first, is I like your art Chris - it's kind of psychedelic and suits parts of this tune well.

So yes, the twin Christmas presents sound great together with the noodling and strumming supporting each other musically like eggs and bacon. It's like having a little bit of West Virginia in the headphones at times too. I may even hear some Beatles in there (probably one of those tracks you have to play backwards to get all the hidden meanings).

Sounds like fun.

Cheers,
Doug

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Jarvoid

Jarvoid said 501 days ago (January 8th, 2012)

Thanks for dropping in Doug,
We seem to be having a mandoFest just lately ,what with Drak's Seattle
Mandlin Orchestra,now this ....seems to be sparking interestin the little doo-hickey as well....The art is done in Paint ...I cropped my mando and Neils from photos and splurgeed some fill behindthem....simple but effective..Thanks for the nice words...

Cheers
Jarvo

Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

neilh79	neilh79 said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)
	Happy Mandolin and a Grim One Holy cr*p you can blooming well play! Thanks for this, love it. Just sent you a PM an all! Check out my latest song called Resurrection of Life Final Mix! (w/ Loob, Rok41, Symphony101, Gadzooks)

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 501 days ago (January 8th, 2012)
	Yeah you did... and I just replied...well the other night I did ...good idea...The playing,it's like Drak said above ...it's colouring in. Good job on your first mando outing... CJ Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

richard13	richard13 said 502 days ago (January 7th, 2012)
	Grim? I don't think so. Is it possible for a mandolin to sound grim? You've been learning so many instruments lately you'll soon be a one man band, and not the kind with cymbals between your knees. Check out my latest song called Caledonia

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 501 days ago (January 8th, 2012)
	I like the idea of cymbals ....like the big bass drum on the back !...actually my little room looks more like a music shop every day !! Thanks for stopping by ! Jarvo Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

michaeljayklein

michaeljayklein said 501 days ago (January 8th, 2012)

It was in the last round...
...Happy Mandolin had Grim One down for the count when suddenly, Grim bit Happy in the armpit and made clean break of it! Really now, this was wonderful Chris and Neil. You really excellent additions to Neil's melody and I liked this very much! I enjoyed Neil's piece and was thinking of adding some things here on my keyboard (PS: Chris, if you still have the chords for this could you PM them to me? I may take this track--with both your permissions of course--and add a little rhythm in the bass line perhaps). Thanks for both of your work on this! Michael

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Jarvoid

Jarvoid said 501 days ago (January 8th, 2012)

Yes I have them ...
Iwill do a PM tommorrow and look forward to your additions......Neil gets no say in this as he is junior oik and still has L plates on his mando so will do as he is told......I too still have L pates but mine are faded and gnarly with dead flies and other weather blown detritus.....( Bugger ..do you have L plates for learner drivers ?)

CJ

Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

SylviaD	SylviaD said 501 days ago (January 8th, 2012)
	mandojam leave it to you, Chris. For all your making fun of your own music all the time, you really are a big talent! You can play anything!!!! This duet with Neil is worth every listening moment. You both sound great. Happy New Year. Check out my latest song called My Funny Valentine

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 500 days ago (January 9th, 2012)
	Thanks Sylvia.... ...glad you enjoyed this little mandoduet....it was a blast to have a go at ...and it makes a change from its big brother 6 strigner...cheers ad a happy New Year to you as well.... CJ Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 483 days ago (January 26th, 2012)
	uplifting, not grim i could listen to these mandolins all day... thanks Check out my latest song called RUOK

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 482 days ago (January 27th, 2012)
	Hi.....Neil had barely unwrapped his mandolin at christmas when he posted the bed....I just noodled over it.........Cheers Jarvoid Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

TvRicky	TvRicky said 483 days ago (January 27th, 2012)
	Dig This Sound I am particularly drawn to the sounds of the Mandolin. This instrument can make very interesting music as you guys are doing here freelancing nicely. There you go fun and more fun. Nice A SincerelyZipped, TvRicky Check out my latest song called 'Barnett's Lounge Suday 3.5% Beer' Evolution On The One

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 482 days ago (January 27th, 2012)
	Listening to this again I think that it could be developed a little further/better..so it may resurface ...thanks for dropping by Cheers Jarvo Check out my latest song called Cripple Creek Revised........By Jarvoid and the Banjo Bedraggled Manic Mandolin Accordion Squeezers

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Name: Chris Jarvis
Location: York Yes I am in a bit of a state.. United Kingdom

I have been here a little while now and have learned more in two years than in in the past thirty. I have seldom played to,or for others,being a reclusive 'bedroom' musician.So I had no idea how to present myself and the music that I play,hence I hav... [see more]

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