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Do you strum or pick a mandolin?
Strum the mandolin without holding down the strings.
Hold your pick in your right hand, between your thumb and index finger. ... Practice strumming over different strings until you feel confident strumming. Holding the pick too tightly will create a more metallic sound.
What key is mandolin in?
The Lombardic mandolins were tuned g–b–e′–a′–d″–g″ (shown in Helmholtz pitch notation).
