Oh Yeah Notes Oh Yeah is probably the first JMP song a mandolin player should take a wack at. Why? Because its easy. Thus the name “Oh Yeah” One of the characteristics of the piece is the way different notes are played on different strings to get a ringing effect which I’ve always felt was a unique sound to the mandolin and try to utilize as much as possible. I don’t use tablature which I’m sure would be useful here so just bear with me. The first 3 notes of the mandolin melody are all on different strings.      B is on the D string using the pinky on the 9th fret      C is on the A string using the first finger on the 3rd fret      E is the open high string Continuing through the melody, the next note,      F# is back on the A string using the pinky on the 9th fret (see how easy this is?)      E is back on the open E string      And so on playing the notes,,,,,, On the fourth line of the mandolin melody (Remember, that first line is the bass vamp) the melody proceeds the same until after the F# there is a G.      G is played on the E string using the first finger on the 3rd fret      The next F# is back on the A string      The next D is also on the A string      But in the 2nd measure of the line the,      C is on the A string using the first finger and the      B is on the D string using the pinky on the 9th fret      These two notes rock back and forth creating the shimmering mandolin miracle! Even in the first ending we are still capitalizing on the cross the string method      B is on the D string ( 9th fret)      C# is on the A string      E is the open E string      Ring, ring, ring On the 2nd ending we really pull out the “Piece d’Resistance”. In the first measure,      C# is on the G string using the ring finger on the 6th fret      D is open      A is open      G is open      D is open      A is open      Open, open, open, Of course it all comes together when the bass vamp is played too. Hope you dig. Jamie