Yes my friend has a mandolin, it is rather cumbersome at first but after about an hour so you get used to it and are able improvise once you get used to how the mandolin is tuned. Guitars are tuned in 4ths. Not sure what mandolin is tuned in but it doesn't take long to figure it out.
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