Hi, Kerstin. I've been playing guitar since I was about 8 years old. Let's see... 44 years now. Wow. That really doesn't seem possible!
I keep saying I'd like to give the mandolin a try. I play fiddle, which uses the same tuning and fingering. Everytime I go into the local music store, I'm so tempted to buy one. One of these days I'll just break down and do it.
Don Quixote, huh? You aren't picking an easy one, that's for sure. I play it, but I usually play lead on that one, and I've never tabbed it out. It would be quite complicated.
Why don't you mail me your e-mail addy, to
cathy@cathycowette.com, and I'll send my tabs to IYCRMM. It's a much easier picking pattern, a good one to start on.
Derek Kidd, a newsgrouper, and I recorded DQ a few years ago, at a house concert at Val Magee's place, and we played it once at an open mic. It's a great song!