An extremely handy chord reference guide, specifically for the mandolin, showing basic major and minor chords in all keys. Relative minor chord relationships are also shown. A unique additional feature of this premium chart is the inclusion of a mandolin fingerboard diagram. This diagram is appropriate not only for the beginner, but also as quick and ready reference for the more advanced player. A must for the left-handed mandolin enthusiast!

Comprehensive and easily understood, this essential Mel Bay resource is arranged in photo, notation and chord diagram form for maximum ease of use by left-handed mandolinists of all playing levels. Correct right-hand positions are pictured for each chord, as is proper left-hand picking position. Major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and ninth chords are shown in photo, notation and chord diagram form; major seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Tuning of the mandolin is also shown. A chart summarizing movable chord patterns completes the book.

The fun and easy way to learn to play the mandolin The newest addition to the highly successful Dummies instrument-instruction line, Mandolin For Dummies gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction on learning to play the mandolin. Following the time-tested Dummies format, Mandolin For Dummies provides a level of content and instruction greater than anything currently available. Mandolin For Dummies breaks down the fundamentals of this instrument and provides the resources you need to practice and improve your ability over time. Packed with individualized instruction on key mandolin-friendly musical styles, including Irish and Celtic, "old time" American music, blues, bluegrass, swing, and jazz Files available via download provide audio tracks from the book and exercises so you can play along and build your skills -- almost 2 hours of music! Clear and useful photos and diagrams ensure you fret, strum, and pick with precision Includes a mandolin buying guide to help ensure you make the right purchases Tips on restringing mandolins and other DIY care and maintenance topics If you're an aspiring mandolin player, don't fret! Mandolin For Dummies has you covered.

Left Hand Chords for Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo contains chord fingering charts and a variety of other music charts for playing rock, folk, country and blues music. All chord charts show fingerings for the left handed guitar, mandolin, ukulele and banjo player. Left Hand Chords also includes fingerboards for each instrument strung for the left hand player. No more having to figure out how to play musical instruments the opposite way this book has the essentials. Charts are simple, clean and have easy to read fingering for all left hand players showing the 7 basic Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo chords, A-G for Major, Minor and 7th chords. Includes the I, IV, V chord progressions for each key on each instrument. Plus movable Guitar fingerings for barre chords, arpeggio scales, and soloing scales for folk, country, rock and blues, and movable Mandolin arpeggio scales. Ukulele A-G chords and keys are included and Banjo chords and matching keys for both 4 and 5 string instruments in a variety of tunings. The charts are designed to be easy to read and follow and are the perfect resource for left hand players. Left Hand Chords includes blank sheet music and chord box pages for each instrument that you can photocopy. Each sheet music page has the lines spread apart for ease in writing down your music. Left Hand Chord and Music Charts in the Book * The Seven Basic Left Hand Guitar Chords, Major, Minor and 7th * The Seven Guitar Keys with I, IV, V and V7 Chords * Left Hand Guitar Barre Chords * Major Movable Soloing Scale for Folk or Country Music for Any Key * Minor Pentatonic Movable Soloing Scale for Blues, Rock or Latin Music * Movable Arpeggio Scale for Any Guitar Key * Left Hand Guitar Power Chords * Diminished Guitar Chords * Augmented Guitar Chords * Sus2 and Sus4 Guitar Chords for left hand players * Left Hand Mandolin Chords, Major, Minor and 7th * Mandolin Two Finger Left Hand Chords * The Seven Mandolin Keys with the I, IV, V and V7 Chords * 2 Finger Mandolin Chords for a I, IV, V Progression * Movable Arpeggio Scale for Any Mandolin Key for Left Hand Players * Left Hand Ukulele Chords, Major, Minor and 7th * The Seven Ukulele Keys with the I, IV, V and V7 Chords in First Position * Banjo Chords, 4 String, Standard, Celtic/Irish and Chicago Tunings, Major, Minor and 7th for Left Hand Players * Banjo Left Hand Chords, 5 String, A, C, Double C, D and G Tunings Major, Minor and 7th

This useful chord book, developed for mandolin players, features clear, readable chord diagrams to help you explore and master your instrument. Chords are helpfully grouped by key, to allow for easy songwriting prompts, offering a variety of options and variants to whatever you create! Perfect for beginners or more advanced players alike, this is the perfect reference guide to accompany your mandolin.

This handy book shows all of the basic banjo chords in photo and diagram form. the front of the book contains a section of bluegrass G-tuning chords, and the remainder contains C-tuning.

100 Pages of Blank Mandolin Manuscript Paper Sheet Music with Staff, Tab Lines, Lyric Lines and Chord Boxes designed for writing great mandolin tunes. Along with the blank staff pages are 10 blank additional pages of extra chord boxes. Perfect for songwriters and musicians of all kinds. The mandolin staff and tablature pages have been set up with only 3 sets of Staff and TAB lines per page and they have been spread apart nicely to make them easier to write your music on. Each set of Staff includes lyric lines to write your words on and chord boxes for each measure. Our blank mandolin manuscript book with sheet music includes our Basic Music Notation Guide for Mandolins, showing notes, basic staff and TAB layout and a fret board with notes for the first 12 frets. Also includes descriptions of what is a chord, highlighting six different ways to show chords and how to read a Mandolin Chord Box. Includes Notes That Make Up a Major Chord, Chords for the Major Keys, Scale and Arpeggios layouts and Chord Spellings for the Major Triad through the Sus 2 chords. Gives you a good resource to help you get started writing your songs. At the back of the book are 10 pages of blank chord boxes for roughing out a song by chords only. We also include the Acoustic Music TV Essential Chord Charts for Mandolin with our most popular fingering chord charts, full chords and everyone's favorite the 2 finger chords. * The Seven Basic Mandolin Chords, Major, Minor and 7th * The Seven Mandolin Keys with I, IV, V and V7 Chords in First Position * The Seven Basic 2 Finger Mandolin Chords, Major, Minor and 7th * The Seven Mandolin 2 Finger Chord Keys with I, IV, V and V7 Chords in First Position * Movable Arpeggio Scale for Any Mandolin Key All around plenty of great music paper and resources to help when you are composing your music.