Mandolin Chords Book

Mandolin Chords by Mel Bay  Product Number: 93257 ISBN: 0871668637 Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc. Difficulty Level: Multiple Levels Format: Book Comprehensive and easily understood, this Mel Bay stand-by is arranged in photo-diagram form for maximum ease of use by mandolinists of all playing levels. Correct left hand positions are pictured for each chord, as is proper right hand picking position. Major, Minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and ninth chords are shown in photos and diagrams; major seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Tuning of the mandolin using a pitch pipe or piano keyboard is also shown. A chart summarizing movable chord patterns ends the book. CONTENTS The correct way to hold the mandolinThis is the pickThe left handThe fingerboardTuning the manodlinChords arranged by type, then alphabetically:MajorMinorSeventhDiminishedAugmentedNinthMajor SeventhMinor SeventhSixthMinor SixthSeventh