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Major, minor and seventh mandolin chords in every key

Thirty-six chords: the major, minor and dominant seventh chord on each of the twelve notes, the classroom wall chart. Each is drawn with the shape most mandolin players use for it.

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Strum or arpeggiate any chord, tap a note to hear it, drag the strip under a picture to play it further up the neck, or pick another inversion. Library opens the chord there, with every other way to play it.

C

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

12GECE
3RGECE

Cm

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123GE♭CG
♭3R5GE♭CG

C7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

213B♭ECE
♭73RB♭ECE

D♭

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–4

1231A♭FD♭F
53R3A♭FD♭F

C♯m

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123G♯EC♯E
5♭3RG♯EC♯E

D♭7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 3–4

32134C♭Same note as BFD♭A♭
3♭73R5C♭Same note as BFD♭A♭

D

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

12ADAF♯
53ADAF♯

Dm

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

21ADAF
5♭3ADAF

D7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

132ADCF♯
5♭73ADCF♯

E♭

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123GE♭B♭G
R53GE♭B♭G

E♭m

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–3

3112B♭E♭B♭G♭
5R5♭3B♭E♭B♭G♭

E♭7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

132GE♭D♭G
R♭73GE♭D♭G

E

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123G♯EBE
3R5G♯EBE

Em

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

12GEBE
R5GEBE

E7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

12G♯DBE
35G♯DBE

F

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–3

2341AFCF
3R5RAFCF

Fm

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–3

1231A♭FCF
♭3R5RA♭FCF

F7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

312AE♭AF
3♭7RAE♭AF

F♯

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 2–4

2341A♯F♯C♯F♯
3R5RA♯F♯C♯F♯

F♯m

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 2–4

1231AF♯C♯F♯
♭3R5RAF♯C♯F♯

F♯7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123A♯F♯C♯E
3R5A♯F♯C♯E

G

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

12GDBG
3RGDBG

Gm

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

13GDB♭G
♭3RGDB♭G

G7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

21GDBF
3♭7GDBF

A♭

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–4

1123A♭E♭CA♭
R53RA♭E♭CA♭

G♯m

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–4

1123G♯D♯BG♯
R5♭3RG♯D♯BG♯

A♭7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–3

1132A♭E♭CG♭
R53♭7A♭E♭CG♭

A

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123AEC♯E
R53AEC♯E

Am

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123AECE
R5♭3AECE

A7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 2–4

1132AEC♯G
R53♭7AEC♯G

B♭

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

311B♭DB♭F
RR5B♭DB♭F

B♭m

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–4

2341B♭FD♭F
R5♭35B♭FD♭F

B♭7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

123A♭DB♭F
♭7R5A♭DB♭F

B

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Frets 1–4

4123BD♯BF♯
R3R5BD♯BF♯

Bm

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

311BDBF♯
RR5BDBF♯

B7

LibraryMandolin · Standard

Open position

312BD♯AF♯
R35BD♯AF♯

The chords on this chart

C, Cm, C7, D♭, C♯m, D♭7, D, Dm, D7, E♭, E♭m, E♭7, E, Em, E7, F, Fm, F7, F♯, F♯m, F♯7, G, Gm, G7, A♭, G♯m, A♭7, A, Am, A7, B♭, B♭m, B♭7, B, Bm, B7. Each name opens the chord in the Library, with every other way to play it, to hear and to look at closely.

How to read a chord diagram

The vertical lines are the strings, the lowest on the left, and the horizontal lines are the frets, with the nut at the top. A dot is where a finger goes, and its number says which finger: 1 the index, 2 the middle, 3 the ring, 4 the little finger. The root of the chord is marked in colour. An ○ above a string means play it open; an ✕ means do not play it. A number beside the diagram is the fret it starts at.

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