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 fift...

• The correct way to hold the mandolin
• This is the pick
• The right hand
• The fingerboard
• Tuning the mandolin
• Chords arranged by type, then alphabetically:
• Major
• Minor
• Seventh
• Diminished
• Augmented
• Ninth
• Major Seventh
• Minor Seventh
• Sixth
• Minor Sixth
• Seventh Aug. Fifth
• Seventh Dim. Fifth