Lyr/Chords Req: mandola chords?

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: mandola chords?
From: GUEST,cobber
Date: 05 Sep 01 - 08:15 AM

I use a tenor banjo tuning on my mandola (CGDA) and there are books available for those. Good luck!

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: mandola chords?
From: Oversoul
Date: 04 Sep 01 - 11:31 PM

Learn the alto clef! Viola tutorials will show you how to get around on the mandola. Viola/mandola duets are wonderful, by the way.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: mandola chords?
From: GUEST,Willie-O
Date: 03 Sep 01 - 11:16 PM

Sorcha mentions two possibilities, but "standard" mandola tuning would be C-G-D-A. You can pretend it's a mandolin for the purpose of playing chords and tunes, but when you try to play with other people you will be in the wrong key.

Enhhhh, relax and enjoy it. I do.

If you can play mandolin or fiddle, you will find it a challenging extension of what you can already do to learn to play tunes in the keys that they are not designed for. EG if the tune is in D, say St Anne's Reel, you have to learn it in "A" fingering. Not too hard. Tunes in A, you play in E (Hard). Tunes in G are good, you play them in D.

W-O

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: mandola chords?
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Sep 01 - 03:30 PM

DAEA tuning
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Or, if you are using GDAE tuning, you could look for a fiddle or mandolin chord chart. Mandolin charts are easy to find.

Subject: mandola chords?
From:
Date: 03 Sep 01 - 03:14 PM

bought a mandola. Can't find a chord book.