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THE MANDOLIN CHORD BIBLE
2,736 CHORDS!!!!
THE ONLY MANDOLIN CHORD DICTIONARY
YOU'LL EVER NEED?! READ
ON...
Note: The chords featured in
this Chord Bible are suitable for all
types of mandolin
including the F-Style, A-Style,
Celtic/Folk, Neopolitan Bowlback,
Electric etc.
The Mandolin Chord Bible
is the most extensive reference guide
currently available for this popular
folk instrument, featuring some 2,736
chord shapes + 576 possible moveable
chord positions + 144 major slash chords.
These are divided up
into 68 different chord types in
all 12 keys, with at least 3 versions of
every single chord!
The format is
uncomplicated, suiting both seasoned
professionals and beginners alike. For
the experienced musician, the book
is filled with a comprehensive selection
of hard to find chords. To accompany the
chords, Tobe A. Richards has included a
comprehensive explanation of chord
contruction and general information on
tuning the mandolin, together with
useful fretboard
and reference diagrams. Each chord box
or window includes information on which
finger to use, where to place them on
the
fretboard and the harmonic interval for
each string.
GDAE standard tuning
is featured throughout, which will suit
general popular music enthusiasts,
making the mandolin as
accessible an instrument as the guitar.
For simplicity of
use, The Mandolin Chord Bible
is bound in easy-turn wire bound format
and will lie flat, whether opened as
an A3 spread or folded back on any page
in A4 format.
Demo Available:
If you'd like to
take a look at our PDF sample file on The Mandolin
Chord Bible, just email us
and we'll send you a copy. This
is low definition, but will give you an
idea of the content featured in the high
definition printed version. You can also
download a
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or CabotBooks
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Content Details:
• 2,736
different chords in all 12 keys (3
versions of every chord!)
• Details of harmonic
intervals with every chord box
• 144 Major slash
chords in all keys
• 576 possible moveable chord
configurations
• GDAE standard
tuning
• Chords utilising open string
configurations
• Suggested fingering
positions
• Mandolin
Family Factfile
• Alternative chord
name chart
• Fretboard diagram
• Information on chord construction
• General advice
•
Published by
Cabot Books as part of the
Fretted Friends
series of musical guide books (Fretted
Friends is the largest
multi-fretted instrument interest group
on the internet, which is owned and run
by the author, Tobe
A.Richards)
Standard
Chords covered in The Mandolin Chord
Bible (using the key of C as an
example):
C, Cm,
C7, Cm7, C5, C6, Cm6, Cmaj7, Cdim,
Cdim7, C-5, C+, Csus2,
Csus4, C7sus4, Cm7-5, Cadd9, Cmadd9,
C6add9, Cm6add9, C7-5, C7+5,
C7-9, C7+9, Cm(maj7), Cmaj7-5, Cmaj7+5,
C9, Cm9, Cmaj9, C11, C13.
Advanced Chords covered in
the Mandolin Chord Bible (using the key
of C as an example):
C4,
Cadd11, Csus4add9, Cm-6, C7sus2, C7-5-9,
C7-5+9, C7+5-9, C7+5+9,
C7add11, C7add13, C7+11, Cm7-5-9, Cm7-9,
Cm7add11, Cmaj7+11, C9sus4,
C9-5, C9+5, C9+11, Cm9-5, Cm(maj9),
Cmaj9-5, Cmaj9+5, Cmaj9+11, Cmaj9add6,
C11-9, Cm11, Cmaj11, C13sus4, C13-5-9,
C13-9, C13+9, C13+11, Cm13, Cmaj13.
Major Slash
Chords covered in the Mandolin Chord
Bible (using the key of C as an
example):
C/C, C/Db, C/D, C/Eb, C/E, C/F,
C/F#, C/G, C/Ab, C/A, C/Bb, C/B.
Salient Points:
• For the beginner or
professional musician!
• Instant access to almost any chord in
any key!
• 68 different types of chord in ALL
keys - many more than most
non-specialist chord dictionaries!
•
Ar least 3 versions of every single
chord!
• Almost certainly the only Mandolin
chord dictionary you'll ever need!
Example page from
The Mandolin Chord Bible (below)

FAQs about The Mandolin Chord Bible etc.
Q: Are the chords in this guide based on
theoretical chord knowledge alone,
rather than actual
'hands on' experience?
A: Absolutely NOT, every chord in
the Chord Bible has been created with an
actual instrument on hand to check for
voicing, fingering and average
hand/finger span.
Q: Will I need
all the chords in this guide?
A: Probably not, but the whole ethos
behind these guides is to provide a
complete chord solution for the musician
wanting to pick up virtually any
songbook in the certain knowledge that
he/she will find that elusive chord in
the
Chord Bible, from basic majors and
minors up to exotic extended
thirteenths.
Q: I'm a beginner, will the Mandolin
Chord Bible be suitable for me?
A: Yes. The Mandolin Chord Bible has a
well balanced selection of easy to play
chords, along with more advanced
shapes for experienced musicians.
Q: What's the difference between
the different types of mandolin?
A: The F-Style and
A-Style pioneered by Gibson are best
suited to bluegrass and country music
because of their short
sustaining qualities. The Celtic
or Folk Flatback as the name
suggests is ideal for general folk music
where a longer sustain
is the requirement. The
Neopolitan bowl or Roundback
tends to take care of the classical
repetoire. Then you have
Electric or
Semi-Acoustic models which have
found a home in rock/pop and recording
setups. Some electrics also feature
single courses
rather than double courses of strings.
All however, tend to use standard
GDAE tuning featured in this chord
dictionary.
Q: Where
does your Mandolin Chord Bible Series
differ from other similar books on
market today?
A: The first difference is the most
obvious. The Mandolin Chord Bible has at
least 1,500 more chords than
other publications up to this date. The
second is the inclusion of a big
selection of slash chords and
moveable chord shapes - additional
material not available in other
publications.
Q: Does having so many chords make the
book a more daunting prospect for
beginners?
A: Not at all. The content is very
straightforward and logical, with the
most frequently used chord types easily
available.
Q: Do you do an Octave Mandolin Chord
Bible?
A: Yes we do. But it's important to note
that you shouldn't order the Mandolin
Chord Bible if you own an octave and
vice versa
as the scale length is very different.
This means that quite a number of the
chords are unplayable on the other
instrument
because of the finger stretch/hand span.
Q: I'm
interested in your Chord Bibles, but you
don't seem to have a book for my
particular instrument.
What are your plans with regard to this?
A: Keep a keen eye open for new
Chord Bibles on eBay and Amazon.co.uk. A
number of other guides are in
preparation or are planned for the
future. Feel free to ask for
details.
Q: Do you have
left-handed versions of your books
available?
A: Not at the moment, but it's a fairly
simple process to print out a few blank
chord boxes (available soon from
Cabot Books) and reverse the fingering
positions yourself.
Q: Are your
books ISBN (International Standard Book
Number) registered?
A: Yes. They are also available from
Amazon.co.uk and orderable from your
bookseller.
Q: How can you
publish guides like as these, when the
major publishing groups don't?
A: Cabot Books being a specialist
publisher, concentrates on a specific
niche in the market, whereas huge
outfits
like Hal Leonard, Mel Bay or Music Sales
Ltd like to concentrate on titles that
will sell in multiples of 10,000+.
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