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THE OCTAVE MANDOLIN / OCTAVE MANDOLA CHORD BIBLE 1,728 CHORDS!!!
THE ONLY OCTAVE MANDOLIN / OCTAVE MANDOLA CHORD DICTIONARY YOU'LL EVER NEED? READ ON...
Note: The Octave Mandolin is known as the 'Octave Mandola' in The UK & Europe!!!
The Octave Mandolin Chord Bible is the most extensive reference guide currently available for this popular folk instrument, featuring some 2,160 chord shapes + 576 possible moveable chord positions + 144 major slash chords. These are divided up into 68 different chord types in all 12 keys.
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 octave 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 both folk and general popular music enthusiasts, making the octave mandolin/octave mandola as accessible an instrument as the guitar, banjo or mandolin.
For simplicity of use, The Octave 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 demo file on The Octave Mandolin / Octave Mandola 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 copy of the 5 page demo from the FrettedFriends or CabotBooks groups at following links:
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Content Details:
• 2,160 different chords in all 12 keys • 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 (including the Octave Mandolin) • Alternative chord name chart • Fretboard diagram • Information on chord construction • General advice

An example page from The Octave Mandolin Chord Bible (above)
• 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 Octave 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 Octave 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 Octave 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! • Almost certainly the only Octave Mandolin/Octave Mandola chord dictionary you'll ever need!
FAQs about the Chord Bible Series 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 Octave Mandolin Chord Bible be suitable for me? A: Yes. Each chord bible has a well balanced selection of easy to play chords, along with more advanced shapes for experienced musicians.
Q: Is there a difference between the Octave Mandolin and the Octave Mandola? A: No difference at all, it's just different terminology used in North American (Octave Mandolin) and Europe (Octave Mandola). The Tenor Mandola (or Mandola in North America) is a whole different instrument which is tuned CGDA or a fifth lower than the regular mandolin. We publish Chord Bibles for both the Tenor Mandola and Octave Mandolin.
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 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. 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 from Cabot Books Musician's Workbook e-book Vol.1) and reverse the fingering positions yourself.
Q: Are your books ISBN (International Standard Book Number) registered? A: Yes.
Q: Will this Chord Bible help me play from any songbook? A: Yes. You'll be able to pick up virtually any artist or compilation songbook, fakebook or Busker book with guitar or piano chords in and look up the chords you need in the Chord Bible. It really is as easy as that!
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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Format: A4 softback format (297mm x 210mm/11¾" x 8¼") 92 wire bound printed pages ISBN-10: 0-9553944-5-7 or ISBN-13: 978-0-9553944-5-4 Publisher's Ref: FF06
Method of Payment: UK buyers: Personal Cheque, Postal Order or PayPal Overseas buyers: PayPal (preferred) or International Draft Cheque (made out to T.A.G. Richards)
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