Mandolin Chord Shapes Series: Enharmonic Chord
Today I’m diving back into my Mandolin Chord Shapes Series with a slight twist and focusing on the Enharmonic Chord. The goal of this lesson is to help you use chord shapes you likely already know to play more complex songs. I use these enharmonic chords a lot when playing jazz tunes. Check out some […]
Mandolin Chord Shapes: Diminished 7th
In today’s Mandolin Chord Shapes series we’ll continue our look at the Diminished chords with Diminished 7th chords (I sometimes refer to as “fully diminished” which I don’t believe is “technically” correct – but it makes sense to me). You can find the full series here. Also, if you enjoy this post or have any […]
Mandolin Technique: Rhythm Changes for Mandolin
Rhythm Changes is (are?) a really popular chord progression referring to the I7 VI7 | ii7 V7 progression derived from George Gershwin’s song “I Got Rhythm”. This is a really popular progression in a variety of styles and has a lot of cool variations to explore. If you want to play jazz, this is a […]
Mandolin Chord Shapes: Half Diminished Chords
Learning mandolin chord shapes can seem tricky but an easy start is to focus on some of the basic chord shapes. In this series, I’m going to cover various chord shapes of a particular type. If you’re liking this series or have questions, feel free to leave a comment below! In today’s review we’ll continue […]
Mandolin Chord Shapes: Minor 7th Shapes
Hey all!
This is the fourth in a series of posts on various chord shapes. Here will be diving into Minor7 chords. These chord shapes are movable – meaning you can move them around the fretboard pretty easily.
Each shape includes a diagram with the note function for each string. Memorizing the note functions in each chord shape can make things really helpful down the road. So definitely focus on that!
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Mandolin Chord Shapes: Minor Chord Shapes
Learning mandolin chord shapes can seem tricky but an easy start is to focus on some of the basic chord shapes. In this series, I’m going to cover various chord shapes of a particular type. In today’s review, we’ll look at the basic Minor chord shapes or minor triads. I mostly grouped these by which […]