Contents:

Hello

What is a mandolin?

First things ..... Are you sitting comfortably? - Plectrums

Tuning ..... Electronic tuners - Keyboards - Pitch pipes - Tuning fork

Reading tablature ..... With a plea to learn standard music notation as well!

The open strings ..... Nothing to fret about

The left hand ..... Position of the left hand - First position fingerings

Scaling the heights ..... Octave scales of A, D and G major

A dose of digital dexterity ..... A couple of exercises to get the left hand fingers moving

A tune or three ..... Ode to joy - The floral dance - Wildwood flower

Heightening the scales (G) ..... Scale of G major within first position - What's an octave?

Tunes in two octaves of G ..... Buffalo Girls - On Ilkley Moor Bah T'at

Mainline notation station ..... Note values and rhythm

Heightening the scales (D) ..... Scale of D major within first position - Two Christmas tunes

Chords ..... How to read chord windows - Chord dictionary

Heightening the scales (A) ..... Scale of A major within first position - O Come All Ye Faithful

3/4 Time ..... 3/4 time - Minor keys - The Star of the County Down

Just deux it ..... Duets: Shepherd's Hey - The Phoenix

The key of F ..... Scale of F major within first position - Nonesuch - Bourree

After the trill is gone ..... Tremolo exercises - The Lullaby Waltz - Wayfaring Stranger

Mainline notation station ..... Pitch - Key signatures - Scale of C major

Accidentals ..... Sharps, flats and naturals - Sharp As Nails - Mudflat Blues

How do I choose a mandolin?

Troubleshooting

Good-bye