The perfect chord dictionary for mandolin!

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Are you learning how to play mandolin? Need help figuring out the perfect mandolin chords for your music? Take advantage of Mandolin Chords Compass Lite, a free app that can show you hundreds of mandolin chords for all the common mandolin tunings! This app supports both the right-handed and left-handed mandolin players. It is compatible with GarageBand smart instruments, has retina graphics, authentic mandolin sound and adjustable volume.

Mandolin Chords Compass Lite can show you all the chord options for 4 of the mandolin keys (C, C#, D, D#). You can view these chords as chord diagrams or as positions on the mandolin fretboard. You can also listen to any chord you select with authentic mandolin sound! For more chords, upgrade to the full version of this app, Mandolin Chords Compass.

This is how this app works: you select a mandolin chord (the key you need on the left, the chord type in the middle and you can also select a chord addition on the right), then you click on the virtual mandolin fretboard and select a position for your chord. Mandolin Chords Compass Lite will show you how many chords are possible in this position. Try out any of those chords with authentic mandolin sound!

If you want, you can also Drag&Drop your chords into any editing program and save them for your future mandolin practice sessions, or create your own virtual sheet music for your mandolin pieces.

Go ahead, try Mandolin Chords Compass Lite! Download it today!

Watch our video tutorial for Mandolin Chords Compass on YouTube!