C Major - Mandolin
XII
After 12th position, the 1st position closed fingering recurs and
 The sequence starts over.
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
3
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
XIV
Now, here’s the big picture- every note in C Major from open to 13th fret on the mandolin fingerboard.
C
C
C
C
B
B
B
B
A
A
A
G
G
G
G
E
E
E
E
D
D
D
D
F
F
F
F
F
A
G
E
D
A
G
D
A
E
= root
=chord tone
= scale tone
The number within each symbol indicates the finger used to play that note. We’ll start in first position and climb the neck from there.
This diagram shows both open and closed fingerings. For closed
 Position, use 4th finger. For open, just play open D, A, and E strings
Instead of 4th finger on the G, D, and A strings.
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 Scale fingerings  for mandolin free (pdf)
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
3
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
I
G
D
A
E
(Form 6)
1
2
3
1
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
4
4
2
3
1
II
(Form 7)
1
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
4
3
4
1
3
2
4
V
(Form 1)
3
2
3
1
4
2
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
2
VII
(Form 2)
2
1
1
4
2
3
2
4
3
1
3
1
3
4
2
4
VIII
(Form 3)
1
4
3
1
2
2
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
3
4
4
XI
(Form 4)
3
4
1
2
1
3
2
3
1
3
4
1
2
4
2
4
(Form 5)
(Form 6)
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