Mandolin

The mandolin is a plucked string instrument with four pairs of doubled strings tuned in perfect fifths, identical to violin tuning. It is central to bluegrass, folk, and Italian classical music.

Instrument family Strings (Plucked)
Clef Treble
Concert pitch Yes
Concert range G3–E6

Playable Range

Comfortable range: G3–E6

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Standard Tuning

StringNote
1G3
2D4
3A4
4E5

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Fingering Chart

View the complete fingering chart for the Mandolin, including standard fingerings, alternate fingerings, and high-register notes.

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