Chord Groups

Universal Key Chord Group A Chord Group Bb Chord Group B Chord Group C Chord Group C# Chord Group D Chord Group Eb Chord Group E Chord Group F Chord Group F# Chord Group G Chord Group Ab

Chordette contains high quality Mandolin chord fonts and an application to manage them. Create chord charts, song sheets, or simply use them for reference.

Mandolin Chord Groups

Chord groups provide the basic chords played for a specific scale.

GDAE - All Chord Groups

Universal Key

The chart below shows the relationship between the major scale (DO-RE-MI-FA-SO-LA-TI-DO), and chromatic scale, which divides the octaves into twelve half-steps. By using a number for each tone of the major scale, (DO=1, RE=2, MI=3, etc.) a universal key of numbers is created, with which musical relationships learned in one key can be applied to all keys.

For example, the C major scale (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C) and the A major scale (A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G#-A) can be written as 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-1. Non-major tones can also be written as numbers (Eb in the key of A would be b5).

Tones that are second octave extentions are listed in parentheses. Equivalent tones in the first octave can be found by subtracting seven (since 8=1, then 9=2, #11=#4, etc.).