Chords for the Mandocello

The Mandocello chord reference: pick a root, then any of 62 qualities, and get shapes drawn for four paired courses tuned in fifths like the cello — fingerings, tone names, and audio on every chart.

Fifths tuning spreads chord tones wide, so mandocello shapes trade the guitar's six-string stacks for compact three- and four-course grips — including the closed chop shapes that mute and bark on the backbeat. Because the tuning matches the cello's, fiddle players will recognize the geography instantly. Everything here sounds one octave below the same shape on the mandola — the fingerings are identical.