Progressions in C — Mandolin

Every chord the key of C owns, as GDAE shapes ready to back a tune.

C major harmonizes to C – Dm – Em – F – G – Am – B°; C minor to Cm – D° – D# – Fm – Gm – G# – A#. Each chord links to its Mandolin shapes, so backing a tune in C starts here and ends under your fingers.

Run the changes that carry the repertoire — I–IV–V for the dance tunes, i–VII–VI where the airs go modal — until moving between shapes stops costing thought.