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Accessible Mandolin Chords

Mandolin Chords for the Blind and Visually Impaired

G Major Chord

There are 6 ways of playing this chord

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Open
Third Fret
Fourth Fret
Seventh Fret
Twelfth Fret
Ninth Fret

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G Major Chord Diagrams

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the open position

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the 3 fret (first inversion)

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the 4 fret (first inversion)

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Diagram of a G major mandolin barre chord at the 7 fret (second inversion)

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Diagram of a G major mandolin barre chord at the 12 fret

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the 9 fret

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Open

your first finger goes on the second fret of the second string
your second finger goes on the third fret of the first string
the third and fourth strings are open

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the open position

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Third Fret

your first finger goes on the third fret of the first string
your second finger goes on the fourth fret of the fourth string
your third finger goes on the fifth fret of the third string
your fourth finger goes on the fifth fret of the second string

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the 3 fret (first inversion)

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Fourth Fret

your first finger goes on the fourth fret of the fourth string
make a barre on the fifth fret with your second finger from the second string to the third string
your fourth finger goes on the seventh fret of the first string

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the 4 fret (first inversion)

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Seventh Fret

your first finger goes on the seventh fret of the fourth string
your third finger goes on the ninth fret of the third string
make a barre on the tenth fret with your fourth finger from the first string to the second string

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Diagram of a G major mandolin barre chord at the 7 fret (second inversion)

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Twelfth Fret

make a barre on the twelfth fret with your first finger from the first string to the fourth string
your third finger goes on the fourteenth fret of the second string
your fourth finger goes on the fifteenth fret of the first string

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Diagram of a G major mandolin barre chord at the 12 fret

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Ninth Fret

your first finger goes on the ninth fret of the third string
your second finger goes on the tenth fret of the second string
your third finger goes on the tenth fret of the first string
your fourth finger goes on the twelfth fret of the fourth string

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Diagram of a G major mandolin chord at the 9 fret

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