In this new series, author Joe Carr introduces beginning to intermediate mandolin players to a variety of essential techniques using common instructional tunes. The object of the series is to ground players in good technique and to impart the essential skills required for continued self-guided development. The tunes in this volume come largely from the American folk tradition. This is a great first tutor for mandolinists with general musical interests.

Introduction
Tuning
Notation and Tab
Chord Diagrams
Basic Chords
Boil Them Cabbage Down - D
Sourwood Mountain Note Set
Sourwood Mountain
Sourwood Mountain II
Potatoes
Angeline the Baker Note Set
Angeline the Baker
Fainne Geal an Lae
Over the Waterfall
The Cuckoo’s Nest
Staten Island Hornpipe
Key of D Summary
Key of A
Mixolydian
June Apple
Cripple Creek
Boil Them Cabbage Down
Boil - Fiddle Style
C and Am Scale
Am and G Chords
Bull Run
Golden Slippers
Jack of Diamonds
Jole Blon
Turkey in the Straw
Turkey in the Straw II
Gary Owen
Little Rabbit
Basic Open Chords
Conclusion/About the Author