Celtic Mandola Book

The Celtic Mandola Music Book is packed with great tunes, chords, exercises, and technique tips, adding to a limited selection of books. This book was written specifically for the mandola and will help you get the most from the alto voice range. The mandola is akin to the viola in the string orchestra but can also be an excellent solo instrument.  A complete method and tune book for the 4-string mandola tuned to CGDA. Tablature, chords, technique. Treble clef edition.

Is the Mandola the perfect Celtic instrument?

Tuned a fifth lower (CGDA) and about 2 inches longer than a mandolin, the mandola is excellent for Celtic music as a solo or band instrument.

The Celtic Mandola Music Book is packed with great tunes, chords, exercises, and technique tips, adding to a limited selection of books. This book was written specifically for the mandola and will help you get the most from the alto voice range. The mandola is akin to the viola in the string orchestra but can also be an excellent solo instrument. Blends well with guitars, violins and other string instruments.

There are two editions for sale of this book, one written in treble clef and the other in alto clef. Choose which edition best suits your reading skill. Notation, tablature, chords, fingerings and slurring are included in the over 40 pieces. Highly recommended for all mandola players!  There is a selection of audio and video tracks below.

Grab your mandola and let's play some jigs and reels!

The Celtic Mandola Book is a complete method and tune book for the 4-string mandola tuned to CGDA. Tablature, chords, technique. Treble clef edition.

The tunes represent a good selection of well-known Celtic session tunes, including jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes and songs.  Each tune shows notation, tablature and chords.  Some tunes are arranged in the chord melody style (with pick), while the faster tunes just have the melody line with fingerings and articulations.

If you are new to this style, check out my twelve tips for Flatpicking and how to use ornamentation to further embellish the tunes.

I have also included a mandola chord and fretboard page with 96 of the most common chords, fingerboard charts, and the major and minor scales and arpeggios with fingerings.  There are also Celtic strumming patterns in 4/4 and 6/8 time and how to accompany.  A complete method and one of the only books written specifically for the 4-string mandola tuned CGDA.

Tune List:

• After the Battle of Aughrim ~ April Snow Reel ~ Black Velvet Band ~ Blind Mary ~ Cape Breton Jig ~ Carolan's Concerto ~ Connaughtman's Rambles ~ Danny Boy ~ Drowsy Maggy ~ Eleanor Plunkett ~ Fisher’s Hornpipe Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Haste to the Wedding ~ Hector the Hero ~ Hewlett ~ High Road to Linton ~ I'll Tell Me Ma ~ Irish Washerwoman ~ John Ryan's Polka ~ Kesh Jig ~ Lark in the Clear Air ~ Loch Lomond ~ Merrily Kiss the Quaker ~ Molly Malone ~ Morrison's Jig ~ Neil Gow's Lament ~ O'Carolan's Draught ~ O'Dowd’s No. 9 ~ The Parting Glass ~ Planxty George Brabazon ~ Raccoon in the Attic ~ Rakes of Kildare ~ Red Haired Boy ~ Rights of Man ~ Sailor’s Hornpipe ~ Si Bheag Si Mhor ~ Sonny's Mazurka ~ Strong Bow ~ Swallow Tail Jig ~ Whiskey in the Jar ~ White Cockade ~ Wind That Shakes the Barley ~