Mandolin Resources

The Mandolin Cafe is a site for many things mandolin. They offer downloadable mp3s, mandolin news, a message board, a classifieds section, and information on builders and workshops.

The 4-string Chord Finder will display the proper fingerings for a large list of chords for the mandolin, ukelele, banjo, pipa, bouzouki, and bass.

Jazz Mando is a site designed for jazz mandolinists. The sites goals are unraveling jazz theory, fretboard and picking techniques, and sound production, both linear and harmonic for use in fresh new music genres.

The Mandolin Archive is a site which documents in writing and images all of the mandolin family products made by the Gibson Corporation. It is very extensive with over 3000 instruments listed.

This is the Mandolin Magazine website. You can find a selection of articles taken from the publication which include reviews, articles, and workships.

A website providing information on how to tell Mandolins, Citterns, Mandolas, Bouzoukis, etc. apart.

At the Cool Mandolin Company website you can purchase mandolin related clothing and accessories. They also sell some strings.

National Music Museum provides mandolin descriptions and information including serial numbers, production dates and pictures.

Provides Gibson Mandolin, Mandola, Mandocello model descriptions for the EM-150 and EM-200 electric mandolins, and the F-2, F-4 and F-5 mandolins.

The Mandozine is a site intended as a resource for those who are just starting out, the more advanced players that are always ready to help the beginners, and those who don't play, but love the music. Features a resource page, cord sheets and a forum.

The Bluegrass Mandolin Homepage is a site dedicated to mandolin bluegrass playing. Here you can find information about great mandolin players, read articles pertaining to the mandolin, view pictures, and find tablature for bluegrass classics.

The Chiff and Fipple Traditional String Instrument Forum is a place where users discuss anything related to traditional string instruments and their music.

The Cistre, Bouzouki, Octave Mandolin site contains information about these and other instruments. You can find tunings, chords, notes, lessons, and links.

The Collings Mandolin Forum is the discussion forum for owners of Collings mandolins.

The electric mandolin resource page. Features a list of players, builders, as well as a shop for electric mandolin gear.

EZ Folk Forum is a community of mandolin players discussing the instruments and playing them.

The chord generator on gootar.com allows you to find the proper fingerings for a large list of chords on the ukelele, mandolin, banjo, bass, pipa, and bouzouki.

The Mandolin Sessions website is a bimonthly webzine for mandolin players. You can read various articles from current and past issues.

Mandolin.org.uk is a discussion forum for mandolin players. It has general discussion, bands, musicians, equipment, and builders sections.

Mandizine Radio is an internet radio station broadcasting mandolin music.

The Scottish Mandolin site has topics from playing techniques and tunes to maintenance instructions, musician biogs and links to other mandolin sites around the web.

Simple Gifts Mandolin Tablature has a host of tabs to play with accompanying midi files. There is also a "How to Read Mandolin Tablature" guide for those needing some instruction.

The Mandolin Page is a resource for mandolin players. It is loaded with information one would need to know when getting into mandolins. You can find articles on instrument styles, the basics of playing, types of strings, different rhythyms, and various chords and scales.

The Mandolin Tablature Exchange is a site that provides links to tab archives at other mandolin sites.

A resource website with mandolin cord finder, tab, and tuning information.