Beginning Mandolin: Compact Reference LibraryPaperback, 1 November 1996

(Music Sales America). Learn from the very beginning to the most advanced techniques with this introduction to playing the mandolin. This handy guide includes sections on chords, strum patterns, melodies, single-string studies, and much more. Examples are in standard notation and tablature so there is no need to read music. Includes the simple tunes: Jessie James * The Banks of Ohio * Sitting on Top of the World.