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Try your hand at some dominant7 chords (dominant chords include 1-3-5-7 notes)
1 = Index finger
2 = Middle finger
Also, experiment with these shapes by moving up the fretboard
CMaj7 E7
E----------------------------0--------0--------------
A-----------0---2--3--5--6---------3------5-----2--5-
D--------5----------------------5------------6-------
G----------------------------------------------------
|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Am7 C7 FMaj7 A7
E----------------------------------------------------
A--3-----0--3---1--------1---0--------0--------------
D-----2------------0--2------------3------5-----2--5-
G-------------------------------5------------6-------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Dm7 D7 CMaj7 Eb7
E----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
D--3-----0--3---4-----0--4---5--0--2--5---4--0--1--4-
G-----2------------2---------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
D7 G7 CMaj7 A7
E----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------2---0----------
D--3--0------------------0------2--5---------5--2----
G--------4--2---0--2--4------5---------------------6-
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Dm7 G7 CMaj7 E7
E----------------------------0--------0--------------
A--------0--3---2--3--5--6---------3------5-----2--5-
D--0--3-------------------------5------------6-------
G----------------------------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Am7 C7 FMaj7 A7
E----------------------------------------------------
A--3-----0--3---1--------1---0--------0--------------
D-----2------------0--2------------3------5-----2--5-
G-------------------------------5------------6-------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Dm7 D7 CMaj7 Eb7
E----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
D--3-----0--3---4-----0--4---5--0--2--5---4--0--1--4-
G-----2------------2---------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Dm7 G7 CMaj7 G7
E----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
D--3--0------------------0------------0---2--0--2--3-
G--------4--2---0--2--4------5--4--5-----------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
<--BRIDGE-->
CMaj7 C7 FMaj7 FMaj7
E----------------------------------------------------
A-----------0---1--0--1--2---3-----0---------------0-
D--5--4--5-------------------/--/-----3---0--2--3----
G----------------------------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
F#dim F#dim CMaj7 CMaj7
E----------------------------------------------------
A--3-----0------------0--2---3-----0------------0--2-
D--/--/-----4---1--4---------/--/-----1---2--5-------
G----------------------------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
CMaj7 C7 FMaj7 FMaj7
E----------------------------------------------------
A--3-----0--1------0--1--2---3-----0---------------0-
D-----5-----/---/------------/--/-----3---0--2--3----
G----------------------------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
F#dim F#dim CMaj7 CMaj7
E----------------------------------------------------
A--3-----0------------0--2---3--2--3--5---3-----0--1-
D--/--/-----4---1--4-------------------------5-------
G----------------------------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Ab7 G7 CMaj7 E7
E----------------------------0--------0--------------
A--2--1--0---------2--3--5---------3------5-----2--5-
D-----------6---5---------------5------------6-------
G----------------------------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Am7 C7 FMaj7 A7
E----------------------------------------------------
A--3-----0--3---1--------1---0--------0--------------
D-----2------------0--2------------3------5-----2--5-
G-------------------------------5------------6-------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Dm7 D7 CMaj7 Eb7
E----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
D--3-----0--3---4-----0--4---5--0--2--5---4--0--1--4-
G-----2------------2---------------------------------
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
D7 G7 CMaj7 A7
E----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------2---0----------
D--3--0------------------0------2--5---------5--2----
G--------4--2---0--2--4------5---------------------6-
|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|
Dm7 G7
E----------------------------
A--------0--3---2--3--5--6--- repeats from top
D--0--3----------------------
G----------------------------
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Bruce Bernhart mandolin lessons- common scales
Bruce Bernhart on buying and setting up your new mandolin
Bruce Bernhart mandolin lessons- tuning
Bruce Bernhart mandolin lessons- chord patterns
Bruce Bernhart on mandolin history and basic chord structures
Bruce Bernhart on string and saddle adjustment
Bruce Bernhart more tuning tips and whole/half steps
Bruce Bernhart on more chord patterns
Bruce Bernhart on the mandolin family
Bruce Bernhart on mandolin bluegrass chords and patterns
Bruce Bernhart on temperature considerations
Bruce Bernhart lessson on mandolin flats and sharps
Bruce Bernhart lesson on scales, circle of 5ths and meter
Bruce Bernhart on triads, gears
Bruce Bernhart mandolin chord diagrams
Bruce Bernhart on modern emergence of the mandolin
Bruce Bernhart on simple chords
Bruce Bernhart on whole and half-note steps on the mandolin
Bruce Bernhart mandolin practice excercises
Bruce Bernhart on playing waltzes
Bruce Bernhart on majors, minors and sevenths
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RV television reception options
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