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Use this page to play the correctly tuned notes as an aid to tuning your mandolin.
For a more comprehensive note on tuning, see the Tuning Guide
The courses on a mandolin are tuned as follows:
| String or Course | Note | Listen and Tune |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom or Fourth (thickest) | GG | |
| Third | DD | |
| Second | A'A' | |
| Top or First (lightest) | E'E' | |
| Scale & Chord check | G |
The middle column shows the tuning for the pair of strings (course) for a mandolin
