Top 10 Best Books For Learning Mandolin [2024]

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NoProductScoreAction
1Essential Techniques for Mandolin9.6Buy On Amazon
2Mandolin Primer Book For Beginners Deluxe Edition (Audio & Video Access)9.6Buy On Amazon
3Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method 1: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play9.2Buy On Amazon
4Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Mandolin9.2Buy On Amazon
5Play Mandolin Today! Beginner's Pack: Level 1 Book/CD/DVD Pack (Ultimate Self-Teaching Method!)8.8Buy On Amazon
6Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Mandolin: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!8.8Buy On Amazon
7smart Chord & Tools (scales8.8Buy On Amazon
8Bluegrass Jamming on Mandolin (Book & CD set)8.4Buy On Amazon
9Hal Leonard Mandolin Method - Book 18.2Buy On Amazon
10Hal Leonard Mandolin Method - Book 28.2Buy On Amazon
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1. Essential Techniques for Mandolin

Essential Techniques for MandolinBuy On Amazon
  • Learn:
  • Ode to a Butterfly”
  • Hop the Fence”
  • Red Haired Boy”
  • Swallowtail Jig”

2. Mandolin Primer Book For Beginners Deluxe Edition (Audio & Video Access)

Mandolin Primer Book For Beginners Deluxe Edition (Audio & Video Access)Buy On Amazon

3. Alfred’s Basic Mandolin Method 1: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play

Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method 1: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play, Book & Online Video/Audio/Software (Alfred's Basic Mandolin Library)Buy On Amazon
  • How to hold your mandolin
  • Tuning your mandolin
  • Right- and left-hand techniques
  • Basics of reading music
  • Chords and strum patterns

4. Parking Lot Picker’s Songbook – Mandolin

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - MandolinBuy On Amazon

5. Play Mandolin Today! Beginner’s Pack: Level 1 Book/CD/DVD Pack (Ultimate Self-Teaching Method!)

Play Mandolin Today! Beginner's Pack: Level 1 Book/CD/DVD Pack (Ultimate Self-Teaching Method!)Buy On Amazon
  • Level 1 Beginner’s Pack Book/CD + DVD
  • Pages: 48
  • Instrumentation: Mandolin

6. Alfred’s Teach Yourself to Play Mandolin: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Mandolin: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!, Book, CD & DVD (Teach Yourself Series)Buy On Amazon
  • Alfred Publishing Co Inc

7. smart Chord & Tools (scales

smart Chord & Tools (scales, tuner, metronome and more not just for Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele,...)Buy On Amazon
  • Ultimate chord reference and reverse chord finder for many instruments and tunings
  • Scales for your improvisation and a playground to discover the world of chords
  • Precise chromatic tuner and pitch pipe
  • Metronome, ear training, and much more tools for musicians …

8. Bluegrass Jamming on Mandolin (Book & CD set)

Bluegrass Jamming on Mandolin (Book & CD set)Buy On Amazon

9. Hal Leonard Mandolin Method – Book 1

Hal Leonard Mandolin Method - Book 1Buy On Amazon

10. Hal Leonard Mandolin Method – Book 2

Hal Leonard Mandolin Method - Book 2Buy On Amazon
  • Just like Book 1, Book 2 of The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method is designed for anyone just learning to play mandolin.