Interactive tool
The Theory Workbench
Spin the Circle of Fifths, build a progression, and see which scales fit on the mandolin neck. Everything on the bench works together.
Circle of Fifths
Outer name: major key. Inner name: relative minor.
Chords in this key
C major
Choose a chord to focus the soloing guidance.
Progression generator
Bluegrass I-IV-V
On the neck
C Major Pentatonic
RootScale tone
What to solo with