Here is a
traditional notation for a
guitar chord.
It is a
diagram of the
neck of a guitar, with the
head end of the guitar pointing up. The double line:
("======") on top is the
nut. The vertical lines:
("||||||") are the
strings. The numbers are the
finger numbers, where the index finger is "1" and
the little finger is "4". The
notes at the bottom
are the notes each string plays. In the final section are
the notes that make up the
chord. In the
example
below, the F# major chord is made up of the
root note,
F#, the
third note,
A#, and the
fifth note,
C#.
Example:
Guitar chords: F
# major <-- Name of chord
====== <-- nut
||||||
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1---11 2nd fret
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|||2|| <-- the second finger goes here
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|34|||
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||||||
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||||||
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FCFACF <-- the notes each string plays
######
Notes: 1 : F# <-- the notes in the chord
3 : A#
5 : C#
Another example:
Guitar chords: A
major
XO O <-- "X" means don't play that string
====== "O" means play that string open
||||||
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||000| <-- finger it any way you like
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||||||
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||||||
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AEACE
#
Notes: 1 : A
3 : C#
5 : E