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C <-- Chord Name E------0------------------------- <-- thinnest string B------1--------------------0--1- <-- 2nd thinnest G------0--------------0--2------- <-- 3rd thinnest D------2-----0--2--3------------- <-- 3rd thickest A------3--3---------------------- <-- 2nd thickest E-------------------------------- <-- thickest string ^ C D E F G A B C <-- note names tuning <-- time, sequence of notes -->
'''With Explanatory Text''' '''Normal Appearance''' ''' ''' C <-- chord name ''' ''' C --> '''E''' o|-|-|-| <-- thinnest string '''E''' o|-|-|-| notes --> '''C''' ||i|-|-| <-- 2nd thinnest string '''C''' ||i|-|-| being --> '''G''' o|-|-|-| <-- 3rd thinnest string '''G''' o|-|-|-| played --> '''E''' ||-|m|-| <-- 3rd thickest string '''E''' ||-|m|-| --> '''C''' ||-|-|r| <-- 2nd thickest string '''C''' ||-|-|r| ''' ''' ||-|-|-| <-- thickest string ''' ''' ||-|-|-| ''' ''' ^ ^ ^ ^ ''' ''' | | | | ''' '''nut frets
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== About Me ==
Hi, I am '''Me Am Bobbo'''. I have played guitar as a ''hobby'' since 1997. While in college, I basically got a minor in music (technically I did not) to learn more about it from the academic side. I'm '''not''' {{loud|not}} <u>'''not'''</u> the most prolific or accomplished player by any means, but I definitely know a lot about the instrument. Some friends/family recently picked up playing guitar, so I decided to write out some lessons for them. This led me to create this wiki, which I ''hope'' helps a wider audience.
== About MAB Wiki ==
Musical notation is not text friendly, so I will use '''tablature''' in this form:
The ''horizontal lines'' represent the guitar '''strings''', as though you are laying the guitar on your lap, face-up. The thinnest, highest-pitched strings appear above the thicker strings. The ''letters on the left'' indicate the '''tuning''' used. If they are not present, assume '''standard tuning''' (more info in [[Tuning and Harmonics]]), which is the same as written above. The ''numbers'' on the strings indicate to play (pick the that string of) that note while fretting the indicated fret number (more in [[Basic Technique]]). 0 means don't fret any notes - pick the open string. Tablature, like classical musical notation, is ''temporally aligned'' You read tablature from left to right, playing the indicated notes in sequence, just like how you read words in a book. So you play When multiple notes appear in the left-most notesame column (sie. they are vertically aligned), then the next one(s) to the right, and so onyou play them all simultaneously. In the above example, you would strum an the 5-note open C major chord across 5 strings, then play the C major scale one note at a time moving from the lowest note to the highest. Here's the exact order of everything you would play: # 5-note open C major chord# C note on 5th string, 3rd fret# D note on 4th string, open# E note on 4th string, 2nd fret# F note on 4th string, 3rd fret# G note on 3rd string, open# A note on 3rd string, 2nd fret# B note on 2nd string, open# C note on 2nd string, 1st fret
The "C" above that first chord indicates the '''chord name'''. ''This may or may not always be present''. Similarly, the letters below the last string represent the '''note names''' of the single notes being played. All this will be covered in greater detail later on.
'''Chord charts''' are used to display shapes or voicings for certain chords, as well as '''finger patterns'''. These are similar to tab with horizontal strings; however, there are also vertical fret markers. Double vertical bars indicate the '''nut'''. This should visually appear like a group of adjacent '''frets''' for any particular position on the fretboard. On the left, I occasionally display the '''note names'''.
''You may notice my chord charts don't look like traditional chord charts, where the strings run vertically and frets horizontally.'' I find that a bit confusing, especially when interspersed with tab. Mine are consistent with tab and how one typically views the fretboard - horizontal strings and vertical frets. It may take a second to get used to it if you are accustomed to traditional chord charts. Another advantage of keeping consistent dimensions is that we can see exactly how chord shapes and scales intersect.
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|o|o|-|o|-| <-- thinnest string|o|x|-|o|-| <-- 2nd thinnest string|o|-|o|-|*| <-- 3rd thinnest string|o|-|o|o|-| <-- 3rd thickest string|o|-|o|x|-| <-- 2nd thickest string|o|o|-|o|-| <-- thickest string ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^| | | | | | frets
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