Guitar And Violin Exercise Chords Chart
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Physics of Music
1) Guitar chords. In this exercise you will learn about guitar chords. The standard tuning
scheme for a six string guitar is E2-A2-D3-G3-B3-E4.
In western music, chords--
combinations of notes-- are often made using the triad. A triad is a set of three notes: tonic,
the pitch a third higher than the tonic, and the pitch a fifth higher than the tonic.
Recall that a third consists of 4 semitones, and a fifth consists of 7 semitones. A keyboard is
shown below to help you determine the notes of the chord if you need it.
Using the example in the table as a guide, construct the chords for the guitar in the table
below.
Tonic
Third (4
Fifth (7
Finger positions
semitones up)
semitones up)
Example:
Rules:
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Start with the tonic.
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Find the lowest string that allows you
(counting 4
(counting 7
to play the tonic.
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semitones up
semitones up
Find the next string that allows you to
play the third.
from A2)=
from A2)=
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Find the next string that allows you to
play the fifth.
A
C#
E
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If you cannot play a note in the triad,
skip the note and go to the next one.
Continue in order until all notes of the
triad are present at least once.
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X=string not played
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O=sting left open
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Dot=finger position
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