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DroopyPawn

 

From:
Fox, OK, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2003 9:16 pm    
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I just thought a partial chord chart for beginners might be fun to try. This should be a good learning experience for me.

I know how to get some of the major and minor chords but lets see how many I've missed.

We can start with G major. Now what are all the ways to get a G major chord on the first 12 frets. Obviously, you can add 12 frets to move anything up an octave so lets stay at or below the 12th fret.

I have a couple of changes on my guitar that I'm not positive are standard so I showed those with + or - for each half step raise or lower.

If you see any mistakes or any combinations I left out, please post them. Any other ideas and comments are welcome too.

Key:
A pedal raises B to C#
B pedal raises G# to A
D lever lowers E to Eb
F lever raises E to F
X lever lowers B to Bb


G Major Chord Positions

F# ———————3++ ——————————5——————————————————8———————————————————————
D# ———————3+ ——————————————————————————————8———————————————————————
G# ——3—————————————————————————6—————————————————————————10B————————
E ———3————————————4D———————————6F—————8D—————————————————10—————————
B ———3————————————4X———————————6A—————8———————————9X—————10A————————
G# ——3—————————————————————————6——————8-- ——————————————10B————————
F# ——————————————————————5————————————8—————————————————————————————
E ———3————————————4D———————————6F—————8D—————————————————10—————————
D ———————————————————————5————————————————————————9——————10- ——————
B ———3————————————4X———————————6A—————8——————————————————10A————————


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[This message was edited by DroopyPawn on 28 June 2003 at 10:24 PM.]

[This message was edited by DroopyPawn on 29 June 2003 at 06:07 PM.]

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DroopyPawn

 

From:
Fox, OK, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2003 9:25 pm    
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It occurs to me now that I didn't consider the C pedal at all. Anyone want to add any C pedal combinations?

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Jeff Coffell

 

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Killeen Texas
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2003 10:26 pm    
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Good post Gary. This will help green steelers like myself. I hope some more of the more experienced players come in here and help you on this. Cccommonnn guys.

Jeff
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Bengt Erlandsen

 

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Brekstad, NORWAY
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2003 11:21 pm    
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This link shows only chords on strings 10 8 6 5 4 3 but it shows how several chords are found in the same position or nearby.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum8/HTML/000738.html

There are a lot more positions to find chords when adding strings 9 7 and 2 1 to the big picture. Have fun.

Bengt Erlandsen
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Chip Fossa

 

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Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2003 7:20 am    
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Here are 2 sites worth checking out.

You should be able to locate almost any chord
anywhere on the fretboard:

Do a search on the forum under Karlis Abolins
and his Guitar Map: and...
www.clictab.com

These are pretty good programs.
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DroopyPawn

 

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Fox, OK, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2003 8:21 am    
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I didn't find Guitar Map anywhere. Got a link?

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Bill Fulbright


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Atlanta, GA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2003 10:26 am    
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Droop,
http://www.clictab.com/prod01.htm
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DroopyPawn

 

From:
Fox, OK, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2003 10:31 am    
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Yeah. I found that. Is there a separate program called Guitar Map?

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Pat Burns

 

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Branchville, N.J. USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2003 10:45 am    
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..here you go..

http://home.attbi.com/~kabolins/guitarmap.html

http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum8/HTML/001286.html

http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum8/HTML/001307.html

..Scotty also has a good and handy Mel Bay laminated E-9 chord chart at his store in St. Louis, very much like a basic 6-string chord chart..I used it a lot when I was first starting..you can find the link to Scotty's store in the "vendors" section of the forum, just go to the top of this page and click on "links"...

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Bobby Lee


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Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2003 5:05 pm    
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Note: The 5th fret position for a G major chord should include the first string, the 2nd string lowered, and the 3rd and 6th strings with pedal B.

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