GUITAR FINGERBOARD CHART


"MOVEABLE"--in other words, the "1" = root
(or letter name) of any chord or scale

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1
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4
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b7
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b3
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5
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1
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b2
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b5
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7
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3
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#5
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b2
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2
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5
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1
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4
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6
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2
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b3
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#5
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b2
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b5
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b7
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b3
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3
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6
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2
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5
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7
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3
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4
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b7
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b3
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#5
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1
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4
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b5
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7
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3
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6
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b2
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b5
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5
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1
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4
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b7
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2
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5
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#5
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b2
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b5
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7
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b3
|		 |
#5
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6
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2
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5
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1
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3
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6
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b7
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b3
|		 |
#5
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b2
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4
|		 |
b7
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7
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3
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6
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2
|		 |
b5
|		 |
7
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1
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4
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b7
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b3
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5
|		 |
1
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b2
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b5
|		 |
7
|		 |
3
|		 |
#5
|		 |
b2
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2
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5
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1
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4
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6
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2
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b3
|		 |
#5
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b2
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b5
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b7
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b3
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3
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6
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2
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5
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7
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3
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Interval Equivalencies for chord formulae "translation"

EXAMPLE of USE

To apply the chart for chords, simply pick the desired chord formula (use, for example, the "Chord Formulae" ascii file on my Guitar Page) and find its interval numbers on adjacent strings of the fingerboard.

For instance, the Major triad's formula is 1-3-5; using only the 1's, 3's, and 5's on the chart (in bold or color now), you can come up with many possible chord fingerings (voicings):

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1
|		 |
4
|		 |
b7
|		 |
b3
|		 |
5
|		 |
1
|
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b2
|		 |
b5
|		 |
7
|		 |
3
|		 |
#5
|		 |
b2
|
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2
|		 |
5
|		 |
1
|		 |
4
|		 |
6
|		 |
2
|
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b3
|		 |
#5
|		 |
b2
|		 |
b5
|		 |
b7
|		 |
b3
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|
3
|		 |
6
|		 |
2
|		 |
5
|		 |
7
|		 |
3
|
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4
|		 |
b7
|		 |
b3
|		 |
#5
|		 |
1
|		 |
4
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Just from this section of the fingerboard, we could play . . .
    1 5 1 3 5 1 (THE rock bar chord)
    - - 1 3 5 1 ("easy" version of above chord)
    - 5 1 3 - - (could come in handy!)
    3 - 1 5 1 - (nice 1st inversion)
    - - - 5 1 3 ("melody" chord)
. . . etc., etc.

*[file:] Chord Formulae & Fingerboard Chart (13K txt)

* TCG's Chord Directory

* Back to TCG's Guitar Page

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