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(Open G)
Open G notes are: G4 D3 G3 B3 D4
(Sawmill)
Sawmill notes are: G4 D3 G3 C4 D4
(G Minor)
G minor notes are: G4 D3 G3 Bb3 D4
(G Modal)
G modal notes are: G4 D3 G3 A3 D4
(Minstrel C)
Minstrel C notes are: G4 C3 G3 B3 D4
(Double C)
Double C notes are: G4 C3 G3 C4 D4
(Open C)
Open C notes are: G4 C3 G3 C4 E4
(Open D)
Open D notes are: F#4 D3 F#3 A3 D4
(High Open D)
High Open D notes are: G4 D3 F#3 A3 D4(Usually with the 5th string nut set to 7.)
Custom: Enter the tuning as five notes with their octaves, e.g. G4 D3 G3 B3 D4
(C4 is middle C.) |
Chord name or notes:
e.g. names like: G, F#m7, C9,
or lists of notes like: G B D or F# A C# E
In a list of notes you can mark "color" notes with an asterisk. For example, C E* G Bb* would represent a C7 chord with the E and Bb being color notes.
Available chord types:
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Left-hand
All notes fretted
All notes fretted
Include chords with no open strings.
1 open string
1 open string
Include chords with one open string.
2 open strings
2 open strings
Include chords with two open strings.
3 open Strings
3 open strings
Include chords with three open strings.
4 open Strings
4 open strings
Include chords with four open strings.
5 open Strings
5 open strings
Include chords with five open strings.
Right-hand
Adjacent strings
Adjacent strings
Just chords made with neighbor strings and no skipped strings between: e.g. 3,2,1 or 5,4,3,2.
Skip 1 string
Skip 1 string
One unplayed string between the played strings e.g. 4,3,1 or 5,4,2,1.
Skip 2 strings
Skip 2 strings
Two unplayed stringss between the played strings, e.g. 5,4,1 or 5,3,1. Fret Options
Capo fret:
Capo fret
Raises the pitch of all strings except the 5th string. NOT YET IMPLEMENTED
5th string nut:
5th string nut
How many frets above the nut 5 is the usual..
L.H. range:
Left Hand range
The range of frets you want to explore for chords.
Finger spread:
Finger spread
How many frets maximum your left hand can reach between frets in a chord, independent of where it is on the neck. Set this to 99 to ignore it. Also see Finger spread in the Distances section below. Distances (inches)
Scale length:
Scale length
The distance in inches from the bridge to the nut.
Finger spread:
Finger spread
How far, in inches, your left hand can reach between frets in a chord. Set this to 99 to ignore it. Also see Finger spread in the Fret Options section above. |
Chord Size:
3
4
5
Chord Size
How many notes you want in each chord.
Unique Pitches:
2
3
4
5
Unique Pitches
How many different pitchs you want in each chord. Should not be greater than Chord Size!
Number of "color" notes required:
0 1 2 3 Number of color notes required How many color notes are required in each chord. e.g. The 7 and 9 in a C9 chord.
Avoid "jangling"
Avoid jangling
This avoids chords wth notes 1/2 step or a whole step apart.
Avoid chord roots
Avoid chord roots
Assumes some other instrument (bass?) will be playing the chord roots.
Require close voicing
Require close voicing
Require all notes to fit within an octave.
SlowFast
Strum speed
Strum speedHow quickly the strings are strummed when playing a chord.
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• You can generate a whole sequence of positions for a whole sequence of banjo chords with the
Banjo Chord Sequences page. COMING SOON!
• You can generate dobro chords or dobro chord sequences with the
3–Note Dobro Chords page, the
4, 5, & 6–Note Dobro Chords page, or the3–Note Dobro Chord Sequences page.
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