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Changing Strings on an Acoustic Guitar

2008-03-09T21:54:00.000-07:00

Here is an instructional video that can help you change the strings on your acoustic guitar...

What You'll Need:

wire snips
pliers (maybe)
a cloth to wipe down guitar
guitar polish (optional)
a "string winder" (optional but recommended)

Begin by finding a flat surface on which to lay the guitar. A table works well, but the floor works in a pinch. Position yourself in front of the instrument, with the guitar's sixth string closest to you. Completely slacken the sixth (lowest) string of the guitar, by turning the tuner. If you're unsure of which direction to turn the tuner to slacken the string, pluck the string before you begin turning the tuner. The pitch of the note should get lower as you slacken the string.
Once the string has been completely slackened, uncoil it from the tuning peg at the head of the guitar. Next, remove the other end of the string from the bridge, by removing the sixth string bridge pin (see the pin shown in the left) from the bridge of the guitar. Commonly, bridge pins will provide some resistance when trying to remove them. If this is the case, use a pair of pliers, and gently coax the bridge pin out of the bridge.

Discard the old string. Using your cloth, wipe down any areas of the guitar you aren't able to reach with the sixth string on the instrument. If you have guitar polish, now is the time to use it.

It is important to note that some guitarists remove all strings from their guitar at once, and then replace all of them. I highly advise against this procedure. The six tuned strings of a guitar produce a great deal of tension on the neck of the instrument, which is a good thing. Removing all six strings at once drastically changes this tension, which many guitar necks don't react well to. Sometimes, when all six strings are replaced, the strings will sit impossibly high off the fretboard. Additionally, if you have an electric guitar with a vibrato-style bridge, this procedure can create a whole other host of problems. Change your strings one at a time to avoid a variety of issues.

Uncoil your brand new string from it's package. Note that there is a small ball on one side of the string. Slide the ball-end of the string down a couple of inches into hole in the bridge. Now, replace the bridge pin back into the hole, aligning the carved slot of the pin with the string (see Fig. 2).

As you replace the bridge pin, lightly pull on the string (being careful not to crimp the string with your fingers), until you feel the ball slip into place. If the pin pops back out while very lightly pulling on the string, repeat the process. This may take a bit of practice, but you'll get a feel for it quickly.

Now, very gently pull the string up towards the headstock of the guitar, applying just enough force so that most of the visible slack disappears from the string. Pull the string about one generous inch past the tuning peg you will be feeding it through, and, using your fingers, crimp the string to a 90 degree angle, so the end of the string points in the direction of the tuning peg (see Fig. 3).

Without yet feeding the string through the tuning peg, turn the tuner until the hole in the tuning peg will allow the crimped end of the string will slide straight through it. Slide the string through the tuning peg until you hit the crimp in the string. At this point, you may again crimp the end of the string protruding from the tuning peg, in order to help keep the string in place as you tighten it (see Fig. 4).

Now, we'll begin tightening the string, to slowly bring it into tune. If you own a string winder (see Fig. 5), it will come in handy now. If not, consider purchasing one - they can be big time savers while changing strings, and they will only set you back a couple of dollars.

Begin slowly and evenly turning the tuning peg in a counter-clockwise manner. To help keep the excess slack in the string from acting erratically while rotating the tuner, use the hand not tuning the guitar to create artificial tension in the string. Gently press the sixth string against the fretboard with your index finger, using the rest of your fingers to lightly pull up on the string (see Fig. 6). Meanwhile, keep rotating the tuner with the other hand. Mastering this technique will save you a great deal of hassle when changing strings.

As you begin to rotate the tuner, watch and make sure the wrapped string passes over the end portion of the string protruding from the end of the tuning peg, on the first wrap-around (see Fig. 7).

NOTE: it is normal for the bridge pin to pop up slightly while tightening the string. Use your thumb to push it back down into position.

Immediately after the wrapped string has passed over the string end, guide the string so that on the next pass, it will wrap under the string end. All subsequent wrap-arounds will also wrap under the string end, each wrap going below the last. Avoid having strings physically lying on top of, or crossing over one another. Keep turning the tuner in a counter-clockwise manner, until the string has been brought approximately into tune. At this point, your tuning peg should look approximately like the one in Fig. 8 (there may be additional string wraps on the peg if you left more slack in the string initially).

Although the string has now been brought into approximate tune, you'll find that the tuning will be hard to maintain unless you take a moment to stretch out the string. Grab the string somewhere over the sound-hole, and gently pull upwards for several seconds (see Fig. 9).

Now check the tuning, and you'll probably find that the string has gone somewhat out of tune. Re-tune the string, and repeat this process. Do this several times, until the string no longer goes out of tune (or until the tuning changes only slightly).

Finally, we'll use a pair of wire cutters (or the equivalent) to trim the excess string. Simply take your cutters and snip off the end of the string protruding from the tuning peg. Try and leave about 1/4" of string remaining. Congratulations, you've just changed the sixth string of your guitar. It may have taken you a while, but with practice, the process will go much more quickly.

If you got managed to change your sixth string, then the other five strings will only get easier, as you continue to gain experience. The only part of the process that will differ as you continue to change the remaining strings is the direction you'll feed the strings through the tuning pegs for strings three, two, and one (see Fig. 10). As the tuners for these three strings are on the other side of the headstock, they'll need to be fed through the tuning pegs in the opposite direction as strings six, five, and four.

Because of this, the direction you'll turn the tuners to tighten the string is also opposite. While holding the guitar in normal playing position, turning the tuners "up" (away from the body of the guitar) will tune the string higher for strings six, five, and four. In order to tune strings three, two, and one higher, you'll need to turn the tuners for those strings "down" (towards the body of the guitar).

(NOTE: If you own a guitar that has all six tuners on the same side of the headstock, then you'll ignore this and put all six strings on in the exact same manner.)

That's it! You've learned the process of tuning an acoustic guitar. It may seem overly tricky at first, but after a few full string changes, you'll have the procedure mastered. Best of luck!

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What Sort of Strings Should I Buy?

2008-03-09T03:08:00.001-07:00

Everyone has an opinion on which strings are best, but let's put aside the discussion of guitar string manufacturers for a moment, and discuss the type of strings needed for your guitar. If you own an acoustic guitar, you need "acoustic guitar strings". If you own a classical guitar, you need "classical guitar strings" or "nylon strings". An electric guitar needs "electric guitar strings". And a bass guitar needs... wait for it... "bass guitar strings".

You also need to consider the gauge (thickness) of strings you'd like. This is where personal preference comes into play, but for beginners, I recommend starting with "medium" gauge strings, and varying from that as you develop a personal preference. An oversimplified rule of thumb is thicker strings provide better tone, but are harder to play.

How Often Should I Change My Strings?

2008-03-09T03:02:00.000-07:00

Take a look at the strings of your acoustic guitar. What sort of shape are they in? Are they discolored? Rusty? Are all six strings present and accounted for? If you answered no to any of these questions, or if it's been several months since you put new strings on your guitar, it's time for a string change. New strings make your guitar sound brighter, and generally make it easier to play.

Just like brake pads on a car, guitar strings wear out with use. Old guitar strings often behave badly - they'll lose tuning more quickly, sound less "bright", and give you problems with intonation. Old guitar strings also break, often during the most inopportune moment. Be sure to head into any live playing situation with new strings on your guitar, and several more sets of strings packed in your case, should you break a string during performance.

It's probably not necessary for beginners to be quite as diligent with keeping new strings on their guitar, but changing strings a minimum of every couple months is a very good idea.

RohiT \m/

Changing between Chords

2008-02-27T06:46:00.001-08:00

Open chords are typically the first chords that most newbies learn. This is because they are typically easier to play than other chords. Once you learn these chords you will be able to pick up several music books and learn your favorite songs. They are called open chords because one or more strings are played in an 'open' fashion, which means that there are no frets pressed on those strings and they are allowed to ring out.

The pictures directing the chord shapes are shown below. They are pretty self explanatory. This kind of chord might actually help you a lot to grab the basic/easy chords. Grabbing the basic n easy chords is very important just like the foundation of a building.

To start with the left part of each figure which shows the fret board. The numbers on the frets go for ur fingers which u use to nail on them. Pretty simple!!!

The next part on top left of each picture shows the how u can go about holding the chord if ur not comfortable enough to hold em using the the previous fig.

The next section of the fig is the bottom left part. This is a traditional tab notation for chord. To know more about chords u can check out tabs section in this blog.

It is important that you learn all of the open chords and learn to switch between them with ease and speed. U shud practise hard these chords to help strengthen your fingers and hands and also help you switch faster between chords. They will also help build up calluses on your finger tips. These exercises are repitious, painful, boring... generally not a positive experience but the outcome will be positive because as a result of doing them you will be able to play longer and faster.

Here is what you need to do. Start by playing your easiest chord, say for example G major. Strum it for a minute straight without stopping. Next, switch to a D major chord. Strum it for a minute straight without stopping. You are building up endurance, strength and calluses. You are also teaching your fingers how to place themselves on the fretboard. Switch between all of the chords that you know so far. Go without stopping between chords. Just keep playing until your hand and fingers can't take it anymore. Yes, you also need to play the dreaded F major chord. Play that one a long time.

Take a rest after you have gone through all of the chords. Next work on speed of changing chords. Start with G major, play a couple of strums, then switch to D major, play 2 strums, then switch to F major, etc. Again, keep doing this through all of the chords that you know. Do it until you can't do it anymore. Tedious? Yes. Painful? Yes. Worth it? Yes. You will see a marked improvement if you concentrate and do these exercises dilligently.

I am including some chords that can help you catch up in the beginning.
Keep Jamming

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Amazing Guitar Pix

2008-02-09T23:09:00.000-08:00

This section is juz for fun...All you outgoing guitar fanatics can post kool guitar pix...It will b fun...

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Hammer Ons and Pull Offs

2008-02-09T21:27:00.000-08:00

First you shuould have a look on this video, then it will be easy to grasp the concept of hammer ons and pull offs. Read on...

These two things refer to techniques employed by the left hand to sound notes without the direct aid of the right hand. A 'hammer on' is when a note is sounded, and while it is still ringing, a left hand finger is used to quickly press down a fret that is on the same string, and close to the original fret. This will result in the sounding of the second note, even though the right hand did nothing but sound the first note. The vibrations that occurred from the sounding of the first note will be carried on to sound the second note. Here's an example. We can place our index finger on the 3rd string, 5th fret, and sound that note. While the note is still sounding, and without moving our index finger, we can use our ring finger to come firmly and directly down on the 7th fret of the 3rd string. This note will then sound, probably not as loud as the first note, but it will still sound. This is a hammer on.
A 'pull off' is basically the same thing, but backwards. We can use a finger to fret a note, and then sound that note. While the note is still sounding, a finger can be placed directly behind the first finger, and then the first finger can be 'pulled off'. In doing this, it is in effect the same as plucking the string with a finger, it creates vibrations. And now the note that is being fretted directly behind the first finger will be sounded. For example, we could place our index finger on the 5th fret, 3rd string AND place our ring finger on the 7th fret, 3rd string. We can play the note on the 7th fret, and then 'pull' that finger off the string, which at the same time, will sound the note on the 5th fret. This is a pull off.
The main difference between hammer ons and pull offs is that pull offs generate vibrations, while hammer ons generally don't. In other words, in performing a pull off, it would be possible to make the second note louder than the first. In a hammer on, we wouldn't be able to do this, because the sound will have died away slightly when we hammer on. Hammer ons and pull offs have a number of uses. They can be used to make a passage sound smoother. Sometimes we don't want to pick every note, because the pick gives a different tone than hammer on or a pull off will.
They can be used to make a passage easier to play. This is true for two reasons. The first is that we can usually do a hammer on or a pull off faster than we can pick two notes in succession. The second reason is that while we are hammering on or pulling off, with two or our left hand fingers, we can use our other two left hand fingers and our pick to do something else at the same time.
They can be used to perform 'trills'. A trill is the rapid succession of two notes. For example, if we placed our index finger on the 12 fret, 3rd string, and then sounded it, we'd get only one sound. But if we continuously hammered on to the 13 fret using our middle finger, and then immediately pulled off back to the 12 fret, we will get a continuous stream of notes, without even using the pick except for the first note. It is because pull offs generate vibrations that we are able to do this. Trills are a good way of ornamenting notes.
Like we said, we can perform trills. If we can perform trills with two notes, why can't we use hammer ons and pull offs between more than two notes? We can. With a lot of practice, we can learn to use hammer ons and pull offs with speed and accuracy, and with this skill, you can learn to play very fast. It's easier to hammer on and pull off to a note than it is to pick every note just as fast. We'll look at some of these uses of hammer ons and pull offs in further lessons. Things to remember from this lesson:
1. Hammer ons and pull offs are a means of using the left hand to sound notes with out using the right hand to sound them.
2. A pull off can generate vibrations(sound), but a hammer on will only carry on the left over vibrations from a previous note.
3. Uses of hammer ons and pull offs include smoother passages, easier passages and trills. Also, with a lot of experience using hammer ons and pull offs, one can use them to play very fast.

RohiT \m/

Chord Dictionary

2007-12-16T23:11:00.000-08:00

People who have tried their hands on guitar for long time, heres a gift for you. This dictionary has almost every chord shape you would ever need to play a song. Actually its more than that. It has almost every possible chord shape for a chord. So it can help you play your song without jiggling around the fret board. Any chord, you name it, its here.

Note: The base fret is the fret you assume to be fret number 1 i.e. assume base fret as fret no. 1 and then try to grasp the chord shape. Its easy. Newbies can also try it.

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{define A.              base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 2 0}
{define A..             base-fret 2 frets 0 3 x 1 4 0}
{define A...            base-fret 5 frets 1 3 3 2 1 1}
{define A....           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 2 0}
{define A.....          base-fret 4 frets x 1 4 x x 2}
{define A#5.            base-fret 1 frets x 0 3 2 2 1}
{define A#5..           base-fret 1 frets x 0 x 2 2 1}
{define A/Ab.           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 1 2 0}
{define A/B.            base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 2 0}
{define A/B..           base-fret 5 frets x 0 3 2 0 0}
{define A/D...          base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 2 0}
{define A/D....         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 0}
{define A/D.....        base-fret 5 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define A/D......       base-fret 9 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define A/G.            base-fret 1 frets 3 x 2 2 2 0}
{define A/G..           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 2 0}
{define A/G...          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 2 3}
{define A/Gb.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 2 2}
{define A/Gb...         base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 2 2 0}
{define A/Gb....        base-fret 1 frets 2 x 2 2 2 0}
{define A/Gb.....       base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 2 2 0}
{define A/Gb......      base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 2 2}
{define A5.             base-fret 5 frets 1 3 3 x x 1}
{define A5..            base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 x 0}
{define A5...           base-fret 5 frets 1 3 3 x x 0}
{define A6.             base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 2 2}
{define A6..            base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 2 2 0}
{define A6...           base-fret 1 frets 2 x 2 2 2 0}
{define A6....          base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 2 2 0}
{define A6.....         base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 2 2}
{define A6/7.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 0 2 2}
{define A6/7sus.        base-fret 3 frets 3 3 2 0 1 0}
{define A6/7sus..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 2}
{define A7.             base-fret 1 frets 3 x 2 2 2 0}
{define A7..            base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 2 0}
{define A7...           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 2 3}
{define A7(#5).         base-fret 1 frets 1 0 3 0 2 1}
{define A7/add11.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 2 0}
{define A7sus4.         base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 0}
{define A7sus4..        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 3}
{define A7sus4...       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 3}
{define A7sus4....      base-fret 3 frets 3 x 0 0 1 0}
{define A7sus4.....     base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 x 0}
{define Aadd9.          base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 2 0}
{define Aadd9..         base-fret 6 frets x 0 2 1 0 0}
{define Aaug/D.         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 1}
{define Aaug/G.         base-fret 1 frets 1 0 3 0 2 1}
{define Ab.             base-fret 4 frets 1 3 3 2 1 1}
{define Ab#5.           base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 1 1 0}
{define Ab/A.           base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 4}
{define Ab/F.           base-fret 8 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Ab/F..          base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 1 1}
{define Ab/Gb.          base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 1 2}
{define Ab/Gb..         base-fret 4 frets x x 1 2 1 1}
{define Ab5.            base-fret 4 frets 1 3 3 x x 1}
{define Ab6.            base-fret 8 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Ab6..           base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 1 1}
{define Ab7.            base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 1 2}
{define Ab7..           base-fret 4 frets x x 1 2 1 1}
{define Abdim/E.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 1 0 0}
{define Abdim/E..       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 3 0}
{define Abdim/E...      base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 3 0}
{define Abdim/E....     base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 0}
{define Abdim/Eb....    base-fret 1 frets x x 0 4 4 4}
{define Abdim/F.        base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Abdim/F..       base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Abdim/F...      base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Abdim7.         base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Abdim7..        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Abdim7...       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Abm.            base-fret 4 frets x x 3 1 1 1}
{define Abm/D.          base-fret 1 frets x x 0 4 4 4}
{define Abm/E.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 1 1 0 0}
{define Abm/E..         base-fret 4 frets 0 x 3 1 1 0}
{define Abm/E...        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 0 0}
{define Abm/Gb...       base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 4 4}
{define Abm7.           base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 4 4}
{define Absus.          base-fret 4 frets x x 3 3 1 1}
{define Absus2/F.       base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Adim/Ab.        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 4}
{define Adim/E.         base-fret 1 frets 0 3 x 2 4 0}
{define Adim/F.         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 1}
{define Adim/F..        base-fret 3 frets x x 1 3 2 1}
{define Adim/G.         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 3}
{define Adim/Gb.        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Adim7.          base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Am.             base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 0}
{define Am..            base-fret 5 frets x 0 3 1 1 1}
{define Am...           base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 2 1 0}
{define Am/B.           base-fret 5 frets 0 0 3 1 0 0}
{define Am/B..          base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 2 0 0}
{define Am/D.           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 0}
{define Am/D..          base-fret 5 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Am/Eb.          base-fret 1 frets 0 3 x 2 4 0}
{define Am/F.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 2 1 0}
{define Am/F..          base-fret 1 frets 1 3 3 2 1 0}
{define Am/F...         base-fret 1 frets 1 x 2 2 1 0}
{define Am/F....        base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 1 1}
{define Am/F.....       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 0}
{define Am/G.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 0 1 3}
{define Am/G..          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 1 0}
{define Am/G...         base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 3}
{define Am/G....        base-fret 5 frets x 0 1 1 1 4}
{define Am/Gb.          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 2}
{define Am/Gb..         base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 1 2}
{define Am6.            base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 2}
{define Am6..           base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 1 2}
{define Am7.            base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 0 1 3}
{define Am7..           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 1 0}
{define Am7...          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 3}
{define Am7....         base-fret 5 frets x 0 1 1 1 4}
{define Am7(b5).        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 3}
{define Am7/add11.      base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 4 0}
{define Amaj7.          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 1 2 0}
{define Amin/maj9.      base-fret 5 frets x 0 2 1 1 3}
{define Asus.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 3 0}
{define Asus..          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 0}
{define Asus...         base-fret 5 frets 1 1 3 3 x 0}
{define Asus....        base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 3 0}
{define Asus2.          base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 0 0}
{define Asus2..         base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 0 0}
{define Asus2...        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 2 0 0}
{define Asus2....       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 0 0}
{define Asus2.....      base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 0 0}
{define Asus2/Ab.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 1 0 0}
{define Asus2/C.        base-fret 5 frets 0 0 3 1 0 0}
{define Asus2/C..       base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 2 0 0}
{define Asus2/D.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 2 0 0}
{define Asus2/D..       base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 3 0}
{define Asus2/Db.       base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 2 0}
{define Asus2/Db..      base-fret 6 frets x 0 2 1 0 0}
{define Asus2/Eb.       base-fret 1 frets x 2 1 2 0 0}
{define Asus2/F.        base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 2 0 0}
{define Asus2/G.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 0 0}
{define Asus2/G..       base-fret 4 frets x 0 2 1 2 0}
{define Asus2/Gb.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 0 0}
{define Asus2/Gb..      base-fret 2 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Asus4/Ab.       base-fret 1 frets 4 x 0 2 3 0}
{define Asus4/B.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 2 0 0}
{define Asus4/Bb.       base-fret 1 frets 0 1 x 2 3 0}
{define Asus4/C.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 0}
{define Asus4/C..       base-fret 5 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Asus4/Db.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 2 0}
{define Asus4/Db..      base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 0}
{define Asus4/Db...     base-fret 5 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define Asus4/Db....    base-fret 9 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define Asus4/F.ets x x 0 2 2 0}
{define Asus4/Db...     base-fret 5 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define Asus4/Db....    base-fret 9 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define Asus4/F.        base-fret 6 frets x x 2 2 1 0}
{define Asus4/G.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 0}
{define Asus4/G..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 3}
{define Asus4/G...      base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 3}
{define Asus4/G....     base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 x 0}
{define Asus4/Gb.       base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 2 3 2}
{define Asus4/Gb..      base-fret 1 frets 0 0 4 2 3 0}
{define Asus4/Gb...     base-fret 1 frets 2 x 0 2 3 0}
{define Asus4/Gb....    base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 2}
{define Asus4/Gb.....   base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 3 2}
{define Asus4/Gb......  base-fret 2 frets x 4 3 1 2 0}
{define Asus4/Gb....... base-fret 7 frets x 3 1 1 x 0}
{define B.              base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 4 4 2}
{define B#5.            base-fret 1 frets 3 2 1 0 0 3}
{define B#5..           base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 3}
{define B/A.            base-fret 1 frets 2 x 1 2 0 2}
{define B/A..           base-fret 1 frets x 0 1 2 0 2}
{define B/A...          base-fret 1 frets x 2 1 2 0 2}
{define B/A....         base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 2 4 2}
{define B/Ab.           base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 4 4}
{define B/E.            base-fret 1 frets x 2 2 4 4 2}
{define B/E..           base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 4 0}
{define B5.             base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 4 x 2}
{define B6.             base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 4 4}
{define B7.             base-fret 1 frets 2 x 1 2 0 2}
{define B7..            base-fret 1 frets x 0 1 2 0 2}
{define B7...           base-fret 1 frets x 2 1 2 0 2}
{define B7....          base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 2 4 2}
{define B7/add11.       base-fret 1 frets 0 0 4 4 4 0}
{define B7/add11..      base-fret 1 frets 0 2 1 2 0 2}
{define B7sus4.         base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 0 0}
{define B7sus4..        base-fret 2 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Baug/E.         base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 0}
{define Baug/E..        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 0 0 0}
{define Bb.             base-fret 1 frets 1 1 3 3 3 1}
{define Bb..            base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 3 3 1}
{define Bb...           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 3 3 1}
{define Bb#5.           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 3 3 2}
{define Bbb5.           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 3 x 0}
{define Bb/A.           base-fret 1 frets 1 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Bb/Ab.          base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Bb/Ab..         base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 3 4}
{define Bb/Db.          base-fret 6 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Bb/E.           base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 3 3 0}
{define Bb/G.           base-fret 3 frets 1 3 1 1 1 1}
{define Bb/G..          base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 3 3}
{define Bb5.            base-fret 6 frets 1 3 3 x x 1}
{define Bb6.            base-fret 3 frets 1 3 1 1 1 1}
{define Bb6..           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 3 3}
{define Bb6/add9.       base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 3 3 3}
{define Bb7.            base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Bb7..           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 3 4}
{define Bb7sus4.        base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Bbadd#11.       base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 3 3 0}
{define Bbaug/E.        base-fret 1 frets 2 x 4 3 3 0}
{define Bbdim/C.        base-fret 1 frets x 3 x 3 2 0}
{define Bbdim/D.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 3 2 0}
{define Bbdim/G.        base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Bbdim/G..       base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Bbdim/Gb.       base-fret 1 frets 2 4 2 3 2 2}
{define Bbdim/Gb..      base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 0}
{define Bbdim7.         base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Bbdim7..        base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Bbm.            base-fret 1 frets 1 1 3 3 2 1}
{define Bbm/Ab.         base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Bbm/D.          base-fret 6 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Bbm/Gb.         base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 2 2}
{define Bbm7.           base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Bbmaj7.         base-fret 1 frets 1 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Bbmaj9.         base-fret 3 frets x 1 1 1 1 3}
{define Bbsus2.         base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 1 1}
{define Bbsus2/G.       base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Bbsus4/Ab.      base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Bdim/A.         base-fret 1 frets 1 2 3 2 3 1}
{define Bdim/A..        base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 1}
{define Bdim/A...       base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 1}
{define Bdim/Ab.        base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Bdim/Ab..       base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Bdim/Ab...      base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Bdim/G.         base-fret 1 frets 1 x 0 0 0 3}
{define Bdim/G..        base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 0 1}
{define Bdim/G...       base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 0 1}
{define Bdim7.          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Bdim7..         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Bdim7...        base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Bm.             base-fret 1 frets 2 2 4 4 3 2}
{define Bm..            base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 4 3 2}
{define Bm...           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 4 3 2}
{define Bm/A.           base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 3 2}
{define Bm/A..          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 2}
{define Bm/A...         base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 3 2}
{define Bm/A....        base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 2 3 2}
{define Bm/A.....       base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 2}
{define Bm/G.           base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 0 0 3}
{define Bm/G..          base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 0 3 3}
{define Bm/G...         base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 0 2}
{define Bm/G....        base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 3 3}
{define Bm7.            base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 3 2}
{define Bm7..           base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 2}
{define Bm7...          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 3 2}
{define Bm7....         base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 2 3 2}
{define Bm7.....        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 2}
{define Bm7(b5).        base-fret 1 frets 1 2 3 2 3 1}
{define Bm7(b5)..       base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 1}
{define Bm7(b5)...      base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 1}
{define Bm7/add11.      base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 3 2}
{define Bm7/add11..     base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 2 0 2}
{define Bmaj7/#11.      base-fret 1 frets x 2 3 3 4 2}
{define Bsus.           base-fret 7 frets 1 3 3 x x 0}
{define Bsus..          base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 4 x 0}
{define Bsus2.          base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 4 x 2}
{define Bsus2..         base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 2 2}
{define Bsus2/E.        base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 4 x 0}
{define Bsus4/A.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 0 0}
{define Bsus4/A..       base-fret 2 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Bsus4/Ab.       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 0 2}
{define Bsus4/Ab..      base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 1 0 0}
{define Bsus4/Ab...     base-fret 1 frets 2 2 2 1 0 0}
{define Bsus4/Db.       base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 4 x 0}
{define Bsus4/Eb.       base-fret 1 frets x 2 2 4 4 2}
{define Bsus4/Eb..      base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 4 0}
{define Bsus4/G.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 0 2}
{define Bsus4/G..       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 4 0 0 0}
{define Bsus4/G...      base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 0 0 0}
{define Bsus4/G....     base-fret 1 frets 2 2 2 0 0 0}
{define C.              base-fret 1 frets 0 3 2 0 1 0}
{define C..             base-fret 3 frets 0 1 3 3 3 1}
{define C...            base-fret 1 frets 3 3 2 0 1 0}
{define C....           base-fret 1 frets 3 x 2 0 1 0}
{define C.....          base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 1 0}
{define C......         base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 3 3 0}
{define C#5.            base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 1 1 0}
{define Cb5.            base-fret 4 frets x x 1 2 x 0}
{define C/A.            base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 0 1 3}
{define C/A..           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 1 0}
{define C/A...          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 3}
{define C/A....         base-fret 5 frets x 0 1 1 1 4}
{define C/B.            base-fret 1 frets 0 3 2 0 0 0}
{define C/B..           base-fret 1 frets x 2 2 0 1 0}
{define C/B...          base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 2 4 1}
{define C/Bb.           base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define C/D.            base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 0 1 0}
{define C/D..           base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 1 0}
{define C/D...          base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 0}
{define C/D....         base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 3}
{define C/D.....        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 1 0}
{define C/D,            base-fre
{define C/D....         base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 3}
{define C/D.....        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 1 0}
{define C/D,            base-fret 3 frets x x 0 3 3 1}
{define C/D,,           base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 4 0}
{define C/D,,,          base-fret 5 frets x 1 1 1 x 0}
{define C/F.            base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 0 1 0}
{define C/F..           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 0 1 0}
{define C5.             base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 3 x 1}
{define C6.             base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 0 1 3}
{define C6..            base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 1 0}
{define C6...           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 3}
{define C6....          base-fret 5 frets x 0 1 1 1 4}
{define C6/add9.        base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 4 0}
{define C7.             base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define C7sus4.         base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define C9(b5).         base-fret 1 frets 0 3 x 3 3 2}
{define Cadd9.          base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 0 1 0}
{define Cadd9..         base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 1 0}
{define Cadd9...        base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 0}
{define Cadd9....       base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 3}
{define Cadd9.....      base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 1 0}
{define Cadd9,          base-fret 3 frets x x 0 3 3 1}
{define Cadd9,,         base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 4 0}
{define Cadd9,,,        base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 0}
{define Cadd9,,,,       base-fret 5 frets x 1 1 1 x 0}
{define Cdim/A.         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Cdim/Ab.        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 1 2}
{define Cdim/Ab..       base-fret 4 frets x x 1 2 1 1}
{define Cdim/D.         base-fret 2 frets x 4 3 4 3 1}
{define Cdim7.          base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Cm.             base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 3 2 1}
{define Cm..            base-fret 3 frets x x 3 3 2 1}
{define Cm/A.           base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 3}
{define Cm/Bb.          base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Cm6.            base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 3}
{define Cm7.            base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Cmaj7.          base-fret 1 frets 0 3 2 0 0 0}
{define Cmaj7..         base-fret 1 frets x 2 2 0 1 0}
{define Cmaj7...        base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Cmaj9.          base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 0 0}
{define Csus.           base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 0 1 1}
{define Csus..          base-fret 1 frets x x 3 0 1 1}
{define Csus2.          base-fret 3 frets x 3 3 3 x 1}
{define Csus2..         base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 3 3}
{define Csus2...        base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 3 1 1}
{define Csus2/A.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 3}
{define Csus2/B.        base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 0 3}
{define Csus2/B..       base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 0 3}
{define Csus2/E.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 0 1 0}
{define Csus2/E..       base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 1 0}
{define Csus2/E...      base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 0}
{define Csus2/E....     base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 3}
{define Csus2/E,        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 1 0}
{define Csus2/E,,       base-fret 3 frets x x 0 3 3 1}
{define Csus2/E,,,      base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 4 0}
{define Csus2/E,,,,     base-fret 5 frets x 1 1 1 x 0}
{define Csus2/F.        base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 1 1}
{define Csus4/A.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 3 2 1 1}
{define Csus4/A..       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 3}
{define Csus4/B.        base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 0 0 3}
{define Csus4/Bb.       base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Csus4/D.        base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 1 1}
{define Csus4/E.        base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 0 1 0}
{define Csus4/E..       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 0 1 0}
{define D.              base-fret 2 frets x 4 3 1 2 1}
{define D..             base-fret 1 frets 2 0 0 2 3 2}
{define D...            base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 3 2}
{define D....           base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 2 3 2}
{define D.....          base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 3 2}
{define D......         base-fret 5 frets x x 0 3 3 1}
{define D#5.            base-fret 1 frets x x 0 3 3 2}
{define D/B.            base-fret 2 frets x 0 3 3 2 1}
{define D/B..           base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 2}
{define D/B...          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 3 2}
{define D/B....         base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 2 3 2}
{define D/B.....        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 2}
{define D/C.            base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 1 2}
{define D/C..           base-fret 1 frets x 3 x 2 3 2}
{define D/Db.           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 2}
{define D/E.            base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 2 3 2}
{define D/E..           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 4 2 3 0}
{define D/E...          base-fret 1 frets 2 x 0 2 3 0}
{define D/E....         base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 2}
{define D/E.....        base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 3 2}
{define D/E......       base-fret 2 frets x 4 3 1 2 0}
{define D/E.......      base-fret 7 frets x 3 3 1 x 0}
{define D/G.            base-fret 3 frets 3 x 2 0 1 3}
{define D/G..           base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 2 3 2}
{define D5.             base-fret 5 frets 1 1 3 3 x 1}
{define D5..            base-fret 2 frets x 0 0 1 2 4}
{define D6.             base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 3 2}
{define D6..            base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 2}
{define D6...           base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 2 3 2}
{define D6....          base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 2}
{define D6/add9.        base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 3 2}
{define D6/add9..       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 2 0 2}
{define D7.             base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 1 2}
{define D7..            base-fret 1 frets x 3 x 2 3 2}
{define D7...           base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define D7sus4.         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 3}
{define D9.             base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 2 1 2}
{define D9..            base-fret 1 frets 2 x 0 2 1 0}
{define D9...           base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 3 0}
{define D9(#5).         base-fret 1 frets 0 3 x 3 3 2}
{define Dadd9.          base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 2 3 2}
{define Dadd9..         base-fret 1 frets 0 0 4 2 3 0}
{define Dadd9...        base-fret 1 frets 2 x 0 2 3 0}
{define Dadd9....       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 2}
{define Dadd9,          base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 3 2}
{define Dadd9,,         base-fret 2 frets x 4 3 1 2 0}
{define Dadd9,,,        base-fret 7 frets x 3 1 1 x 0}
{define Daug/E.         base-fret 1 frets 2 x 4 3 3 0}
{define Db.             base-fret 4 frets 1 1 3 3 3 1}
{define Db..            base-fret 1 frets x 4 3 1 2 1}
{define Db...           base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 3 3 1}
{define Db....          base-fret 1 frets x x 3 1 2 1}
{define Db.....         base-fret 4 frets x x 3 3 3 1}
{define Db#5.           base-fret 1 frets x 0 3 2 2 1}
{define Db#5..          base-fret 1 frets x 0 x 2 2 1}
{define Dbb5.           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 0 2 1}
{define Db/B.           base-fret 1 frets x 4 3 4 0 4}
{define Db/Bb.          base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Db/C.           base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 1 2 1}
{define Db/C..          base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Db5.            base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 3 x 1}
{define Db6.            base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Db7.            base-fret 1 frets x 4 3 4 0 4}
{define Dbaug/D.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 1}
{define Dbaug/G.        base-fret 1 frets 1 0 3 0 2 1}
{define Dbdim/A.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 2 2 2 0}
{define Dbdim/A..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 2 0}
{define Dbdim/A...      base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 2 3}
{define Dbdim/B.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 2 0}
{define Dbdim/Bb.       base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Dbdim/Bb..      base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Dbdim/D.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 0 2 0}
{define Dbdim/D..       base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 2 0}
{define Dbdim7.         base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Dbdim7..        base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Dbm.            base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 3 2 1}
{define Dbm..           base-fret 1 frets x x 2 1 2 0}
{define Dbm...          base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 3 x 0}
{define Dbm/A.          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 1 2 0}
{define Dbm/B.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 2 0}
{define Dbm/B..         base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Dbm7.           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 2 0}
{define Dbm7..          base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Dbm7(b5).       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 2 0}
{define Dbmaj7.   s 0 2 2 1 2 0}
{define Dbm7..          base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Dbm7(b5).       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 2 0}
{define Dbmaj7.         base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 1 2 1}
{define Dbmaj7..        base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Dbsus2.         base-fret 4 frets x x 3 3 1 1}
{define Dbsus4/Bb.      base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 4}
{define Ddim/B.         base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Ddim/B..        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Ddim/B...       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Ddim/Bb.        base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Ddim/Bb..       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 3 4}
{define Ddim/C.         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Ddim7.          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Ddim7..         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Ddim7...        base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Dm.             base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 3 1}
{define Dm..            base-fret 7 frets 1 1 3 3 2 1}
{define Dm/B.           base-fret 1 frets 1 2 3 2 3 1}
{define Dm/B..          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 1}
{define Dm/B...         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 1}
{define Dm/Bb.          base-fret 1 frets 1 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Dm/C.           base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Dm/C..          base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define Dm/C...         base-fret 5 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define Dm/Db.          base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 1}
{define Dm/E.           base-fret 6 frets x x 2 2 1 0}
{define Dm6.            base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 0 1}
{define Dm6..           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 0 1}
{define Dm7.            base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Dm7..           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define Dm7...          base-fret 5 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define Dm7(b5).        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Dm7/add11.      base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 2 1 1}
{define Dmaj7.          base-fret 14 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Dmaj7..         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 2}
{define Dmin/maj7.      base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 1}
{define Dsus.           base-fret 3 frets 3 x 0 0 1 3}
{define Dsus..          base-fret 1 frets 3 0 0 0 3 3}
{define Dsus...         base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 3 3}
{define Dsus....        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 3 3}
{define Dsus2.          base-fret 5 frets 1 1 3 3 x 0}
{define Dsus2..         base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2...        base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2,          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2,,         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2/Ab.       base-fret 1 frets 4 x 0 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2/B.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 2 0 0}
{define Dsus2/B..       base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2/Bb.       base-fret 1 frets 0 1 x 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2/C.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 0}
{define Dsus2/C..       base-fret 5 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Dsus2/Db.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 2 0}
{define Dsus2/Db..      base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 0}
{define Dsus2/Db...     base-fret 5 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define Dsus2/Db,       base-fret 9 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define Dsus2/F.        base-fret 6 frets x x 2 2 1 0}
{define Dsus2/G.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 0}
{define Dsus2/G..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 3}
{define Dsus2/G...      base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 3}
{define Dsus2/G,        base-fret 3 frets 3 x 0 0 1 0}
{define Dsus2/G,,       base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 x 0}
{define Dsus2/Gb.       base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 2 3 2}
{define Dsus2/Gb..      base-fret 1 frets 0 0 4 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2/Gb...     base-fret 1 frets 2 x 0 2 3 0}
{define Dsus2/Gb,       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 2}
{define Dsus2/Gb,,      base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 3 2}
{define Dsus2/Gb,,,     base-fret 2 frets x 4 3 1 2 0}
{define Dsus2/Gb,,,,    base-fret 7 frets x 3 1 1 x 0}
{define Dsus4/B.        base-fret 1 frets 3 0 0 0 0 3}
{define Dsus4/B..       base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 2 0 3}
{define Dsus4/C.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 3}
{define Dsus4/E.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 0}
{define Dsus4/E..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 3}
{define Dsus4/E...      base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 3}
{define Dsus4/E....     base-fret 3 frets 3 x 0 0 1 0}
{define Dsus4/E,        base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 x 0}
{define Dsus4/Gb.       base-fret 3 frets 3 x 2 0 1 3}
{define Dsus4/Gb..      base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 2 3 2}
{define E.              base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 0 0}
{define E..             base-fret 4 frets x 4 3 1 2 0}
{define E#5.            base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 1 1 0}
{define E/A.            base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 1 0 0}
{define E/D.            base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 1 0 0}
{define E/D..           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 3 0}
{define E/D...          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 3 0}
{define E/D....         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 0}
{define E/Db.           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 2 0}
{define E/Db..          base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define E/Eb.           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 1 1 0 0}
{define E/Eb..          base-fret 4 frets 0 x 3 1 1 0}
{define E/Eb...         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 0 0}
{define E/Gb.           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 0 2}
{define E/Gb..          base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 1 0 0}
{define E/Gb...         base-fret 1 frets 2 2 2 1 0 0}
{define E11/b9.         base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 4 3 4}
{define E5.             base-fret 1 frets 0 2 x x x 0}
{define E5..            base-fret 7 frets x 1 3 3 x 0}
{define E6.             base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 2 0}
{define E6..            base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define E7.             base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 1 0 0}
{define E7..            base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 3 0}
{define E7...           base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 3 0}
{define E7....          base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 0}
{define E7/add11.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 1 0 0}
{define E7/b9(b5).      base-fret 1 frets 0 1 3 1 3 1}
{define E7sus4.         base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 2 0 0}
{define E9.             base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 1 0 2}
{define E9..            base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 1 0 0}
{define Eadd9.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 0 2}
{define Eadd9..         base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 1 0 0}
{define Eadd9...        base-fret 1 frets 2 2 2 1 0 0}
{define Eb.             base-fret 1 frets x 1 1 3 4 3}
{define Eb..            base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 4 3}
{define Eb...           base-fret 3 frets x x 3 1 2 1}
{define Eb#5.           base-fret 1 frets 3 2 1 0 0 3}
{define Eb#5..          base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 3}
{define Eb/C.           base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Eb/D.           base-fret 6 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Eb/Db.          base-fret 1 frets x 1 1 3 2 3}
{define Eb/Db..         base-fret 6 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Eb/Db...        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 2 3}
{define Eb/E.           base-fret 3 frets x x 3 1 2 0}
{define Eb5.            base-fret 6 frets x 1 3 3 x 1}
{define Eb6.            base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Eb7.            base-fret 1 frets x 1 1 3 2 3}
{define Eb7..           base-fret 6 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Eb7...          base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 2 3}
{define Ebaug/E.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 0}
{define Ebaug/E..       base-fret 1 frets x x 1 0 0 0}
{define Ebdim/B.        base-fret 1 frets 2 x 1 2 0 2}
{define Ebdim/B..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 1 2 0 2}
{define Ebdim/B...      base-fret 1 frets x 2 1 2 0 2}
{define Ebdim/B....     base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 2 4 2}
{define Ebdim/C.        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Ebdim7.         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Ebm.            base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 4 2}
{define Ebm/Db.         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 2 2}
{define Ebm7.           base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 2 2}
{define Ebmaj7.         base-fret 6 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Ebsus2/Ab.      base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Ebsus4/F.       base-fret 1 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Edim/C.         base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Edim/D.         base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 3 3 0}
{define Edim/Db.        base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Edim/Db..       base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Edim/Eb.        base-fret 3 frets x x 3 1 2 0}
{define Edim7.          base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Edim7..         ba3}
{define Edim/Eb.        base-fret 3 frets x x 3 1 2 0}
{define Edim7.          base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Edim7..         base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Em.             base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 0 0}
{define Em..            base-fret 1 frets 3 x 2 0 0 0}
{define Em...           base-fret 2 frets x 1 4 x x 0}
{define Em/A.           base-fret 1 frets 3 x 2 2 0 0}
{define Em/A..          base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 0 0}
{define Em/A...         base-fret 4 frets x 0 2 1 2 0}
{define Em/C.           base-fret 1 frets 0 3 2 0 0 0}
{define Em/C..          base-fret 1 frets x 2 2 0 1 0}
{define Em/C...         base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Em/D.           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 0 0}
{define Em/D..          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 3 0}
{define Em/D...         base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 0}
{define Em/D,.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 3}
{define Em/D,           base-fret 12 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Em/D,,          base-fret 7 frets x x 0 3 2 1}
{define Em/D,,,         base-fret 1 frets x x 2 4 3 3}
{define Em/D,.,         base-fret 1 frets 0 x 0 0 0 0}
{define Em/D,..         base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 3 0}
{define Em/Db.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 2 0}
{define Em/Eb.          base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 0}
{define Em/Eb..         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 0 0 0}
{define Em/Gb.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 0 2}
{define Em/Gb..         base-fret 1 frets 0 2 4 0 0 0}
{define Em/Gb...        base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 0 0 0}
{define Em/Gb,          base-fret 1 frets 2 2 2 0 0 0}
{define Em6.            base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 2 0}
{define Em7.            base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 0 0}
{define Em7..           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 3 0}
{define Em7...          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 0}
{define Em7....         base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 3}
{define Em7.....        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 0 0}
{define Em7,            base-fret 12 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Em7,,           base-fret 7 frets x x 0 3 2 1}
{define Em7,,,          base-fret 1 frets x x 2 4 3 3}
{define Em7,,,,         base-fret 1 frets 0 x 0 0 0 0}
{define Em7,,,,,        base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 3 0}
{define Em7(b5).        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 3 3 0}
{define Em7/add11.      base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 0 0 0}
{define Em7/add11..     base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 0 0 3}
{define Em7/add11...    base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 2 0 0}
{define Em9.            base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 0 2}
{define Em9..           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 3 2}
{define Em9...          base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 0 0 0}
{define Emaj7.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 1 1 0 0}
{define Emaj7..         base-fret 4 frets 0 x 3 1 1 0}
{define Emaj7...        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 0 0}
{define Emaj9.          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 1 1 0 2}
{define Emaj9..         base-fret 1 frets 4 x 4 4 4 0}
{define Emin/maj7.      base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 0}
{define Emin/maj7..     base-fret 1 frets x x 1 0 0 0}
{define Emin/maj9.      base-fret 4 frets 0 3 1 0 0 0}
{define Esus.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 0 0}
{define Esus..          base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 0 0}
{define Esus...         base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 2 0 0}
{define Esus,           base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 0 0}
{define Esus,,          base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 0 0}
{define Esus2.          base-fret 7 frets 1 3 3 x x 0}
{define Esus2..         base-fret 1 frets x 2 4 4 x 0}
{define Esus2/A.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 0 0}
{define Esus2/A..       base-fret 2 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Esus2/Ab.       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 1 0 2}
{define Esus2/Ab..      base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 1 0 0}
{define Esus2/Ab...     base-fret 1 frets 2 2 2 1 0 0}
{define Esus2/Db.       base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 4 x 0}
{define Esus2/Eb.       base-fret 1 frets x 2 2 4 4 2}
{define Esus2/Eb..      base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 4 0}
{define Esus2/G.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 0 2}
{define Esus2/G..       base-fret 1 frets 0 2 4 0 0 0}
{define Esus2/G...      base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 0 0 0}
{define Esus2/G....     base-fret 1 frets 2 2 2 0 0 0}
{define Esus4/Ab.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 1 0 0}
{define Esus4/C.        base-fret 5 frets 0 0 3 1 0 0}
{define Esus4/C..       base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 2 0 0}
{define Esus4/D.        base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 2 0 0}
{define Esus4/D..       base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 2 3 0}
{define Esus4/Db.       base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 4 2 0}
{define Esus4/Db..      base-fret 6 frets x 0 2 1 0 0}
{define Esus4/Eb.       base-fret 1 frets x 2 1 2 0 0}
{define Esus4/F.        base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 2 0 0}
{define Esus4/G.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 2 2 0 0}
{define Esus4/G..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 0 0}
{define Esus4/G...      base-fret 4 frets x 0 2 1 2 0}
{define Esus4/Gb.       base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 4 0 0}
{define Esus4/Gb..      base-fret 2 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define F.              base-fret 1 frets 1 3 3 2 1 1}
{define F..             base-fret 1 frets x 0 3 2 1 1}
{define F...            base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 2 1 1}
{define F....           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 1}
{define F#5.            base-fret 1 frets x 0 3 2 2 1}
{define F#5..           base-fret 1 frets x 0 x 2 2 1}
{define F/D.            base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define F/D..           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define F/D...          base-fret 5 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define F/E.            base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 2 1 0}
{define F/E..           base-fret 1 frets 1 3 3 2 1 0}
{define F/E...          base-fret 1 frets 1 x 2 2 1 0}
{define F/E....         base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 1 1}
{define F/E.....        base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 0}
{define F/Eb.           base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 1}
{define F/Eb..          base-fret 3 frets x x 1 3 2 3}
{define F/G.            base-fret 1 frets 3 x 3 2 1 1}
{define F/G..           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 3}
{define F5.             base-fret 1 frets 1 3 3 x x 1}
{define F6.             base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define F6..            base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 1}
{define F6...           base-fret 5 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define F6/add9.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 2 1 1}
{define F7.             base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 1}
{define F7..            base-fret 3 frets x x 1 3 2 3}
{define Fadd9.          base-fret 1 frets 3 x 3 2 1 1}
{define Fadd9..         base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 3}
{define Faug/D.         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 1}
{define Faug/G.         base-fret 1 frets 1 0 3 0 2 1}
{define Fdim/D.         base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Fdim/D..        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Fdim/D...       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Fdim/Db.        base-fret 1 frets x 4 3 4 0 4}
{define Fdim7.          base-fret 1 frets x 2 0 1 0 1}
{define Fdim7..         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 0 1}
{define Fdim7...        base-fret 1 frets x x 3 4 3 4}
{define Fm.             base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 1 1 1}
{define Fm..            base-fret 1 frets x x 3 1 1 1}
{define Fm/D.           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Fm/Db.          base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 1 2 1}
{define Fm/Db..         base-fret 4 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Fm/Eb.          base-fret 8 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Fm/Eb..         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 1 1}
{define Fm6.            base-fret 1 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Fm7.            base-fret 8 frets x 1 3 1 2 1}
{define Fm7..           base-fret 1 frets x x 1 1 1 1}
{define Fmaj7.          base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 2 1 0}
{define Fmaj7..         base-fret 1 frets 1 3 3 2 1 0}
{define Fmaj7...        base-fret 1 frets 1 x 2 2 1 0}
{define Fmaj7,          base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 1 1}
{define Fmaj7,,         base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 0}
{define Fmaj7/#11.      base-fret 1 frets 0 2 3 2 1 0}
{define Fmaj7/#11..     base-fret 1 frets 1 3 3 2 0 0}
{define Fmaj9.          base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 0 1 3}
{define Fsus.           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 1 1}
{define Fsus2.          base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 0 1 1}
{define Fsus2..         base-fret 1 frets x x 3 0 1 1}
{define Fsus2/A.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 3 2 1 1}
{define Fsus2/A..       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 3}
{define Fsrets x x 3 0 1 1}
{define Fsus2/A.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 3 2 1 1}
{define Fsus2/A..       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 2 1 3}
{define Fsus2/B.        base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 0 0 3}
{define Fsus2/Bb.       base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define Fsus2/D.        base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 1 1}
{define Fsus2/E.        base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 0 1 0}
{define Fsus2/E..       base-fret 1 frets x x 3 0 1 0}
{define Fsus4/G.        base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 1 4 1}
{define G.              base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 3 1}
{define G..             base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 0 3}
{define G...            base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 3 3}
{define G....           base-fret 3 frets 1 3 3 2 1 1}
{define G.....          base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 0 0 3}
{define G,              base-fret 3 frets x 3 3 2 1 1}
{define G,,             base-fret 1 frets x x 0 4 3 3}
{define G,,,            base-fret 7 frets x x 0 1 2 1}
{define G#5.            base-fret 1 frets 3 2 1 0 0 3}
{define G#5..           base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 3}
{define G/A.            base-fret 1 frets 3 0 0 0 0 3}
{define G/A..           base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 2 0 3}
{define G/C.            base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 0 3}
{define G/C..           base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 0 3}
{define G/E.            base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 0 0}
{define G/E..           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 3 0}
{define G/E...          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 0}
{define G/E....         base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 3}
{define G/E.....        base-fret 12 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define G/E,            base-fret 7 frets x x 0 3 2 1}
{define G/E,,           base-fret 1 frets x x 2 4 3 3}
{define G/E,,,          base-fret 1 frets 0 x 0 0 0 0}
{define G/E,,,,         base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 3 0}
{define G/F.            base-fret 1 frets 1 x 0 0 0 3}
{define G/F..           base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 0 1}
{define G/F...          base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 0 1}
{define G/Gb.           base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 0 0 3}
{define G/Gb..          base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 0 3 3}
{define G/Gb...         base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 0 2}
{define G/Gb....        base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 3 3}
{define G5.             base-fret 3 frets 1 3 3 x x 1}
{define G5..            base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 0 3 3}
{define G6.             base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 0 0}
{define G6..            base-fret 1 frets 0 2 0 0 3 0}
{define G6...           base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 0}
{define G6....          base-fret 1 frets 0 2 2 0 3 3}
{define G6,             base-fret 12 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define G6,,            base-fret 7 frets x x 0 3 2 1}
{define G6,,,           base-fret 1 frets x x 2 4 3 3}
{define G6,,,,          base-fret 1 frets 0 x 0 0 0 0}
{define G6,.,.          base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 3 0}
{define G6/add9.        base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 0 0 0}
{define G6/add9..       base-fret 1 frets 0 0 0 0 0 3}
{define G6/add9...      base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 2 0 0}
{define G7.             base-fret 1 frets 1 x 0 0 0 3}
{define G7..            base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 0 1}
{define G7...           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 0 1}
{define G7/add11.       base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 0 1}
{define G7sus4.         base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 1 1}
{define G9.             base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 0 1}
{define G9..            base-fret 1 frets x 2 3 2 3 3}
{define Gadd9.          base-fret 1 frets 3 0 0 0 0 3}
{define Gadd9..         base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 2 0 3}
{define Gaug/E.         base-fret 1 frets 3 x 1 0 0 0}
{define Gaug/E..        base-fret 1 frets x x 1 0 0 0}
{define Gb.             base-fret 1 frets 2 4 4 3 2 2}
{define Gb..            base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 3 2 2}
{define Gb...           base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 2}
{define Gb#5.           base-fret 1 frets x x 0 3 3 2}
{define Gb/Ab.          base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 4}
{define Gb/E.           base-fret 1 frets 2 4 2 3 2 2}
{define Gb/E..          base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 0}
{define Gb/Eb.          base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 2 2}
{define Gb/F.           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 2 2}
{define Gb6.            base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 2 2}
{define Gb7.            base-fret 1 frets 2 4 2 3 2 2}
{define Gb7..           base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 0}
{define Gb7(#5).        base-fret 1 frets 2 x 4 3 3 0}
{define Gb7/#9.         base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 3 2 0}
{define Gb7sus4.        base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 4 x 0}
{define Gbadd9.         base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 4}
{define Gbaug/E.        base-fret 1 frets 2 x 4 3 3 0}
{define Gbdim/D.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 2 1 2}
{define Gbdim/D..       base-fret 1 frets x 3 x 2 3 2}
{define Gbdim/D,        base-fret 5 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Gbdim/E.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 2}
{define Gbdim/E..       base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 1 2}
{define Gbdim/Eb.       base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Gbdim7.         base-fret 1 frets x x 1 2 1 2}
{define Gbm.            base-fret 1 frets 2 4 4 2 2 2}
{define Gbm..           base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 2 2 2}
{define Gbm...          base-fret 1 frets x x 4 2 2 2}
{define Gbm/D.          base-fret 14 frets x x 0 1 1 1}
{define Gbm/D..         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 2 2}
{define Gbm/E.          base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 2 2}
{define Gbm/E..         base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 2 2 0}
{define Gbm/E...        base-fret 1 frets 2 x 2 2 2 0}
{define Gbm/E,          base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 2 2 0}
{define Gbm/E,,         base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 2 2}
{define Gbm7.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 2 2}
{define Gbm7..          base-fret 1 frets 0 x 4 2 2 0}
{define Gbm7...         base-fret 1 frets 2 x 2 2 2 0}
{define Gbm7,           base-fret 1 frets x 0 4 2 2 0}
{define Gbm7.,          base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 2 2}
{define Gbm7(b5).       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 1 2}
{define Gbm7(b5)..      base-fret 1 frets x x 2 2 1 2}
{define Gbm7/b9.        base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 0 2 2}
{define Gbmaj7.         base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 2 2}
{define Gbsus.          base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 4 2 2}
{define Gbsus2/Bb.      base-fret 1 frets x x 4 3 2 4}
{define Gbsus4/E.       base-fret 1 frets x 4 4 4 x 0}
{define Gdim/E.         base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Gdim/E..        base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Gdim/Eb.        base-fret 1 frets x 1 1 3 2 3}
{define Gdim/Eb..       base-fret 6 frets x 1 3 1 3 1}
{define Gdim/Eb...      base-fret 1 frets x x 1 3 2 3}
{define Gdim7.          base-fret 1 frets x 1 2 0 2 0}
{define Gdim7..         base-fret 1 frets x x 2 3 2 3}
{define Gm.             base-fret 3 frets 1 3 3 1 1 1}
{define Gm..            base-fret 1 frets x x 0 3 3 3}
{define Gm/E.           base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 3 3 0}
{define Gm/Eb.          base-fret 6 frets x 1 3 2 3 1}
{define Gm/F.           base-fret 3 frets 1 3 1 1 1 1}
{define Gm/F..          base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 3 3}
{define Gm13.           base-fret 1 frets 0 0 3 3 3 3}
{define Gm6.            base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 3 3 0}
{define Gm7.            base-fret 3 frets 1 3 1 1 1 1}
{define Gm7..           base-fret 1 frets x x 3 3 3 3}
{define Gm7/add11.      base-fret 1 frets x 3 3 3 3 3}
{define Gm9.            base-fret 3 frets 1 3 1 1 1 3}
{define Gmaj7.          base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 0 0 3}
{define Gmaj7..         base-fret 1 frets 2 2 0 0 3 3}
{define Gmaj7,          base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 0 0 2}
{define Gmaj7,,         base-fret 1 frets x x 4 4 3 3}
{define Gsus.           base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 3 3}
{define Gsus..          base-fret 3 frets x 1 3 3 1 1}
{define Gsus...         base-fret 3 frets x 3 3 3 1 1}
{define Gsus2.          base-fret 3 frets 3 x 0 0 1 3}
{define Gsus2..         base-fret 1 frets 3 0 0 0 3 3}
{define Gsus2,          base-fret 1 frets x 0 0 0 3 3}
{define Gsus2,,         base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 3 3}
{define Gsus2/B.        base-fret 1 frets 3 0 0 0 0 3}
{define Gsus2/B..       base-fret 1 frets 3 2 0 2 0 3}
{define Gsus2/C.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 3}
{define Gsus2/E.        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 0}
{define Gsus2/E..       base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 3}
{define Gsus2/E,        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 3}
{define Gsus2/E,,       base-fret 3 frets 3 0 0 0 1  base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 0 3 3}
{define Gsus2/E,        base-fret 1 frets x 0 2 2 3 3}
{define Gsus2/E,,       base-fret 3 frets 3 0 0 0 1 0}
{define Gsus2/Gb.       base-fret 3 frets 3 x 2 0 1 3}
{define Gsus2/Gb..      base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 2 3 2}
{define Gsus4/A.        base-fret 1 frets x x 0 2 1 3}
{define Gsus4/B.        base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 0 3}
{define Gsus4/B..       base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 0 3}
{define Gsus4/E.        base-fret 1 frets 3 x 0 0 1 0}
{define Gsus4/E..       base-fret 1 frets x 3 0 0 1 0}
{define Gsus4/E,        base-fret 1 frets x 3 2 0 3 3}
{define Gsus4/E,,       base-fret 1 frets x x 0 0 1 0}
{define Gsus4/E,.       base-fret 3 frets x x 0 3 3 1}
{define Gsus4/E.,       base-fret 10 frets x 1 3 3 4 0}
{define Gsus4/E,..      base-fret 5 frets x 1 1 1 x 0}
{define Gsus4/F.        base-fret 1 frets 3 3 0 0 1 1}


RohiT\m/

Guide to Guitar Tab Notation

2007-12-14T00:30:00.000-08:00

This post will guide you through reading and writing a guitar tab properly. After reading this post try to write and play your own tabs as a practice exercise...Enjoi...

TAB is simple to read, and should be simple to write if you want to submit a song you have worked out yourself. The idea is this: you start out with 6 lines (or four for bass). These correspond to the strings of the instrument. The top line is the highest pitch string, and the bottom line is the lowest pitch string. Below is a blank bit of TAB with the string names at the left.

E----------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------

Numbers are written on the lines to show you where to fret the string with the left hand. If a zero appears, this means play the open string. Like standard musical notation, you read from left to right to find out what order to play the notes. The following piece of TAB would mean play the sequence of notes (E F F# G G# A) on the bottom E string by moving up a fret at a time, starting with the open string.

E----------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------

E---0--1--2--3--4--5---------------------------------------------

OK so far? Here we have notes being played one at a time. If two or more notes are to be played together, they are written on top of one another, again just like standard notation. In the next example we have a G bar chord.

E----3------------------------------------------------------------

B----3------------------------------------------------------------

G----4------------------------------------------------------------

D----5------------------------------------------------------------

A----5------------------------------------------------------------

E----3------------------------------------------------------------

So this means play all these notes together as a chord. You might see the same chord written like this:

E--------3--------------------------------------------------------

B-------3---------------------------------------------------------

G------4----------------------------------------------------------

D-----5-----------------------------------------------------------

A----5------------------------------------------------------------

E---3-------------------------------------------------------------

Which would mean strum the same shape starting at the bottom string, so that each string is hit slightly later than the last string, but all notes will ring together. Below is am example of the same shape again, but now the gaps between the notes are bigger - so you would probably pick the strings separately instead of slowly strumming the shape.

E------------------3----------------------------------------------

B---------------3-----3-------------------------------------------

G------------4-----------4----------------------------------------

D---------5-----------------5-------------------------------------

A------5-----------------------5----------------------------------

E---3-----------------------------3-------------------------------

You might ask: "How do I know how fast or slow to play this? Are all the notes supposed to be the same length?"

This is where TAB differs from standard notation. Most often TAB will not give you any information on the note lengths. It is usually left up to you to listen to the song to pick up the rhythm. However don't despair. TAB should give you some indications of timing. In the example above all the notes are evenly spaced so you can reasonably assume that the notes are the same length (maybe all eighth notes or quavers) but this may not always be true - it depends on who wrote the TAB.

As a general rule, the spacing of the notes on the TAB should tell you which notes are the long ones, and which are the short and fast ones, but obviously it won't tell you if a note is a triplet or anything like that. Again, this will depend strongly on the person who wrote the TAB. As an example, here are the first few notes of the American National Anthem in TAB. You should see fairly clearly that the different spacing corresponds to the different note lengths.

E-----------------------0--------4--2-0--------------------------

B---0--------------0---------------------------------0-----------

G------1------1----------------------------1----3----------------

D--------2-------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------

Obviously it will be a lot easier to play the TAB for a song you know well than for a song you've never heard of because you will already be familiar with the ryhthms of the familiar song.

2.1 Other Symbols Used In Tab
So far I've looked at what notes to play: which string to hit, and where to fret it. I've mentioned how to get an idea of note lengths by looking at the spaces between notes on the TAB, but this can only be a rough guide. You will always have to check with the original track to work out details of the rhythm. A lot of other imprtant information can be included in a piece of TAB. This includes hammer-ons, pull offs, slides, bends, vibrato and so on. The standard practice is to write extra letters or symbols between notes to indicate how to play them. Here are the letters/symbols most often used:

h - hammer on

p - pull off

b - bend string up

r - release bend

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)

t - right hand tap

x - play 'note' with heavy damping

That last one, the x, is used to get a choppy, percussive sound. You usually use your fretting hand to lightly damp the strings so that when you pick the note it sounds dead. Note that the use of 'x' is totally different from the use of an 'x' when giving chord shapes. For example if you wrote the chord of D, you would see:

EADGBE

xx0232

where the 'x's mean do not play this string. In tab it is implicitly assumed that a string is not played if it is not marked. So the same chord in TAB would be:

E-----2---------------------------------------------------------

B-----3---------------------------------------------------------

G-----2---------------------------------------------------------

D-----0---------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

with no 'x'. The x is is only used in TAB to represent a heavily muted string which is picked/strummed to give a percussive sound.

There are a number of other symbols for things like whammy bar bends, pick scrapes and so on. There seems to be no particular standard way of writing these - details should be given in the TAB to explain what the symbols mean. Bass TAB will probably need a few extra symbols to cope with the different techniques used in bass playing - for example slapping and 'popping' the string with thumb or middle finger. You could use 's' for slap and 'p' for pop as long as you wrote them underneath the lines of tab to distinguish them from slide and pull off which would be written on the lines of tab.

RohiT\m/

What is TAB

2007-12-14T00:17:00.000-08:00

Most newcomers start from scratch. Tab is where many newbies should start with. As a newbie you should also be familiar with basic guitar knowledge and theory. Posts for the same will soon be on this blog....Enjoi...

What Is Tab???

TAB or tablature is a method of writing down music played on guitar or bass. Instead of using symbols like in standard musical notation, it uses ordinary ASCII characters and numbers, making it ideal for places like the internet where anybody with any computer can link up, copy a TAB file, and read it.

What Tab Will Tells You???

TAB will tell you what notes to play - it will tell you which string to hit and which fret to fret it at.

TAB will tell you where hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, slides, harmonics and vibrato are used.

TAB will tell you what tuning the piece is in. If this isn't given explicitly, assume normal tuning. TAB should also give you information on use of capos etc.

TAB will give you an indication of the ryhthm of the piece - I. e it will tell you which are the long notes and which are the short notes. However it will not tell you exactly how long or how short they are. This leads me on to.

What Tab Will Not Tell You???

TAB will (usually) not tell you the note lengths of the notes - so in most cases you will have to listen to the song yourself, with the TAB in front of you to work out the ryhthm of the notes.

TAB will not tell you which fingers you use to fret which note.
TAB will (usually) not tell you anything about picking and strumming - you will have to decide for yourself where to use upstrokes/downstrokes and so on.

Rohit\m/

How to read Guitar Tab or Guitar Tablature...

2007-12-12T22:50:00.000-08:00

The most useful guitar skill is to tab. Tab appears like this:

e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

The letters up there mean the strings(highest to lowest-e is the
highest and E is the lowest). This is an example of a song:

e-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A---7-7-10-7-5-3-2------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------

Knowing that E is the lowest and A is on top of it, it would mean that
A is the second lowest.

e highest
B second highest
G third highest
D third lowest
A second lowest
E lowest

The numbers on A are " 7-7-10-7-5-3-2". Count on the fretboard till
fret seven.

Hit
#7. There is another 7 so hit it. What ever the number is, hit it on
the fretboard(on the correct string). There you go folks!

Still more to come...
Enjoi...
RohiT \m/

Some useful Guitar sites

2007-12-11T00:40:00.000-08:00

Here are some sites that can help newbies with lessons...Tips and tricks...Guitar tabs...Guitar sales...And many more...I have been using these sites since i started playin...

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com ---Best for GuitarTabs

http://www.harmony-central.com ---Best to explore

http://www.GuitarPrinciples.com ---Best for lessons, tips and tricks
http://www.Jamorama.com ---Best for newbie guitar lessons

U can always ask me personally for any assistance related to guitars... Ill soon post some useful links for guitar lessons and useful instructions... Till then Keep Jamming \m/ RohiT