Examples
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Guitar chords
Open chords, by symbol, frets and fingers:
```chord
C x32010 x32010
```
C x32010 x32010```chord
G 320003 210003
```
G 320003 210003A barre chord (the same finger across several strings draws a barre):
```chord
F 133211 134211
```
F 133211 134211Up the neck, with frets above 9 separated by dashes:
```chord
symbol: A
frets: x-12-14-14-14-12
fingers: x-1-2-3-4-1
title: A (12th fret)
```
symbol: A
frets: x-12-14-14-14-12
fingers: x-1-2-3-4-1
title: A (12th fret)By symbol only: the most common voicing from the built-in database, or another one with voicing:
```chord
Cmaj7
```
Cmaj7```chord
Cmaj7
voicing: 3
```
Cmaj7
voicing: 3Another tuning:
```chord
symbol: Dsus4
frets: 000000
tuning: DADGAD
title: Dsus4 (DADGAD)
```
symbol: Dsus4
frets: 000000
tuning: DADGAD
title: Dsus4 (DADGAD)A ukulele chord:
```chord
symbol: C
frets: 0003
fingers: 0003
tuning: ukulele
title: C (ukulele)
```
symbol: C
frets: 0003
fingers: 0003
tuning: ukulele
title: C (ukulele)All the ways to play a chord
Every E minor voicing in the first position:
```chord
Em
voicings: all
area: open
columns: 6
```
Em
voicings: all
area: open
columns: 6G major triads on the three highest strings, in every inversion:
```chord
G
voicings: all
strings: 1-3
inversion: any
```
G
voicings: all
strings: 1-3
inversion: anyF with the root on the A string:
```chord
F
voicings: 4
root-string: 5
```
F
voicings: 4
root-string: 5C on a ukulele:
```chord
C
voicings: 4
tuning: ukulele
```
C
voicings: 4
tuning: ukuleleTriads and transitions
D major triads on the middle strings:
```chord
D
triads: 2-4
```
D
triads: 2-4The seven triads of G major on the three highest strings, in first inversion:
```chord
key: G major
triads: 1-3
inversion: 1
columns: 7
```
key: G major
triads: 1-3
inversion: 1
columns: 7From G to C, the easiest voicings, then a whole progression:
```chord
from: G 320003
to: C
count: 3
```
from: G 320003
to: C
count: 3```chord
progression: A, D, E, A
columns: 4
```
progression: A, D, E, A
columns: 4Tabs and scores
A riff in tablature:
```tab
\tempo 90
.
:8 5.4 7.4 5.3 7.3 | 5.4 7.4 5.3 7.3 | 0.6 3.6 5.6 3.6 0.6 r r r
```
\tempo 90
.
:8 5.4 7.4 5.3 7.3 | 5.4 7.4 5.3 7.3 | 0.6 3.6 5.6 3.6 0.6 r r rA scale in notation and tablature:
```score
staves: both
:8 3.5 5.5 2.4 3.4 5.4 2.3 4.3 5.3
```
staves: both
:8 3.5 5.5 2.4 3.4 5.4 2.3 4.3 5.3Chords in words, and chords recognized
Written the way chord notes are titled:
```chord
F Sharp Minor 7 x-x-4-6-5-5 x-x-1-3-2-2
---
B Flat Major x13331 x12341
```
F Sharp Minor 7 x-x-4-6-5-5 x-x-1-3-2-2
---
B Flat Major x13331 x12341Only frets: the library names the chord.
```chord
frets: x02210
---
frets: xx0212
---
frets: 320001
```
frets: x02210
---
frets: xx0212
---
frets: 320001Piano chords
From a symbol, in root position from middle C:
```chord
Am7
instrument: piano
```
Am7
instrument: pianoA slash chord with fingering (the bass goes an octave below):
```chord
C/G
instrument: piano
fingering: 5-1-2-4
```
C/G
instrument: piano
fingering: 5-1-2-4Exact pitches, for an inversion:
```chord
symbol: C
pitches: E4 G4 C5
fingering: 1-2-5
title: C (first inversion)
```
symbol: C
pitches: E4 G4 C5
fingering: 1-2-5
title: C (first inversion)Keyboards
A scale with its degrees:
```keyboard
scale: E harmonic minor
labels: degrees
```
scale: E harmonic minor
labels: degreesA chord with its intervals:
```keyboard
chord: G7
labels: intervals
range: C3-B4
```
chord: G7
labels: intervals
range: C3-B4Fretboards
The A minor pentatonic box, with intervals:
```fretboard
scale: A minor pentatonic
frets: 5-8
labels: intervals
```
scale: A minor pentatonic
frets: 5-8
labels: intervalsThe G major scale over the first 12 frets:
```fretboard
scale: G major
frets: 0-12
```
scale: G major
frets: 0-12Every E on the neck, in Drop D:
```fretboard
notes: E
tuning: Drop D
frets: 0-12
labels: none
```
notes: E
tuning: Drop D
frets: 0-12
labels: noneRows and grids
A song’s chords, with fingers:
```chord
G 320003 210003
---
Em 022000 023000
---
C x32010 x32010
---
D xx0232 xx0132
```
G 320003 210003
---
Em 022000 023000
---
C x32010 x32010
---
D xx0232 xx0132The I–IV–V in A on piano, in a grid:
```chord
instrument: piano
columns: 3
---
A
---
D
---
E7
```
instrument: piano
columns: 3
---
A
---
D
---
E7The first three positions of the A minor pentatonic, standing up:
```fretboard
orientation: vertical
labels: intervals
---
A minor pentatonic
frets: 5-8
---
A minor pentatonic
frets: 7-10
---
A minor pentatonic
frets: 9-13
```
orientation: vertical
labels: intervals
---
A minor pentatonic
frets: 5-8
---
A minor pentatonic
frets: 7-10
---
A minor pentatonic
frets: 9-13Scales and modes
Every mode of C major, with its characteristic note:
```keyboard
modes: C major
range: C4-B4
columns: 4
```
modes: C major
range: C4-B4
columns: 4D dorian against D natural minor: the major sixth (B) is what changes.
```fretboard
D dorian
compare: natural minor
frets: 3-7
labels: intervals
```
D dorian
compare: natural minor
frets: 3-7
labels: intervalsThe five boxes of the A minor pentatonic:
```fretboard
A minor pentatonic
positions: all
labels: intervals
```
A minor pentatonic
positions: all
labels: intervalsThe C major scale in its five CAGED shapes, from the E shape up the neck:
```fretboard
C major
positions: all
```
C major
positions: allC major with its fingering, right hand:
```keyboard
C major
fingering: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
```
C major
fingering: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5Left-handed
```chord
hand: left
---
C x32010 x32010
---
F 133211 134211
```
hand: left
---
C x32010 x32010
---
F 133211 134211```fretboard
E minor pentatonic
frets: 0-5
hand: left
```
E minor pentatonic
frets: 0-5
hand: leftChord charts
A chart transposed up a whole step (chords and key move, spelled for the new key):
```chords
{title: Morning Song}
{artist: Practice Example}
{key: G}
{transpose: 2}
[G]Coffee on the [D/F#]table, [Em]sunlight on the [C]floor
[G]Strings a little [D]out of tune, I [C]tune them [D]once more
{start_of_chorus}
[C]Play it [G]slow, [D]play it [Em]right
[C]One more [G]time, [D]then call it a [G]night
{end_of_chorus}
{comment: Repeat the chorus, slower}
```
{title: Morning Song}
{artist: Practice Example}
{key: G}
{transpose: 2}
[G]Coffee on the [D/F#]table, [Em]sunlight on the [C]floor
[G]Strings a little [D]out of tune, I [C]tune them [D]once more
{start_of_chorus}
[C]Play it [G]slow, [D]play it [Em]right
[C]One more [G]time, [D]then call it a [G]night
{end_of_chorus}
{comment: Repeat the chorus, slower}Mistakes
A block with a mistake explains what to write instead:
```chord
A
instrument: banjo
```
A
instrument: banjo