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Guitar Chords Data Base
prepared by
Bruce Richter
(AFA Bruce - America Online)
8You have downloaded another example of the many uses of >
<AppleWorks. This example shows how a visual representation ?
=of a guitar neck and basic chord structure can be made using '
the AppleWorks Data Base Application.
=The Guitar Chords Data Base contains 144 guitar chords shown >
<in their basic form favored for the "picking and strumming" ?
=to many of today's popular songs, as well as one Blank which >
<can be used to add your own chords. This instruction sheet /
will help you to fully utilize the data base.
***** NOTE *****
4Since this is a simple data base application, it is >
<obviously free. The only thing I ask is that if you upload <
:the data base to other Bulletin Boards or online services ;
9(GEnie, Compuserve, etc.) please upload this information 8
document to help the user fully utilize the data base.
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Data Base Layout:>
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=This data base was created to be used **ONLY** in the single <
:record format. The multiple record format is useful when 8
6"Arranging", and printing a record of what chords you =
;currently have in the data base, but the full use comes in
the single record format.
There are 13 categories to this data base:
91. Chord Code - Arranges Flatted/Sharp Chords in proper /
order in relation to their major equivalents.4
22. Order Code - Allows for arranging chords into /
appropriate groups (Majors, Augmenteds, etc.)
6These two categories were necessary due to AppleWorks <
:limitations. They serve no useful purpose in relation to 6
4learning music. Within the data base, a (b) is the <
:equivalent to a "Flat" (i.e. Eb = E Flat). For arranging >
<purposes however, AppleWorks recognizes the (b) for what it >
<really is; a lower case "B". By including the two codes, I :
8was able to essentially eliminate that problem from the ;
9arranging. The user must keep this in mind though, when (
doing an Open Apple (OA)- A (Arrange).
3. Chord Name - Full name of the chord(
4. Type - Major, Minor, Seventh, etc./
5. Blank - Separates chord info from diagram,
6. Fingering - Shows where to put fingers>
7. Blank - The ======= indicates the top of the guitar neck
8. 1st Fret ---\
9. 2nd Fret ----\9
10. 3rd Fret -----> Fingering locations on guitar neck
11. 4th Fret ----/
12. 5th Fret ---/$
13. 6th Fret --/ (When necessary)
For this data base, fingering is identified as:
1 - Index Finger
2 - Middle Finger
3 - Ring Finger
4 - Pinky?
=T - Thumb (some chords offer the use of the thumb on the 1st .
and 2nd strings (Low E and A) as an option).
For this data base, strings are identified as:
Low<------>High
E A D G B E
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Example Of Data Base Chord>
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7Below is an example of an F Major Chord as seen in the (
single record layout of the data base:
Chord Name: F
Type: Major
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Fingering: |_3_4_2_1-1
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1st Fret: |_|_|_|_O-O
2nd Fret: |_|_|_O_|_|
3rd Fret: |_X_O_|_|_|
4th Fret: |_|_|_|_|_|
5th Fret: |_|_|_|_|_|
In this example the fingering would be as follows:
90-0 indicates a barre on the 5th and 6th strings (E,B), )
first fret, using the index finger (1).
:Place the middle finger (2) on the 4th string (G), second
fret.
Place the pinky finger (4) on the 3rd string (D), third fret
=X indicates the optional use of this string, by placing the 0
ring finger (3) on the 2nd string, third fret.
9A zero in the "Fingering" category indicates that string 9
7should be played either in the open position, or if an
optional fingering is offered.
***** NOTE *****
>As you will notice, many chord patterns are interchangeable. 5
3For example, an A Diminished, C Diminished, E Flat ;
9Diminished, and an F Sharp Diminished all share the same <
:Chord fingering. The proper root depends on what key you
are playing in.
:Also, entire chord patterns can be the same. The C sharp ?
=section is also the D Flat section. Simply change the chord ?
=name from C# to Db and you have the correct chord. The same '
is true for the F Sharp and G Flat.
REMEMBER: C# = Db
F# = Gb
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How To Add Chords To The Existing Data Base>
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:The Blank at the beginning of the Data Base is for you to (
copy from when you wish to add chords:
1. Use OA-Z to show multiple records.<
:2. With the cursor on the Blank Chord record, press OA-C (
and copy this record to the clipboard.>
<3. Move your cursor down to the location where you want to =
;insert additional chords and press OA-C and copy the blank
chord from the clipboard.<
:4. If you wish additional blank chords in this location, >
<press OA-C and copy within the document the number of bland
chords you want.,
5. Press OA-Z and go into single records.>
6. Press OA-E to change your cursor to be able to overtype.>
<7. Now simple fill in the appropriate information for your >
<chords. Take time to examine other chords in the data base ;
to see how barres, optional fingerings, etc. are handled.
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How To Use The Coding To Add Chords To The Data Base>
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;The Chord Code category helps keep the Chord in the proper ?
=perspective in relation to Sharps and Flats. When inserting =
;new chords, simply type in the root letter (A,B,C,D,E,F,G) 3
and then place one of the three numbers after it:
1 = Flat (i.e. E1 for an E Flat Major Seventh (EbM7))3
2 = Major (i.e. B2 for an B Minor Seventh (Bm7))5
3 = Sharp (i.e. F3 for an F Sharp Augmented (F#+))
=The Order Code was derived from the order in which I put the :
8chords into the data base and common usage. If you are =
;adding a new version of the existing chord, simply use the ?
=same code as the existing chord. By doing that, chords with 3
the same name will remain in the same sections.
7If you are adding a new chord (i.e. B Flat Seventh Add =
;Eleven) you can use any number above 12, but once you have ;
9identified a chord by number, continue to use it for any -
other chords that may be of a similar type.
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Printing Chords>
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7To print this data base, the user must create a labels =
;format. I strongly recommend that you hide the Chord Code :
8and Order Code as well as adding two blank lines at the ;
9bottom. The codes are not necessary and the blank lines ,
give you a good separation between chords.
<The data base was created using AppleWorks 3.0 which allows :
8for the printing of labels in 3 columns per page. This <
:worked out very nicely, giving a nice copy in Near Letter
Quality on an ImageWriter II.
7If you do not have an application which will allow the =
;printing of three column labels, I would suggest you print 9
out the data base and then do a little "cut and paste".
=Since I, like so many others, are anxiously awaiting Version :
81.1 of AppleWorks GS, I can not comment on how it works ?
=there, since I am unwilling to risk another hard drive crash
to find out.
Bruce Richter
November 6, 1989