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General Usage Notes:
ChordBook v1 provides chord look up for guitar in standard tuning, and additional chord processing for 39 non-standard guitar tunings. In the standard tuning library, 23 chord types (the non-indented, non-italic'd chords in the Type menu) are supported with 3 or 4 different fingerings each, depending upon the chord. To plot a chord diagram, select the root of the chord from the Root menu, and the type of the chord from the Type menu. Then, diagram it with the Form 0,1,2,3 buttons from the tool bar. Non-standard tunings do not contain these built-in chords, but full use of the Neck Window functions are supported (see below).
In standard tuning, Form 0 chords are available for Major, Minor, Major 7th, and Dominant 7th chord forms and are generally the open or common forms of the chord. Form 1 chords generally have the root on the 6th string. Form 2 chords generally have the root on the 5th string, and Form 3 chords generally have the root on the 2nd and/or 5th string.
The Neck Window view provides additional chord look up functions. This window allows the browsing of chord fingerings over the neck and has a Name-that-Chord function which recognizes 40 different chords in standard and non-standard tunings. These user-created chord voicings may then be diagramed in the chord editor window.
Usage Examples:
1. Suppose you are writing a song and have a cool-sounding chord, but don't know the name of it. You can use the Name-that-Chord function to name the chord. First, clear the Neck Window with the "Clear" button in the Neck Window (not the tool bar). Then, enter your finger locations on the neck by clicking on the appropriate fret/string locations. Click just above the neck drawing for an open string, and click on the 'X' below the neck for a string not played. You can then use the "Play" button to verify that you entered the finger positions correctly. When you are satisfied that the chord is entered correctly, click on "Name-that-Chord". If a valid name(s) is found, it/they will appear in the "Chord Name(s)" box, located just below the neck drawing. Select the most appropriate name (click on it so that it is highlighted) and select the "Draw" button (with the red arrow), which diagrams the chord in the editor window. When the chord is diagramed in the editor window, it also sets up the intervals of the chord. This means that you can now look at the steps or note names of the chord, and also "browse" the chord.
2. Chord Browsing. Once a chord has been diagramed in the editor (either by clicking on the Form 0,1,2,3 buttons in the tool bar or by performing the Name-that-Chord function above), the finger positions or "voicing" of the chords may be browsed. For example, in standard tuning, select a Form-0 G major chord. In the editor window, the "standard" open G chord is diagramed. That chord is also drawn on the neck window, and has a position marker everywhere a valid note in the G major chord occurs. Select the "Draw" button, near the top of the Neck Window. This will highlight the chord you just diagramed in blue. You can now "Play" this chord to hear the proper sound, you can "Show" chord notes or steps, or you can "Browse". Now let's suppose that you need to play a G Major chord, but want a different fingering. Furthermore, let's suppose that you want something other than what is supplied in the Form 0, 1, 2, or Form 3 buttons. You can simply "Browse" up or down to get different fingerings of the chord selected. (Note: You may not be able to play all these chords, and some will sound better than others!)
3. Non-Standard Tunings. The built-in chord library is available only in standard tuning. So, to select a chord in a non-standard tuning, you still click on the Form 1,2,3 buttons and the intervals of the chord get plotted in the neck window. You can then use the "Show" buttons to start building your chords. Click on the finger positions you want, and use the "Play" button to hear your creation. Once you have entered one set of finger positions, you can "Browse" as in example 2 above, or select your own
fingering and do a "Name-that-Chord" as in example 1 above.
4. Enjoy and have fun!
Known Problems
1. The QuickTime Musical Instruments occasionally do not initialize properly. You can sometimes get around this problem by selecting a new instrument (work with it until you get something to sound on the keyboard). Occasionally you may need to rerun the program. Apple calls this the Random-Instrument-Purging problem, and has a fix that will be released with QuickTime 2.2, which, at the time of this writing, is not yet released...
2. The bowse function may occationally get lost for a click or two when transitioning from a fingering high on the neck back to the low position fingerings. Just click again (1 or 2 times) and it should find it's way back. You can always check the chord with the "Play" button and your ear or by using the "Name-that-Chord" function.
3. There is no print support for this function, however, you may take a snap-shot of the screen (command-shift-3) and bring the picture into a graphics editor for editing. (The snap-shot pictures are stored in the Hard Disk folder).
System Requirements:
This function requires a Macintosh with System 7.1 or higher and a 68020, 68030, 68040, or PowerPC processor. A color monitor with at least 480 lines is highly recommended. QuickTime with the QuickTime Musical Instruments extension is required for sound output.
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