Some masochists may claim use of a capo is "cheating", and indeed some types of music need so much "weirdness" in the way of chords that a capo would be a hindrance, but as this site is about traditional stuff we don't talk about that kind of music on these pages. The reasons for learning at least two shape sets, and not just one, is that with just one, you may find yourself having to move uncomfortably far up the neck for some keys, also some shapes may not provide easy access to the melody notes you need to play a particular song. This is certainly the common practice in the fields of traditional old-time and bluegrass music, where, most players learn the "C" and "G" shapes and use a capo for any other keys.
Rather than trying to learn tons of different chord shapes, it may make sense (for banjo and guitar anyway), to learn just a couple, and use a capo to get the other keys.
PRINTABLE NECK DIAGRAMS FOR GUITAR PDF
Should you need a print-out of the chord charts, PDF versions (without banners or adverts) are available from the link at the bottom of each chord page. The chord spellings I have used here are the ones I have found most commonly used in folk and traditional music circles in the UK.įiddle players may also care to check out the mandolin chords pages for chord ideas as standard fiddle and standard mandolin use the same tuning. C sharp (C#) could also be written as D flat (Db). If you were looking, not for chord charts for your instrument, but for CHORD SEQUENCE PLAYING CHARTS for common session songs and tunes look HERE and HERE Notes:Ĭonventions used: Sharp and flat chords can often be expressed in two ways, e.g. The fiddle (violin) chords are of course for two strings only, and only for the most commonly used keys in traditional music folk music. Currently we have charts for: Guitar, 5 string Banjo (G tuning DGBD and C tuning CGBD), Piano, Ukulele (C tuning GCEA) and Mandolin (the mandolin chords should also work for GDAE tenor banjo) are provided.
THE CHORDS LISTS PROVIDED are probably far more than even the most "jazzy" player will ever use.
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