From: robc@Newbridge.COM (Rob Craig)
Subject: Music Notation Doc (long)
Organization: Newbridge Networks Corporation
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 16:30:38 GMT

[Hope this gets out...]

Here's an updated copy of the guitar music notation document I've been
working on.  A number of people have provided feedback on an earlier
version of it.  The examples have been filled out, and the feedback
(for the most part) has been incorporated.

Please let me know what you think.  All feedback is welcome.


Rob (robc@newbridge.com)

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                 Standard ASCII Guitar Music Notation
                 ------------------------------------



                     Author:      Rob Craig
                                  robc@newbridge.com

                     Version:     0.1

                     Last Update: 92/08/17







































[ Standard ASCII Guitar Music Notation                        page i ]

Abstract

This document describes a standard notation  for the  transcription of
music for  the guitar  using  the  ASCII  character set.   File naming
conventions are included.



Table of Contents

  1.0 Introduction ...............................................  1
  2.0 In General .................................................  2
  3.0 Chording ...................................................  3
    3.1 Introduction .............................................  3
    3.2 Notation .................................................  3
    3.3 Example: Chords Only .....................................  3
    3.4 Example: Chords and Lyrics ...............................  4
    3.5 Example: Chords, Lyrics and Fingerings ...................  4
  4.0 Tablature ..................................................  6
    4.1 Introduction/Basics ......................................  6
    4.2 Tuning ...................................................  6
    4.3 Formatting ...............................................  7
    4.4 A Simple Example .........................................  7
    4.5 Chords ...................................................  8
    4.6 An Example ...............................................  8
    4.7 Special Notation .........................................  9
    4.8 Notation Variations ...................................... 10
    4.9 An Example Using Special Notation ........................ 10
  Appendix A File Naming Conventions ............................. 12
  Appendix B Chord Fingerings .................................... 14
  Appendix C Chord Database ...................................... 15

























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1.0  Introduction

The ASCII character set is widely supported - almost all computers and
typewriters are capable of using  it.  Therefore, anything represented
in ASCII text can  be transported to  almost any computer  system, and
typed  on almost any typewriter.  This   document describes a standard
notation for the transcription of  music for the  guitar  using  ASCII
text.

Once transcribed in ASCII, the music may then be stored  in a database
and accessed by users with many different types of computers.  The use
of a standard notation benefits those reading the transcriptions.

Two methods  of transcribing music for  the guitar are presented.  The
first method,  chording, is applicable when  only the chords that make
up  the song  will be given.   The  second method, tablature, is  more
complicated and allows for the  transcription of  not only chords, but
for almost anything that can be played on the guitar.  The two methods
may be intermingled in the same transcription.





































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2.0  In General

The purpose of  transcribing music is to  allow others to  learn how a
piece of music  is played, or how it   is structured so  that they may
apply their own interpretation.  For the two methods presented in this
document,   chording and tablature,  each  method   is given  in  it's
entirety, however,  it  is up  to  the  transcriber to fill   out  the
transcription with whatever further explanations are useful.

Each transcription should clearly state the artist, the song title and
preferably the album the song appears on.   Other information, such as
the date/year of release of the song/album may be useful.

Of course, there will  generally  also be comments  about  the   music
itself.  For example,  it is often the  case that a  part  of the song
will be repeated  a number of times.  In  this case, simply state that
the following section is to be repeated a certain number of times, and
then transcribe the section.

It may be useful to comment on how the song should be  played, so that
the reader may attempt to re-create it as  it was originally recorded.
There are many different types of comments  that could be appropriate.
For example:

  - the type of effect(s) used (e.g. distortion, chorus, delay)
  - the type of guitar (if important to re-create the original sound)
  - perhaps the transcription is an interpretation of the original as
    opposed to a transcription of the original itself
  - perhaps it's an adaptation of a piano piece
  - tips on playing techniques specific to the song
  - perhaps a section can be played in more than one way, this could
    be stated, with each way being given

These comments may apply only to  sections of the  song.  In this case
the song should  be  transcribed in sections,  with each section being
described before it is given.

In general, please try to  keep  the transcription  clear and easy  to
understand.   And  remember,  ultimately, a   transcription  is   only
someone else's opinion of how the song is played.
















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3.0  Chording

3.1  Introduction

A chording transcription consists of the sequence of  chords that make
up the song, often with lyrics.  In most cases  the chording gives you
enough to play along with the song, but you must do some work yourself
if you want to know exactly how the song is played.

There is no strict timing information  included with the transcription
though the rough  timing  of the song  is apparent.   How  the  chords
should be played is not  defined.  For  example; if they are strummed,
the strumming pattern is not part of the transcription, neither is the
finger-picking pattern, if applicable.

Please  refer to Appendix   A   for file  naming conventions regarding
chording.



3.2  Notation

Chording is a relatively  simple  method of transcription.  The chords
are listed in the order they are played.   The chord names used should
correspond  to  the   chord names/fingerings  listed  in Appendix   C.
Optionally, the fingerings used can be given in brackets following the
chord names (see Appendix B).  If a chord is used that is not included
in Appendix C  of  this  document then  the chord fingering  should be
included.

Lyrics are  optional but,  if included, they  should appear below  the
chords such that the timing of the chords matches that of the lyrics.



3.3  Example: Chords Only

A  chording of the  beginning of "Heart  Of Gold" by  Neil Young, with
only the chords shown.

(repeat twice)
Em  D  Em

(repeat three times)
Em  C  D  G

Em  D  Em

(repeat three times with lyrics)
Em  C  D  G

Em  G  C




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3.4  Example: Chords and Lyrics

A  chording of the  beginning of "Heart Of  Gold" by Neil Young,  with
chords and lyrics shown.

(repeat twice)
Em  D  Em

(repeat three times)
Em  C  D  G

Em  D  Em

Em      C     D       G
I wanna live, I wanna give,

Em          C           D        G
I've been a miner for a heart of gold

Em         C           D       G
It's these experiences I never give

Em                           G               C
That keep me searching for a heart of gold.

                      G
And I'm getting old.



3.5  Example:  Chords, Lyrics and Fingerings

A chording of  the beginning of  "Heart Of Gold"  by Neil  Young, with
chords, lyrics and chord fingerings included.

The  prefered method  is to include  a table  at the beginning  of the
transcription listing  all chords  used   and their  fingerings.   The
chording for the song is then given, as in the above section.  For our
example ("Heart Of Gold"), the chord table would be:

C   - 3 2 0 1 0
D   - - 0 2 3 2
Em  0 2 2 0 0 0
G   3 2 0 0 0 3

An  alternate  method, is to   include the chord  fingerings with each
usage of  the  chord (or perhaps, only   include  fingerings for those
chords that are non-standard or less common).

(repeat twice)
Em(022000)  D(--0232)  Em(022000)

(repeat three times)
Em(022000)  C(-32010)  D(--0232)  G(320003)


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Em(022000)  D(--0232)  Em(022000)

Em(022000) C(-32010) D(--0232) G(320003)
I wanna    live,     I wanna   give,

Em(022000)  C(-32010)   D(--0232) G(320003)
I've been a miner for a heart of  gold

Em(022000) C(-32010)   D(--0232) G(320003)
It's these experiences I never   give

Em(022000)                   G(320003)       C(-32010)
That keep me searching for a heart of gold.

                      G(320003)
And I'm getting old.








































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4.0  Tablature

4.1  Introduction/Basics

Tablature is a form of musical notation which represents the guitar in
a very direct  way.   Instead of  representing notes  via  an abstract
mechanism they  are presented as  they would be played on  the guitar.
The basis of tablature for the guitar is the following diagram:

-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tablature can  be thought of  as a diagram  of the neck  of the guitar
where each line represents a particular string.  The top string in the
diagram is the highest pitched string of the guitar (normally tuned to
high E),  and the bottom  string  corresponds  to  the  lowest pitched
string on the guitar (normally  tuned to low   E).  This represents  a
view of the guitar such that the "|"'s on the left-hand side represent
the head of the guitar.

Notes  are placed on the strings  on which they  are   played, and are
given a value equal to the fret at which  they  are played.  Notes are
placed from left to right across the  tablature  diagram in  the order
they are played.

For example, successively playing each  string from  the low E  string
(top-most) to the high E string (bottom-most)  while making an E chord
with the left hand would be depicted as:

-|-----------------0--|  bottom string (highest pitch), open
-|--------------0-----|  2nd string, open
-|-----------2--------|  3rd string, 2nd fret
-|--------3-----------|  4th string, 3rd fret
-|-----3--------------|  5th string, 3rd fret
-|--0-----------------|  top string (lowest pitch), open

No timing information is conveyed by tablature.  In the above example,
there is no  way to tell  how fast  to play the  notes, how much delay
there should be between successive notes, or how long each note should
be held.  It is most suited to depicting how a known piece of music is
played.



4.2  Tuning

The above diagrams convey nothing concerning the tuning used.  When no
tuning information is given (as in the above)  then standard tuning is
assumed.  This is the form most tablature takes.



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It can be desirable, however, to use non-standard tunings.  To provide
the tuning  information  a letter  is  included at  the start  of each
string which represents it's tuning.  Standard tuning, therefore, is:

e|--------   the top-most string           is tuned to high E
B|--------   the second-from-top string    is tuned to B
G|--------   the third-from top string     is tuned to G
D|--------   the third-from-bottom string  is tuned to D
A|--------   the second-from-bottom string is tuned to A
E|--------   the bottom string             is tuned to low E

As an example,  for the intro/main riff of  "Hey You" by Pink Floyd, I
play with  the fourth  string tuned   down  to "F".    This  tuning is
illustrated as follows:

e|--------
B|--------
F|--------  tuned down to "F" (usually tuned to "G")
D|--------
A|--------
E|--------



4.3  Formatting

For readability, there should be two dashes between successive notes.

Do not use TABs, they will not expand to the same number of characters
on different  systems.  If your  editor forces TABs into the document,
please try and run it  through an 'expand'   filter after  editing  to
replace them with spaces.

Any  deviations from   the standard   notation   (as  defined  in this
document) should be stated in the tablature.



4.4  A Simple Example

The following is  the  intro, and main riff, of  "Day Tripper" by  The
Beatles.

(repeat)

-|----------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|
-|--------------2--0-----4----0--2--|
-|-----------2--------2-----2-------|
-|--0--3--4-------------------------|

Note  that since no tuning  information is given, standard  tuning  is
assumed.


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4.5  Chords

A chord is simply several  notes being played  at the same time.  This
is illustrated by lining the  notes  up vertically.   Optionally,  the
name  of the  chord  may be placed  above  the chord-fingering  in the
diagram.  The following tablature represents a C chord followed by a D
chord followed by a G chord.

    C  D  G
e|--0--2--3--|
B|--2--3--0--|
G|--0--2--0--|
D|--2--0--0--|
A|--3-----2--|
E|--------3--|

Most songs use a combination of playing single notes, playing a number
of  notes  simultaneously (but   not necessarily  chords)  and playing
chords.  All  of these combinations  are depicted in  the same manner.
Sometimes, a chord  pattern is formed with the  left hand but the full
chord is not played, perhaps because the right hand is finger picking.
It can often be  helpful to place  chord names above the tablature  to
aid the reader when this is the case.



4.6  An Example

In order to illustrate the use of tablature an  example is given which
uses many of the  concepts discussed so  far.  The following tablature
for the  beginning of  "Stairway  to Heaven" by  Led Zeppelin combines
single notes, multiple simultaneous notes and, chords.  Also,  in this
example, the transcription has been divided  into sections, partly for
clarity, but mostly to avoid repetition.

(section one)

-|-----------5--7--------7--8--------8--2--------2--0-----------0-----
-|--------5--------5-----------5-----------3-----------1-----1-----1--
-|-----5--------------5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------
-|--7-----------6-----------5-----------4-----------3-----------------
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------|
--------------|
--2--0--2--2--|
--------------|
-----2--0--0--|
--------------|






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(section two)

-|------------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|--0--/8--7--|
-|------------|

(section three)

-|-----------------0--2--------2--0--------0----------|
-|-----------------------3-----------1--------0h1-----|
-|--------------0-----------2-----------2----------2--|
-|-----------2--------0-----------3-------------------|
-|--0--2--3-----------------------------------0-------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|

(section four)

-|--------------------3--------3--3p2--2--2--|
-|--------1--------1-----0--------3-------3--|
-|-----------0--------------0----------------|
-|--------------2----------------------------|
-|--0--2--3----------------------------------|
-|--------------------3----------------------|

(section five)

-|-----------------------------2-----0--0--|
-|-----------------1--------3-----1--1--1--|
-|--------------0--------2--------2--2--2--|
-|-----------2--------0-----------3--3--3--|
-|--0--2--3--------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------|

Play the above sections in the following sequence:

one  two  one  three  four  three  five



4.7  Special Notation

The following notations are used to illustrate various techniques used
on the guitar.

----0----  play the open string ('fret zero')
----5----  play fret five
----5~---  play fret five with vibrato
---5/7---  play fret five, slide up to fret seven
---7\5---  play fret seven, slide down to fret five
--8b(9)--  play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach
             the pitch of fret nine


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--b(9)8--  play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine,
             unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight
----h7---  hammer-on to fret seven
----p5---  pull-off to fret five
---'7'---  harmonic at the seventh fret
--l(5)---  left-hand muting; this technique involves placing the left
             finger on the string at the specified fret and applying
             only enough pressure to mute the string
--r(5)---  right-hand muting; this technique involves playing the
             left finger on the string at the specified fret and
             playing the note while muting the string with the right
             hand, often with the palm of the right hand
-p(7\5)--  pick slide; slide the pick on the string from fret 7 down
             to fret 5
--w(/)---  whammy bar bend up
--w(\)---  whammy bar bend down
-w(/\/)--  whammy bar 'wiggle'
---{9}---  tremelo picking (pick the string at fret nine as fast as
             you can)



4.8  Notation Variations

Here are some variations on the above notation:

-8b(8.5)-  play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach
             the pitch a half note higher than the normal pitch of
             fret eight
---15\---  play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is
             undefined, judge by ear)
-p(12\)--  pick slide; slide the pick from fret 12 down (the ending
             fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear)
--p(/)---  pick slide; slide the pick upwards (the starting and ending
             frets of the pick slide are undefined, judge by ear)
---0h3---  play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret
             three
---7p5---  play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five



4.9  An Example Using Special Notation

We end this  definition of  standard ASCII  guitar  tablature notation
with an  example that  illustrates some  of the   more complex  guitar
techniques that can be transcribed using tablature.  This is the first
lead of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Guns 'N' Roses.

-|--------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------15---------------------------------
-|--12--(15)b14p12--h14--14------(14.5)b14--12--12~---------12--
-|---------------------------------------------------13/14------
-|--------------------------------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------------------------


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--------------------------------------------------------15-----------
--15/17--15--13p12--13/15--13p12--13--p12-------12--13------13--12~--
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------14~-----------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

---------15--17b(18)--17--17b(18)--b(18)--15--20b(21)--20--19--20--
--15/17------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

--19--20b(21)--20--19--20--20---------------------------
-------------------------------17~----------------------
------------------------------------19b(20)b19b(20)b19--
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------|
----------------------------|
19b(20)b19b(20)b19----------|
--------------------17--17--|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|





























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Appendix A  File Naming Conventions

When looking through  a collection of  files  of transcribed music, it
can be very helpful if the filename itself gives you a  good idea what
the file contains.   The filename standard  presented in this appendix
has many attractive features; the song name, whether it's tablature or
chording, and optionally whether it's the complete song  or  only part
of the song are all apparent from the  filename.  Also, they basically
follow the filenames used on ftp.nevada.edu.  One  down-side, however,
is that it assumes the system can handle long filenames.

Filenames consist of the name of the song, each word being capitalized
and   with no  spaces  or underscores,  optionally   followed  by  the
instrument type,  followed  by  the type  of transcription.

-------------------
Instrument
--- ---------------
.b   bass guitar
.g   guitar
--- ---------------
Note: when no instrument is given, the transcription is for the guitar

----------------------------------------------------------------
Transcription Type
------- --------------------------------------------------------
.tab    tablature         - may or may not be the full song
.crd    chording          - may or may not be the full song
.ptab   partial tablature - only part of the song
.ftab   full tablature    - the full song
.pcrd   partial chording  - only part of the song
.fcrd   full chording     - the full song
.chopro chording          - for use with the Chord.pro utility
------- --------------------------------------------------------

Therefore, a filename has the following format:

  <SongName><Instrument Type><Transcription Type>

To complicate things further,  the  transcription may  not be in ascii
format.  It may be encoded in another format, such as PostScript, Unix
compressed,   or gif (graphics)  format.   In  these  cases  the above
filename   will have the  additional  extension  used to identify  the
format.  Hopefully, the following examples will help clarify:

HeartOfGold.fcrd
  - a full chording to "Heart Of Gold"

DayTripper.tab
  - a (possibly partial) tablature of "Day Tripper"

StairwayToHeaven.ptab
  - a partial tablature of "Stairway To Hevean"



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KnockinOnHeavensDoor.ptab.ps
  - a partial tablature of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", in PostScript
    format

TomSawyer.b.ptab.Z
  - a partial tablature of "Tom Sawyer" for the bass guitar,
    compressed using the Unix 'compress' utility

If an archive of music files are being maintained it is suggested that
the files be organized by placing them in directories corresponding to
the artist's name.  The directory names should follow the paradigm set
out above...each word is capitalized, no spaces or underscores.

If  anyone is setting  up an archive site, or  BBS (or whatever) which
does not support long filenames,  please get in  touch so that we  can
devise a standard naming.








































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Appendix B  Chord Fingerings

In this document "chord fingerings" refers to the  group of notes that
must be played to form a chord.  The fingering is given by listing the
fret  of each  successive string (starting  from the top, or most bass
string and working downward).

If a string is not played, then a "-" should be placed in the position
for  that string.   Alternately, an "x" can be used,  though a "-"  is
preferable.

Therefore, a C chord is  illustrated with -32010 (alternately x32010),
a D  chord with --0232 and,  a G chord  with  320003.  In  table form,
these become:

C  -32010
D  --0232
G  320003

Note that the spacing between digits should be whatever makes  it most
readable.  So, the above table might be better as:

C  - 3 2 0 1 0
D  - - 0 2 3 2
G  3 2 0 0 0 3































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Appendix C  Chord Database

The chord database  was contributed by  Serge J. Belongie,  who can be
reached at sergeb@cco.caltech.edu.

The entries  are pretty  straight-forward.  The  chord  name is given,
followed by it's fingering (described in Appendix B).  Note  that many
chords may be played  with different fingerings,  in which  case there
are more than one entry for that chord.

This database should  provide a good  reference, however, as with most
things  in  life, it  is likely not  perfect.  If you find  errors, or
omissions, please let Serge and/or me know.

A               0 0 2 2 2 0
A               5 7 7 6 5 5
A               - - 0 9 109
A#7 (Bb7)       - - 3 3 3 4
A(add B)        0 0 2 4 2 0
A(add B)        - 0 7 6 0 0
A/C#            0 4 - 2 5 0
A/D             - - 0 6 5 5
A/E             0 0 2 2 2 0
A/G             3 - 2 2 2 0
A13             0 0 2 0 2 2
A6              0 0 2 2 2 2
A6              - - 0 141414
A6sus4          - 0 2 2 3 2
A7              - 0 2 2 2 3
A7sus4          - 0 2 2 3 3
A9              - - 0 121212
Ab              4 6 6 5 4 4
Ab              - - 6 5 4 4
Ab/A            - 0 1 1 1 0
Ab7             - - 1 1 1 2
Ab9             - - 6 5 7 6
Am              - 0 2 2 1 0
Am              - 0 7 5 5 5
Am(add B)       0 0 7 5 0 0
Am7             - 0 2 2 1 3
Am7/G           1 0 3 0 2 1
Am7sus4         - 0 2 0 3 0
Ao/C            0 3 - 2 4 0
Asus11          0 0 0 0 0 0
Asus4           0 0 2 2 3 0
B               - 2 4 4 4 2
B(add E)        - 2 2 4 4 2
B/A             0 0 4 4 4 0
B7              - 2 1 2 0 2
B7              - 2 4 2 4 2
Bb              - 1 3 3 3 1
Bb7             0 1 3 1 3 1
Bb7             - - 3 3 3 4
Bbm             1 1 3 3 2 1


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Bbmaj7          0 1 - 2 3 0
Bbmaj7          1 2 3 2 3 1
Bm              2 2 4 4 3 2
Bm/E            0 0 2 4 3 2
Bm7             - 2 4 2 3 2
Bm7             - 2 4 2 3 2
Bm7(-9/-5)      0 2 3 2 1 0
Bm7sus4         - 2 4 2 5 2
Bo7             0 0 3 4 3 4
C               0 3 5 5 5 3
C               - 3 2 0 1 0
C#7             - 4 3 4 2 -
C#9             - - 0 4 4 4
C#m             - 4 6 6 5 4
C#m             - - 2 1 2 0
C#m7            0 4 2 4 0 0
C#m7            - 4 6 4 5 4
C(add 9)        - 3 2 0 3 0
C+/G#(add B)    - 0 6 5 5 7
C/D             - - 0 5 5 3
C/D             - - 0 5 5 3
C/D             - - 0 5 5 3
C/E             0 0 2 0 1 3
C/E             0 3 2 0 1 0
C/G             3 3 2 0 1 0
C/G             3 - 2 0 1 0
C/G             - 0 5 5 5 8
C7              - 3 2 3 1 0
C9              - - 0 3 3 3
Cm              - 3 5 5 4 3
Cm              - - 5 5 4 3
Cmaj7           0 3 2 0 0 0
Cmaj7           - 3 5 4 5 3
Csus2           0 3 - 0 2 2
Csus4/F         0 0 3 0 1 3
D               - - 0 2 3 2
D               - - 0 7 7 5
D#7 (Eb7)       - - 1 3 2 3
D#m (Ebm)       - - 4 3 4 2
D+/C            0 3 - 3 3 2
D/A             0 0 4 2 3 0
D/F#            2 - 0 2 3 0
D/F#            - 0 4 2 3 2
D/G             3 - 0 2 3 2
D7              - 0 0 2 1 2
D7              - 5 7 5 7 5
D7#9            - 5 4 5 6 -
D7/F#           2 - 0 2 1 0
D7b9            - 5 4 5 4 -
D9              - - 0 2 1 0
D9              - - 0 5 5 5
Db              - 4 6 6 6 4
Db              - - 3 1 2 1
Dbmaj7          - 4 6 5 6 4


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Dbmaj7          - 4 6 5 6 4
Dm              - 0 0 2 3 1
Dm(add E)       - - 7 7 6 0
Dm7             - 5 7 5 6 5
Dm7             - - 0 5 6 5
Dsus            - - 0 2 3 3
Dsus+4          - - 0 2 3 4
Dsus2           - - 0 0 3 2
E               0 3 3 2 0 0
E(add F#)       0 - 4 1 0 0
E7              0 2 0 1 0 0
E7              0 2 2 1 3 0
E9              0 0 2 1 3 2
Eb              - - 5 3 4 3
Eb+             0 0 1 0 0 0
Eb7             - 6 8 6 8 6
Eb7             - - 1 3 2 3
Eb9             - - 0 6 6 6
Ebmaj7          0 0 1 3 3 3
Ebmaj7          - 6 8 7 8 6
Em              0 2 2 0 0 0
Em(add 9)       0 2 4 0 0 0
Em(add F#)      0 - 4 0 0 0
Em/D            - - 0 9 8 7
Emaj7           0 - 6 4 4 0
F               1 3 3 2 1 1
F#              - - 4 3 2 2
F#7             2 4 2 3 2 2
F#7             - - 4 3 2 0
F#m             2 4 4 2 2 2
F#m             - - 4 2 2 2
F#m/E           0 - 4 2 2 0
F#m7            2 - 2 2 2 0
F/A             - 0 3 2 1 1
F6              1 1 3 2 3 1
F7              - - 3 5 4 5
Fm              - - 4 2 2 2
Fm7             - 8 108 9 8
Fmaj7           0 0 3 2 1 0
Fmaj7           1 3 3 2 1 0
Fmaj7           1 - 2 2 1 0
G               3 2 0 0 0 3
G               3 2 0 0 3 3
G               3 5 5 4 3 3
G               - - 0 7 8 7
G#7 (Ab7)       - - 1 1 1 2
G#m (Abm)       - - 0 4 4 4
G#m7            4 - 4 4 4 0
G+              3 - 1 0 0 0
G+              3 - 1 0 0 3
G+sus2          3 - 1 2 0 0
G/A             0 0 0 0 0 3
G/B             0 2 0 0 3 0
G/B             0 2 - 0 2 2


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G/D             - - 0 4 3 3
G5              3 - 0 0 3 3
G6              3 - 1 0 0 3
G6              3 - 2 0 0 0
G6sus2          3 - 2 2 0 0
G7              3 2 0 0 0 1
G7sus2          3 - 3 2 0 0
G9              - - 5 4 6 5
Gm              - - 0 3 3 3
Gm6             3 - 0 3 3 0
Gm7             3 5 3 3 3 3
Gm9             3 5 3 3 3 5
Gmaj7           3 - 0 0 3 2
Gmaj7           3 - 4 0 0 3
Gsus+4          3 - 0 0 2 0
Gsus2           3 - 0 2 0 0
Gsus2(add Eb)   3 - 1 2 3 0
Gsus4           3 - 0 0 1 0






































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