8

UNDERSTANDING THE CHORD BOXES

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6 6
1 3 3 5
k5 FLk


NoIes ln Ihe chord.
Chord InIervals.
FreIs.
Open sIrlng Io be plaed.
FreI poslIlon.
NuI PoslIlon, lndlcaIlng Ihe
chord ls Io be plaed wlIhln Ihe
conflnes of Ihe flrsI flve freIs.
A Iwo sIrlng barr Io be plaed
wlIh Ihe fourIh flnger.
A damped sIrlng. In Ihls example
Ihe 3rd sIrlng should be damped
uslng Ihe lower pad of Ihe lndex
flnger, freIIlng Ihe 4Ih sIrlng.
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LefI Io rlghI: 4Ih, 3rd, 2nd
and 1sI courses of sIrlngs.
SuggesIed flngerlng. In
Ihls case Ihe 1sI or lndex
flnger marker ls dlsplaed.

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6 f f
1 4 4
k5 FLk
Barr chord (ln Ihls example, a
Ihree sIrlng barr Io be freIIed
wlIh Ihe lndex flnger).
If Ihere are no markers above
or below Ihe sIrlng, Ihe sIrlng
should noI be plaed.
'Eas Pla' marker Io lndlcaIe a
chord wlIh a lower level of dlfflculI.
Although tho bouzoukl hos olght strlngs, tho chord boxos ln thls book troot lt os o lour strlngod lnstrumont.
Thls convontlon ls common to oll two or throo courso lnstrumonts such os tho mondolln, 12-strlng gultor
or tlplo, moklng tho dlogroms o lot loss conluslng ond lroo lrom unnocossor, cluttor.
Tho throo dlogroms bolow show tho chord convontlons lllustrotod ln thls guldo. Most oxporloncod lrottod
lnstrumont plo,ors should bo lomlllor wlth thom. Tho suggostod llngorlng posltlons oro onl, moont os o
gonorol guldo ond wlll dopond, ln mon, lnstoncos, on hond slzo, llngor longth ond lloxlblllt,, so lool lroo
to oxporlmont. Tho locotlon ol tho block clrclos ls unoltoroblo, though, ll ,ou wont to produco tho corroct
volclng.
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Esus2 Esus4 Esus4add9 E+ E Eadd9
E Em E-5 E E4 E5


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f 6 8
1 3 9 5



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6 8
1 1 3 5


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k k
1 1 4 4



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f 6 8
1 3 9 5



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6 8 8
1 3 5 5




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6 8
1 1 3 5


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6 6 8
1 5 3 3


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6 6 8
1 5 3 3



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6 8
1 1 3 5



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f 6 8
1 9 3 5



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6 6 8
1 3 5 6



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6 6 8
1 5 3 6


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f k 8
1 5 9 4


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f k 8
1 5 9 4


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f k 8
1 9 5 4

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k 8
1 1 5 4

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k 8 8
1 5 4 5
k5 FLk


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k 8
1 1 4 5


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f f 8
1 2 2 5

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f 8 8
1 2 5 5


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8 8
1 1 5 5


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8 8
1 1 5 5

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k k
1 1 4 4
k5 FLk


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k k
1 1 4 4


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6 8 8
1 5 5 3
k5 FLk


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6 8
1 1 5 3
k5 FLk


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6 8
1 1 3 5 1 1 5 3

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6 8
k5 FLk


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6 8 8
1 5 3 5


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6 8
1 1 5 3



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6 6 8
1 3 5 3

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8
1 1 5
k5 FLk


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f 8 8
1 2 5 5
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6 6 8
1 3 3 5



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6 8 8
1 3 5 5





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6 6 8
1 6 3 5
E 0hords
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A13-5-9 A13-9 A13+9 A13+11 Am13 Amaj13
Amaj9+11 A11 A11-9 Am11 Amaj11 A13


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6 f 6 k
1 7 1 3 3



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f 6 8
1 3 9 5 7


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0 6 k 8
1 1 1 9 7



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f 6 8
1 3 5 7 9


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6 0 6 8
7 3 1 1 9




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0 6 k 8
1 1 1 7 9



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f k 8
1 1 3 5 9




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6 f 6 k
1 1 3 3 7




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6 f 6
1 3 5 3 7


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0 6 k 8
1 1 1 9 7



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6 0 6 8
1 1 3 7 9


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6 0 6 8
9 1 1 7 3


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6 f 6 8
3 1 3 9 7


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6 f 6 8
1 3 3 9 7


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f 6 8
1 3 9 5 7


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6 f 6 k
1 1 3 3 7


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6 0 6 8
1 1 9 3 7



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6 f 6 8
1 3 3 7 9




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f 6 8
1 3 5 7 9



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0 f 6 8
9 1 3 7 1 1




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6 f 6 8
1 3 3 7 9
1 3 9 7



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0 f 6 8
1 1



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0 f 6 8
1 3 9 7 1 1



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6 f 6
1 3 5 3 7
k5 FLk


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6 f 6 k
1 1 3 7 3
k5 FLk


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6 f 6 8
1 3 3 7 9



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6 f 8
1 3 3 5 9


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6 f 6
1 3 3 5 7



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6 0 6 8
1 1 9 3 7
k5 FLk

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0 6 k 8
1 1 1 9 7
k5 FLk



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6 0 6 8
1 1 3 7 9
k5 FLk

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0 6 k 8
1 1 1 9 7
k5 FLk


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0 6 k 8
1 1 1 9 7
k5 FLk


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6 0 6 8
7 9 3 1 1


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6 0 6 8
9 7 3 1 1


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0 6 8
9 5 7 1 1
A 0hords
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Major Slash Chords