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| | The chord diagrams here are all for the irish tuned tenor banjo and the mandolin-banjo/banjolele. They also apply to other GDAE tuned stringed instruments like the mandolin, the octave-mandolin and the tenor guitar (in low tuning that is).
Chord tables for the other banjo types are coming soon.As you might know, each chord can be played in a number of different ways. I've put together two tables: - Common chords - the most common (I think) way to play the most common chords in irish traditional music.
- Easy chords - the easiest (I hope) way to play these chords.
For a fuller picture, you can click on one of the chord names below to get a number of alternative ways to play it.
The chord diagrams All the chord diagrams here looks like the example to the right and should be quite self-explanatory, but just in case:At the top is the name of the chord.
Below that is the chord written out in standard staff notation.
Then it's the chord diagram itself. The vertical lines are the strings, the horizontal ones the frets. The roman numeral to the left of the diagram shows which fret it starts with. If there is no roman numeral it starts with the first fret.In case you're unsure about the roman numerals: | I | 1st fret | | IV4th fret | | VII7th fret | | X10th fret | | II | 2nd fret | | V5th fret | | VIII8th fret | | XI11th fret | | III | 3rd fret | | VI5th fret | | IX9th fret | | XII12th fret |
The dots shows you where to put your fingers, but not which finger to use. You'll have to figure out that yourself.
A black bar across the whole diagram implies a barré (put your index finger across all the strings).
An x above a string means that it shouldn't be used for the chord.
The numbers above the string indicate which note in the chord each string plays. I suppose that' mainly for advanced players. ;-)
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