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ARCHIVED TOPIC: Fingerboard Master Chart

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mmuussiiccaall - Posted - 03/27/2018: 21:59:44

This thread will be about playing by numbers using the Nashville system for chords and melodies. The whole point of this is to understand the functional relationship between chords and melodies. Western civilization ears have been programed since childhood to respond emotionally in distinct ways to combinations of notes.

Edited by - mmuussiiccaall on 03/28/2018 12:37:33

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mmuussiiccaall - Posted - 03/27/2018: 22:14:57

So first up to continue from a post started by Jerry here's some info regarding double stops. This is as easy as it gets to begin with by concentrating in one small area, hopfully beginners will be able to catch on to this.

fiddlehangout.com/tab/browse.a...il&v=2763

As Henry said:
135 harmonizes the I chord hence the 31chop
146 harmonizes the IV chord hence the 41chop
2457 harmonizes the V7 chord hence the 47 chop
(this information is at the top of the master chart)

Sheet

Fiddle Chops

Visual

bluesmode - Posted - 03/27/2018: 23:20:40

what I'm not getting is the
A
G
F
E
it must be something to do with finger placement, and it must be simple, but....

fujers - Posted - 03/28/2018: 00:13:01

I'm sorry I'm not getting anything out of this. The finger placement ain't right or something. I must be stupid. onk onk. I guess I don't know how to the chart right

fujers - Posted - 03/28/2018: 00:14:15

The notes don't seem to fit the chords

fujers - Posted - 03/28/2018: 00:15:54

I'll think about this tonight when I go to bed and I'm going to blame you cause I didn't get no sleep

UsuallyPickin - Posted - 03/28/2018: 05:48:22

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Key of C
C D E F G A B C
C 1 3 5 C E G I
F 1 4 6 F A C IV
G 2 4 5 7 G B D V
scale degrees in numbers it's too early in the morning for Solfege

mmuussiiccaall - Posted - 03/28/2018: 07:29:29

The master chart shows the location of the steps of the scale for all 12 keys. It's a matter of eye placement not finger placement. Let's say we're in the key of D and we all know that we have a D string open on the fiddle. That D is on the 3rd string so we go to the chart and look up and down on the 3rd string for a 1. Once we find that number we visualize it as open in our mind and anything above it on the chart is disregarded. Notice the letter D hanging out to the left at that spot, that's what tells us that those pitches directly to the right are open. Here's a screen shot of what we should be visualizing. BTW we must also disregard all the other key markers, letters, on the left.

Edited by - mmuussiiccaall on 03/28/2018 07:36:33