Chord Compendium by Greg Howard - Chapman...

Chord Compendium by Greg Howard for Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuned Chapman Stick® (revised Oct. 30, 2019)

This booklet shows where to find commonly occuring chords on both the bass and melody sides of Sticks tuned in the Raised Matched Reciprocal tuning. Each page shows a variety of triads with the same root, bass chords first, then melody chords. The pages are arranged in this alphabetic sequence: Ab, A, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G. Fingering suggestions are shown with different geometric symbols, as originally presented in Emmett Chapman’s book Free Hands:

= index finger (1st) = middle finger (2nd)

= ring finger (3rd) = pinky (4th)

Roots (tonics) shown as hollow shapes and other chord tones shown as solid shapes as above.

= index finger root (1st) = middle finger root (2nd)

= ring finger root (3rd) = pinky root (4th)

The chord fingerings are consistent with my book The Stick Book, Volume 1, but if you have other preferred fingerings, by all means use them. My preference on the melody strings is to have the 3rd finger playing the lower notes and the first finger the highest notes for all chord shapes that allow it, which makes transitioning between chords that share common tones easier, as shown in this 1-4-5 example:

When a chord has a note other than the root on the bottom, that’s called an inversion. The “first inversion” has the root on the top and the 3rd on the bottom, and the second inversion has the root in the middle and the 5th on the bottom.

There’s no need to play chords with the tips of the fingers all the time. Often it’s more comfort-able to open the 1st finger up across the frets, as shown in the photo to the right . This gives your hand more reach, making it unnecessary to use the right pinky at all, and you can keep things relaxed. It’s okay to touch strings that are not used as long as you don’t push them down to the frets. Note that the 1st finger plays both the G and B in the GMaj chord shown above, to do this just lay the finger down across the strings like a capo. This is called a “double-stop”.

For left hand chords, allow your hand to form the shape of the chord without bending the wrist wherever possible. Often this mean raising or lowering the left elbow to help keep the left wrist straight. Also, playing with the inside edge of the thumb contacting the board, rather than the pad of the thumb, opens the hand up over the board, and makes it much easier to form certain shapes, like the basic major triad.

Beyond Basic TriadsAt the end of the booklet there is a page with tips on how to form more complex chord voicings across both sets of strings.

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GEC

CMaj

AFC

FMaj (second inversion)

GDB

GMaj (first inversion)

Open the right index finger up for more reach

Turning the left thumb opens the left hand up over the board for expanded reach.

Ab( Eb) Ab Eb

Ab

“Ab” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

AbEbAb

Basic triads

AbEbC

AbMaj AbMaj

AbEbC

AbEbCb

Abmin Abmin

AbDCb

Abdim

AbEC

Abaug

AbFC

AbMaj6

AbFCb

Abmin6

EbCAb

AbMaj/F

CAbEb

AbMaj/D

EbCbAb

Abmin/F

CbAbEb

Abmin/Cb

Ab

GC

AbMaj7

Ab

CG

AbMaj7

Ab

GbC

Ab7

Ab

CGb

Ab7

Ab

GbCb

Abmin7

Ab

CbGb

Abmin7

AbE

Gb

Abmin7b5

Ab

CbF

Abdim7Ab

EbBb

Ab7sus4

Triad inversions

AbGbC

Ab7

AbGbCb

Abmin7

AbCG

AbMaj7

7th chords

Alternate Maj and min

Ab

EbC

Ab

CAb

AbMaj (no 5th) AbMaj (deep bass)

Ab

EbCb

Abmin (deep bass)

Other chords

Ab

CF

Ab13 (or Maj6)

AbFBb

Abadd9

AbGBb

Ab69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger Eb optional)

“Ab” notes from X-fret to fret 11Ab

AbAb

AbEbC

Ab

“Ab” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

EbCAb

AbMajBasic triads and inversions

EbCbAb

Abmin

AbEbCb

Abmin (first inversion)

CAbEb

AbMaj (second inversion)

CbAbF

Abmin (second inversion)

AbEbC

AbMaj (first inversion)

ECAb

Abaug

CAbE

Abaug (second inversion)

AbEC

Abaug (first inversion)

DCbAb

Abdim

AbDCb

Abdim (first inversion)CbAbD

Abdim (second inversion)

Absus4

DbAbEb

Absus4 (second inversion)

AbEbDb

Absus4 (first inversion)

EbBbAb

Absus2

GbCAb

Ab7 (no 5th)

FCAb

AbMaj6Other triads

C

EbAb

AbMaj

Eb

Gb

Ab

Ab7 or Abmin7 (no 3rd)

AbEbCAb

AbMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“Ab” notes from fret 8-18

AbAb

AbAb

Ab

EbDbAb

A

A( E ) A E

AA

A

A

“A” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

AEA

Basic triads

AEC#

AEC#

AMaj AMaj

AEC

AEC

Amin Amin

AEbC

Adim

AE#C#

Aaug

AF#C#

AMaj6

AFC

Amin6

EC#A

AMaj/E

C#AE

AMaj/C#

ECA

Amin/E

CAE

Amin/C

A

G#C#

AMaj7

A

C#G#

AMaj7

A

GC#

A7

A

C#G

A7

A

GC

Amin7

A

CG

Amin7

AEb

G

Amin7b5

A

CGb

Adim7

A

DG

A7sus4

Triad inversions

AGC#

A7

AGC

Amin7

AC#G#

AMaj7

7th chords


A

EC#

A

C#A

AMaj (no 5th) AMaj (deep bass)

A

EC

Amin (deep bass)

Other chords

A

C#F#

A13 (or Maj6)

AEB

Aadd9

AF#B

A69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger E optional)

“A” notes from X-fret to fret 10

“A” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

AA

A

A

EC#A

AMajBasic triads and inversions

ECA

Amin

AEC

Amin (first inversion)

C#AE

AMaj (second inversion)

CAE

Amin (second inversion)

AEC#

AMaj (first inversion)

E#C#A

Aaug

C#AE#

Aaug (second inversion)

AE#C#

Aaug (first inversion)

EbCA

Adim

AEbC

Adim (first inversion)CAEb

Adim (second inversion)

EDA

Asus4

DAE

Asus4 (second inversion)

AED

Asus4 (first inversion)

EBA

Asus2

GC#A

A7 (no 5th)

F#C#A

AMaj6Other triads

C#

EA

AMaj

G

E

A

A7 or Amin7 (no 3rd)

AEC#A

AMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“A” notes from fret 10-17

Bb( F ) Bb F

Bb

“Bb” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

BbFBb

Basic triads

BbFD

BbMaj BbMaj

BbFD

BbFDb

Bbmin Bbmin

BbEDb

Bbdim

BbF#D

Bbaug

BbGD

BbMaj6

BbGDb

Bbmin6

FDBb

BbMaj/F

DBbF

BbMaj/D

FDbBb

Bbmin/FDbBbF

Bbmin/Db

Bb

AD

BbMaj7

Bb

DA

BbMaj7

Bb

AbD

Bb7

Bb

DAb

Bb7

Bb

AbDb

Bbmin7

Bb

DbAb

Bbmin7

BbE

Ab

Bbmin7b5

Bb

DbG

Bbdim7Bb

EbAb

Bb7sus4

Triad inversions

BbAbD

Bb7

BbAbDb

Bbmin7

BbDA

BbMaj7

7th chords


Bb

FD

Bb

DBb

BbMaj (no 5th) BbMaj (deep bass)

Bb

FDb

Bbmin (deep bass)

Other chords

Bb

DG

Bb13 (or Maj6)

BbFC

Bbadd9

BbGC

Bb69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger F optional)

“Bb” notes from X-fret to fret 10

BbBb

Bb

BbFD

“Bb” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

FDBb

BbMajBasic triads and inversions

FDbBb

Bbmin

BbFDb

Bbmin (first inversion)

DBbF

BbMaj (second inversion)

DbBbF

Bbmin (second inversion)

BbFD

BbMaj (first inversion)

F#DBb

Bbaug

DBbF#

Bbaug (second inversion)

BbF#D

Bbaug (first inversion)

EDbBb

Bbdim

BbEDb

Bbdim (first inversion)DbBbE

Bbdim (second inversion)

FEbBb

Bbsus4

EbBbF

Bbsus4 (second inversion)

BbFEb

Bbsus4 (first inversion)

FCBb

Bbsus2

AbDBb

Bb7 (no 5th)

GDBb

BbMaj6Other triads

D

FBb

BbMaj

Ab

F

Bb

Bb7 or Bbmin7 (no 3rd)

BbFDBb

BbMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“Bb” notes from fret 8-17

BbBb

BbBb

B( F# ) B F#

B

“B” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

BF#B

Basic triads

BF#D#

BMaj BMaj

BF#D

BF#D

Bmin Bmin

BFD

Bdim

BF#D

Baug

BG#D#

BMaj6

BG#D

Bmin6

F#D#B

BMaj/F#

D#BF#

BMaj/D#

F#DB

Bmin/F#

DBF#

Bmin/D

B

A#D#

BMaj7

B

D#A#

BMaj7

B

AD#

B7

B

D#A

B7

B

AD

Bmin7

B

DA

Bmin7

BF

A

Bmin7b5

B

DAb

Bdim7

B

EA

B7sus4

Triad inversions

BAD#

B7

BAD

Bmin7

BD#A#

BMaj7

7th chords


B

F#D#

B

D#B

BMaj (no 5th) BMaj (deep bass)

B

F#D

Bmin (deep bass)

Other chords

B

D#G#

B13 (or Maj6)

BF#C#

Badd9

BG#C#

B69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger F# optional)

“B” notes from X-fret to fret 10

BB

B

BF#D#

B

“B” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

F#D#B

BMajBasic triads and inversions

F#DB

Bmin

BF#D

Bmin (first inversion)

DBF#

BMaj (second inversion)

DBF#

Bmin (second inversion)

BF#D#

BMaj (first inversion)

GD#B

Baug

D#BG

Baug (second inversion)

BGD#

Baug (first inversion)

FDB

Bdim

BFD

Bdim (first inversion)DBF

Bdim (second inversion)

F#EB

Bsus4

EBF#

Bsus4 (second inversion)

BF#E

Bsus4 (first inversion)

F#C#B

Bsus2

AD#B

B7 (no 5th)

G#D#B

BMaj6Other triads

D#

F#B

BMaj

A

F#

B

B7 or Bmin7 (no 3rd)

BF#D#B

BMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“B” notes from fret 8-17

BB

BB

C( G ) C G

C

“C” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

CGC

Basic triads

CGE

CMaj CMaj

CGEb

CGEb

Cmin Cmin

CGbEb

Cdim

CGE#

Caug

CAE

CMaj6

CAEb

Cmin6

GEC

CMaj/G

ECG

CMaj/E

GEbC

Cmin/G

EbCG

Cmin/Eb

C

BE

CMaj7

C

EB

CMaj7

C

BbE

C7

C

EBb

C7

C

BbEb

Cmin7

C

EbBb

Cmin7

CGb

Bb

Cmin7b5

C

EbA

Cdim7

C

FBb

C7sus4

Triad inversions

CBbE

C7

CBbEb

Cmin7

CEB

CMaj7

7th chords


C

GE

C

EC

CMaj (no 5th) CMaj (deep bass)

C

GEb

Cmin (deep bass)

Other chords

C

EA

C13 (or Maj6)

CGD

Cadd9

CAD

C69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger G optional)

“C” notes from X-fret to fret 10

CC

C (piano middle C)

CGE

C

“C” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

GEC

CMajBasic triads and inversions

GEbC

CminCGEb

Cmin (first inversion)

ECG

CMaj (second inversion)

EbCG

Cmin (second inversion)

CGE

CMaj (first inversion)

G#EC

Caug

ECG#

Caug (second inversion)CG#E

Caug (first inversion)

GbEbC

CdimCGbEb

Cdim (first inversion)

EbCGb

Cdim (second inversion)

GFC

Csus4

FCG

Csus4 (second inversion)CGF

Csus4 (first inversion)

GDC

Csus2

BbEC

C7 (no 5th)

AEC

CMaj6Other triads

E

GC

CMaj

Bb

G

C

C7 or Cmin7 (no 3rd)CGEC

CMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“C” notes from fret 8-18

CC

C (piano middle C)

C (piano middle C)

C (piano middle C)

“Db” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

Db( Ab ) Db Ab

Db

DbAbDb

Basic triads

DbAbF

DbMaj DbMaj

DbAbF

DbAbF

Dbmin Dbmin

DbAbE

DbdimDbAF

Dbaug

DbBbF

DbMaj6DbBbE

Dbmin6

AbFDb

DbMaj/Ab

FDbAb

DbMaj/F

AbEDb

Dbmin/AbEDbAb

Dbmin/E

Db

CF

DbMaj7

Db

FC

DbMaj7

Db

BF

Db7

Db

FB

Db7

Db

BE

Dbmin7

Db

EB

Dbmin7

DbG

B

Dbmin7b5

Db

EBb

Dbdim7Db

GbB

Db7sus4

Triad inversions

DbBF

Db7

DbBE

Dbmin7

DbFC

DbMaj7

7th chords


Db

AbF

Db

FDb

DbMaj (no 5th) DbMaj (deep bass)

Db

AbE

Dbmin (deep bass)

Other chords

Db

FBb

Db13 (or Maj6)

DbAbEb

Dbadd9

DbBbEb

Db69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger Ab optional)

“Db” notes from X-fret to fret 11 Db

DbDb

DbAbF

Db

“Db” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

AbFDb

DbMajBasic triads and inversions

AbEDb

DbminDbAbE

Dbmin (first inversion)

FDbAb

DbMaj (second inversion)

Dbmin (second inversion)

DbAbF

DbMaj (first inversion)

AFDb

Dbaug

FDbA

Dbaug (second inversion)DbAF

Dbaug (first inversion)

GEDb

DbdimDbGE

Dbdim (first inversion)

EDbG

Dbdim (second inversion)

AbGbDb

Dbsus4

GbDbAb

Dbsus4 (second inversion)DbAbGb

Dbsus4 (first inversion)

AbEbDb

Dbsus2

BFDb

Db7 (no 5th)

BbFDb

DbMaj6Other triads

F

AbDb

DbMaj

Ab

B

Db

Db7 or Dbmin7 (no 3rd)DbAbFDb

DbMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“Db” notes from fret 8-19

DbDb

DbDb

EDbAb

Db

D( A ) D A

“D” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

DAD

Basic triads

DAF#

DMaj DMaj

DAF#

DAF

Dmin Dmin

DAbF

Ddim

DAF#

Daug

DBF#

DMaj6

DBF

Dmin6

AF#D

DMaj/A

F#DA

DMaj/F#

AFD

Dmin/A

FDA

Dmin/F

D

C#F#

DMaj7

D

F#C#

DMaj7

D

CF#

D7

D

F#C

D7

D

CF

Dmin7

D

FC

Dmin7

DAb

C

Dmin7b5

D

FB

Ddim7

D

GC

D7sus4

Triad inversions

DCF#

D7

DCF

Dmin7

DF#C#

DMaj7

7th chords


DA

F#

D

F#D

DMaj (no 5th) DMaj (deep bass)

D

A

F

Dmin (deep bass)

Other chords

D

F#B

D13 (or Maj6)

DAE

Dadd9

DBE

D69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger D optional)

“D” notes from X-fret to fret 10

DAF#

DD

DD

D

“D” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

AF#D

DMajBasic triads and inversions

AFD

DminDAF

Dmin (first inversion)

F#DA

DMaj (second inversion)

FDA

Dmin (second inversion)

DAF#

DMaj (first inversion)

A#F#D

Daug

F#DA#

Daug (second inversion)DA#F#

Daug (first inversion)

AbFD

DdimDAbF

Ddim (first inversion)

FDAb

Ddim (second inversion)

AGD

Dsus4

GDA

Dsus4 (second inversion)DAG

Dsus4 (first inversion)

AED

Dsus2

CF#D

D7 (no 5th)

BF#D

DMaj6Other triads

F#

AD

DMaj

C

A

D

D7 or Dmin7 (no 3rd)DAF#D

DMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“D” notes from fret 8-18

DD

DD

D

“Eb” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

Eb( Bb ) Eb Bb

Eb

EbBbEb

Basic triads

EbGbG

EbMaj EbMaj

EbBbG

EbBbG

Ebmin Ebmin

EbBbGb

EbdimEbBG

Ebaug

EbCF

EbMaj6EbCE

Ebmin6

BbGEb

EbMaj/Bb

GEbBb

EbMaj/G

BbFEb

Ebmin/BbGbEbBb

Ebmin/Gb

Eb

DG

EbMaj7

Eb

GD

EbMaj7

Eb

DbG

Eb7

Eb

GDb

Eb7

Eb

DbGb

Ebmin7

Eb

GbDb

Ebmin7

EbA

Db

Ebmin7b5

Eb

GbC

Ebdim7Eb

AbDb

Eb7sus4

Triad inversions

EbDbG

Eb7

EbDbGb

Ebmin7

EbGD

EbMaj7

7th chords


EbBb

G

Eb

GEb

EbMaj (no 5th) EbMaj (deep bass)

Ebmin (deep bass)

Other chords

Eb

GC

Eb13 (or Maj6)

EbBbF

Ebadd9

EbCF

Eb69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger Bb optional)

“Eb” notes from X-fret to fret 11 Eb

EbEb

EbBbG

Eb

EbBb

Gb

“Eb” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

BbGEb

EbMajBasic triads and inversions

BbGbEb

EbminEbBbGb

Ebmin (first inversion)

GEbBb

EbMaj (second inversion)

Ebmin (second inversion)

EbBbG

EbMaj (first inversion)

BGEb

Ebaug

GEbB

Ebaug (second inversion)EbBG

Ebaug (first inversion)

AGbEb

EbdimEbAGb

Ebdim (first inversion)

GbEbA

Ebdim (second inversion)

BbAbEb

Ebsus4

AbEbBb

Ebsus4 (second inversion)EbBbAb

Ebsus4 (first inversion)

BbFEb

Ebsus2

DbGEb

Eb7 (no 5th)

CGEb

EbMaj6Other triads

G

BbEb

EbMaj

Bb

Db

Eb

Eb7 or Ebmin7 (no 3rd)EbBbGEb

EbMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“Eb” notes from fret 8-19

GbEbBb

EbEb

Eb

Eb

Eb

E( B ) E B

“E” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

EBE

Basic triads

EBG#

EMaj EMaj

EBG

EBG

Emin Emin

EBbG

Edim

EBG#

Eaug

EC#G#

EMaj6

EC#G

Emin6

BG#E

EMaj/B

G#EB

EMaj/G#

BGE

Emin/B

GEB

Emin/G

E

D#G#

EMaj7

E

G#D#

EMaj7

E

DG#

E7

E

G#D

E7

E

DG

Emin7

E

GD

Emin7

EBb

D

Emin7b5

E

GC#

Edim7

E

AD

E7sus4

Triad inversions

EDG#

E7

EDG

Emin7

EG#D#

EMaj7

7th chords


E

BG#

E

G#E

EMaj (no 5th) EMaj (deep bass)

E

BG

Emin (deep bass)

Other chords

E

F#B

E13 (or Maj6)

EBF#

Eadd9

EC#F#

E69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger B optional)

“E” notes from X-fret to fret 12

EBG#

EE

EE E

E

“E” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

BG#E

EMajBasic triads and inversions

BGE

EminEBG

Emin (first inversion)

G#EB

EMaj (second inversion)

GEB

Emin (second inversion)

EBG#

EMaj (first inversion)

CG#E

Eaug

G#EC

Eaug (second inversion)ECG#

Eaug (first inversion)

BbGE

EdimEBbG

Edim (first inversion)

GEBb

Edim (second inversion)

BAE

Esus4

AEB

Esus4 (second inversion)EBA

Esus4 (first inversion)

BF#E

Esus2DG#E

E7 (no 5th)

C#G#E

EMaj6Other triads

G#

BE

EMaj

D

B

E

E7 or Emin7 (no 3rd)EBG#E

EMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“E” notes from fret 8-19

EE

EE

E

F( C ) F C

“F” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

FCF

Basic triads

FCA

FMaj FMaj

FCAb

FCAb

Fmin Fmin

FBAb

Fdim

FC#A

Faug

FDA

FMaj6

FDAb

Fmin6

CAF

FMaj/C

AFC

FMaj/A

CAbF

Fmin/C

AbFC

Fmin/Ab

F

EA

FMaj7

F

AE

FMaj7

F

EbA

F7

F

AEb

F7

F

EbAb

Fmin7

F

AbEb

Fmin7

FB

Eb

Fmin7b5

F

AbD

Fdim7

F

BbEb

F7sus4

Triad inversions

FEbA

F7

FEbAb

Fmin7

FAE

FMaj7

7th chords


F

CA

F

AF

FMaj (no 5th) FMaj (deep bass)

F

CAb

Fmin (deep bass)

Other chords

F

GC

F13 (or Maj6)

FCG

Fadd9

FDG

F69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger C optional)

“F” notes from X-fret to fret 13

FCA

FF

FF F

F

“F” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

CAF

FMajBasic triads and inversions

CAbF

Fmin

FCAb

Fmin (first inversion)

AFC

FMaj (second inversion)

AbFC

Fmin (second inversion)

FCA

FMaj (first inversion)

C#AF

Faug

AFC#

Faug (second inversion)

FC#A

Faug (first inversion)

BAbF

Fdim

FBAb

Fdim (first inversion)

AbFB

Fdim (second inversion)

CBbF

Fsus4

BbFC

Fsus4 (second inversion)

FCBb

Fsus4 (first inversion)

AGF

Fsus2

EbAF

F7 (no 5th)DAF

FMaj6Other triads

A

CF

FMaj

Eb

C

F

F7 or Fmin7 (no 3rd)

FCAF

FMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“F” notes from fret 8-19

FF

FF

F

F#( C# ) F# C#

“F#” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

F#C#F#

Basic triads

F#C#A#

F#Maj F#Maj

F#C#A

F#C#A

F#min F#min

F#CA

F#dimF#DA#

F#aug

F#D#A#

F#Maj6

F#D#A

F#min6

C#A#F#

F#Maj/C#

A#F#C#

F#Maj/A#

C#AF#

F#min/C#

AF#C#

F#min/A

F#

E#A#

F#Maj7

F#

A#E#

F#Maj7

F#

EA#

F#7

F#

A#E

F#7

F#

EA

F#min7

F#

AE

F#min7

F#C

E

F#min7b5 (no 3rd)

F#

AD#

F#dim7

F#

BE

F#7sus4

Triad inversions

F#EA#

F#7

F#EA

F#min7

F#A#E#

F#Maj7

7th chords


F#

C#A#

F#

A#F#

F#Maj (no 5th) F#Maj (deep bass)

F#

C#A

F#min (deep bass)

Other chords

F#

A#D#

F#13 (or Maj6)

F#C#G#

F#add9

F#D#G#

F#69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger C# optional)

“F#” notes from X-fret to fret 13

F#C#A#

F#F #

F#F#

F#

“F#” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

C#A#F#

F#MajBasic triads and inversions

C#AF#

F#min

F#C#A

F#min (first inversion)

A#F#C#

F#Maj (second inversion)

AF#C#

F#min (second inversion)

F#C#A#

F#Maj (first inversion)

DA#F#

F#aug

A#F#D

F#aug (second inversion)

F#DA#

F#aug (first inversion)

CAF#

F#dim

F#CA

F#dim (first inversion)

AF#C

F#dim (second inversion)

C#BF#

F#sus4

BF#C#

Fsus4 (second inversion)

F#C#B

Fsus4 (first inversion)

A#G#F#

F#sus2EA#F#

F#7 (no 5th)D#A#F#

F#Maj6

Other triads

A#

C#F#

F#MajE

C#

F#

F#7 or F#min7 (no 3rd)

F#C#A#F#

F#MajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“F#” notes from fret 8-19

F#F#

F#F#

F#

G( D ) G D

“G” BASS CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

GDG

Basic triads

GDB

GMaj GMaj

GDBb

GDBb

Gmin Gmin

GDbBb

Gdim

GD#B

Gaug

GEB

GMaj6

GDBb

Gmin6

DBG

GMaj/D

BGD

GMaj/B

DBbG

Gmin/D

BbGD

Gmin/Bb

G

F#B

GMaj7

G

BF#

GMaj7

G

FB

G7

G

BF

G7

G

FBb

Gmin7

G

BbF

Gmin7

GDb

F

Gmin7b5 (no 3rd)

G

BbE

Gdim7

G

CF

G7sus4

Triad inversions

GFB

G7

GFBb

Gmin7

GBF#

GMaj7

7th chords


G

DB

G

BG

GMaj (no 5th) GMaj (deep bass)

G

DBb

Gmin (deep bass)

Other chords

G

BE

G13 (or Maj6)

GDA

Gadd9

GEA

G69

Drone (no 3rd)

( )

(2nd finger D optional)

“G” notes from X-fret to fret 10

GDB

GG

GG

G

“G” MELODY CHORDS Raised Matched Reciprocal™ tuning

DBG

GMajBasic triads and inversions

DBbG

Gmin

GDBb

Gmin (first inversion)

BGD

GMaj (second inversion)

BbGD

Gmin (second inversion)

GDB


D#BG

BGD#

Gaug (second inversion)

GD#B

Gaug (first inversion)Gaug

DbBbG

Gdim

GDbBb

Gdim (first inversion)BbGDb

Gdim (second inversion)

DCG

Gsus4CGD

Gsus4 (second inversion)

GDC

Gsus4 (first inversion)

BAG

Gsus2 FBG

G7 (no 5th)EBG

GMaj6Other triads

B

DG

GMaj

F

D

G

G7 or Gmin7 (no 3rd)

GDBG

GMajOpen voice chords 4-note Major chord

“G” notes from fret 8-19

GG

G

GG

Beyond Basic TriadsYou can combine the hands together to play more complex chord voicings. The chart below shows the positions of inter-vals in relation to the roots. Because of the reciprocal nature of the bass and melody tunings, this patter of intervals is the same on both the bass and melody sides. The easiest way to get started with this is to play the root in the bass side, and alter basic triads on the melody side.

Usually, the left hand is playing the root, so you can shift that note up or down the string to find the voice you are looking for. For example, if you want to play a GMaj7 or G7, start with the 1st inversion of the GMaj triad. This has the root on top. When we lower the root to the Maj7 or 7 position, we get the three notes above the root of the Maj7 and 7 chords.

The two new right hand chords are a Bmin and Bdim triad respectively, but if you combine them with a G bass note you get GMaj7 and G7. You can use the same process to find a Gmin7, which gives you a BbMaj in the right hand, over a G bass for Gmin7. Now that you know this relationship, you can add any Bmin or Bdim inversion and you will also get a GMaj7 or G7 chord but it will sound a little different without the 7th on top.

The chart will help you find other voices. For example, here are the three notes you would add to a G bass to get a G7#9 chord, the Maj3, the 7th, and the #9:

You can also combine complete trids in each hand to form lush chords with several extensions. To make a Cmin11 chord, play a Cmin triad in the bass and add a BbMaj chord in the right hand.

There are too many possibilities to show all of them for every root, so use the chart to find the intervals you need to build the chords you want. Usually the highest extension sounds the best on the top, but not always...

As always, if you see something on this doscument that needs to be corrected, please drop me an email.

Happy Tapping,Greg [email protected]

Root

Root

m2/b9 m3/#9M2/9 4/115 #5/b13 M6/13 m7/7 M7 Root

m3/#9 4/11 #4/b5/#11 5

M3

M3M2/9M6/13 m7/7 M7 m2/b9 M2/9

m7/7 M7

4/11 #4/b5/#11Root m2/b9

5 #5/b13m3/#9 4/11 #4/b5/#11 5M3M2/9 #5/b13 M6/13

GDB


F#DB

GMaj7 (without the G)

FDB

G7 (without the G)

GDBb

Gmin (first inversion)

FDBb

Gmin7 (without the G)

A#FB

G7#9

Cmin

FDBb

BbMaj

CGEb

+ = Cmin11

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